Silly Bandz, the latest craze.When I was in elementary school, the "it" items were Beanie Babies. Everyone rushed to the stores the day new beanies were released and tried to find the newest and most rare beanies to collect. This craze lasted quite a while, but I don't think it had such a quick rise to fame like the current "Silly Bandz" bracelets.
These new colorful rubber bands appear as bracelets on your wrist, but shape into various animals, words, letters, or designs once taken off. Just in the past week, these have become so popular. Children trade them with one another and try to have the largest and most unique collection. My younger brothers decided to jump on the bandwagon and ask for some, so we spent our Friday night in search of some Silly Bandz.
Assuming this would be an easy task, we drove to CVS expecting to buy some and drive home. When they were sold out, we tried a gas station near our house. None. Publix? Nope. Tourist beach shops? Sold out. Now this Silly Bandz hunt was becoming a true mission of the night. Being true adventure-seekers, we wouldn't stop until we succeeded. 13 phone calls and destinations later, we finally found some at a local Walgreens. Although we felt so accomplished, later we realized they were only knock-offs and broke after barely wearing them.
So have you fallen into the Silly Bandz trend or noticed youngsters wearing them on their wrists?
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