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China Trend: Mobile phone condoms

By thomascrampton ⋅ March 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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A Beijing restaurant trend that protects the sloppy eater’s phone. The waiters at this restaurant delicately placed the diner’s phones in the bags.

Marketers take note: Great advertising opportunity since people tend to look down at BlackBerrys so often. I have long been fascinated by the cultural differences in use of mobile phones, something I wrote about here for the IHT. Thanks for the great dinner, Andrew!

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  • I like to stick to regular condoms
  • People in china always tend to get ahead when it comes to mobile phone accessory!
  • These are normal polythene covers right? you can carry these in your pocket & use it when eating.
  • Great idea! it should be implemented everywhere
  • What a great idea. This would save me from getting barbecue sauce all over my iPhone!
  • Howie Wang
    This has actually been around for about 4 years now. Got my phone "condomed" at Bi Feng Tang in Shanghai in 2004.
  • I love the creativity in China.
    What a great idea?

    So know you can show off your cutting-edge mobile phone while enjoying the chinese way of diner.

    Everybody who experience a normal business diner knows that you might need such a protection for your phone. :-)
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...