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Wow! what a package! An Austrian Treat Creates Allure with a Hand-Made Touch

Sometimes, changing a package so that it isn't quite what we expect can mean a substantial change in how we view the product inside. The change can be dramatic or subtle, and we certainly have seen many examples of both approaches. Increasingly, companies are also borrowing look, feel, and occasionally, functionality from packaging in other categories.

That's definitely the case with SüBe G'schichten Moussini, a line of frozen chocolate mousse products sold in Austria. The product is a frozen mousse that requires only thawing before serving. The small package contains two luscious portions.

The package stands out from both a functional and a visual standpoint. Functionally, the package is unusual compared to other types of packages of upscale frozen desserts. In the U.S. market, we likely would see the two servings individually wrapped, perhaps in plastic cups side-by-side in a paperboard box. This arrangement gives the package a greater shelf presence and creates ample space for graphics, logo, images, and other design features.

Take mascara for a spin

The concept of a spinning head may have been borrowed from the construction business (rotary sanders, drill bits, and the like), or perhaps from somewhere else. The spinning concept appeared on candy (Spin Pops), dish wands (Dawn Power Dish Brush), and toothbrushes (Crest Spin Brush). That spinning or revolving head idea now has moved to another, very unlikely category —mascara.

In the U.S., a small company has introduced what it calls Spin Lash. Unlike Spin Brush, this product does not rotate at a very fast rate of speed, but rather rotates much more slowly. As with the other spinning products we have seen, it has a button on the unit that, when pressed, makes the product spin. In this case, it is the mascara wand that spins, helping to coat upper and lower lashes.

Interestingly, the product can be used with the included mascara, or the AAA-battery powered wand can be used with other mascara of the consumer 's choice. This make the product even more appealing to consumers, as they do not have to give up the functionality or features of their favorite mascara (color, durability, etc.), yet have a new way to apply the mascara to lashes.

Like most unique functionality, the Spin Lash does not come cheap ($14.95), but it does come with a full tube of mascara. It is difficult to know, however, if this new type of functionality is something that truly offers a significant point of difference to consumers or if it is more just a novelty that will run its course relatively quickly.

Ex.12. Discuss with your partner what packaging you would prefer standard or extraordinary. What advantages and disadvantages do they have?

Ex.13. Find the words in the texts (ex.11) which have similar meanings to these ones.

Allure

Substantial

Subtle

Increasingly

Thawing

luscious

standpoint

spinning or revolving

wand

coat

appealing

durability

apply

significant

Ex.14. Fill in the correct word from the list below.

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