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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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  1. 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. :-)

    Posted by Monty Metzger | March 4, 2008, 10:24 am

  2. This has actually been around for about 4 years now. Got my phone “condomed” at Bi Feng Tang in Shanghai in 2004.

    Posted by Howie Wang | March 4, 2008, 1:17 pm

  3. What a great idea. This would save me from getting barbecue sauce all over my iPhone!

    Posted by Ed Shull | April 1, 2008, 2:08 am

  4. Great idea! it should be implemented everywhere

    Posted by Bluetooth Mobile Phone Spy | February 20, 2009, 5:02 am

  5. Great idea! it should be implemented everywhere

    Posted by Bluetooth Mobile Phone Spy | February 20, 2009, 5:02 am

  6. Great idea! it should be implemented everywhere

    Posted by Bluetooth Mobile Phone Spy | February 20, 2009, 5:02 am

  7. These are normal polythene covers right? you can carry these in your pocket & use it when eating.

    Posted by Trend Mobiles | February 20, 2009, 8:16 am

  8. These are normal polythene covers right? you can carry these in your pocket & use it when eating.

    Posted by Trend Mobiles | February 20, 2009, 8:16 am

  9. These are normal polythene covers right? you can carry these in your pocket & use it when eating.

    Posted by Trend Mobiles | February 20, 2009, 8:16 am

  10. People in china always tend to get ahead when it comes to mobile phone accessory!

    Posted by cheap phone accessories | March 1, 2009, 12:22 pm

  11. I like to stick to regular condoms

    Posted by Condoms | March 2, 2009, 8:44 pm

  12. I like to stick to regular condoms

    Posted by Condoms | March 2, 2009, 8:44 pm

  13. I like to stick to regular condoms

    Posted by Condoms | March 2, 2009, 8:44 pm

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    Posted by sex toys | July 2, 2009, 1:14 am

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    Posted by sex toys | July 20, 2009, 6:35 pm

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  18. What a great idea….I think it should be implemented wordlwide…..

    Posted by Work For Google From Home | March 3, 2010, 6:38 am

  19. yeah its really a great idea.

    Posted by Robert | August 6, 2010, 10:10 am

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