1) The product in the package is tissues, as in the kleenex type. The blue background behind the cartoon girls is actually clear plastic, and you can see the blue tissue.
* 2 points to jessepop for the correct answer. * 1/2 point to amatrixangel for saying "flat piece of paper".
2) The product marketed by Otani Slim Company is diet pills. The illustration on the back of the package specificially show pills, but I'll give one point to everyone who guessed any type of diet or weight loss product.
3)The reason #1 and #2 are not the same: Whereas in USA, Latin America, and some parts of Europe you often see people handing out pieces of paper advertising products or events, in Japan it is more usual to give out small packets of tissue with the advertising printed on them. These are more likely to be taken and kept for a while by people, since tissues are usefull thing to have. One additional reason that tissues are usefull in Japan is that public restrooms usually don't provide towels or air-dry blowers. Many people therefore carry a small towel with them to use in such situations. But if you don't know where your towel is, hey, free packet of tissues.
** So our winner is jessepop, who gets 6 Golden Froggy Points -- 5 points out of possible 6 for answers & explanations, plus a bonus point for translating the dialogue of the cartoon girls! Yay!
*I'm also awarding a special bonus point to amatrixangel for bringing in more participants to guess.
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And the Answers Are...
Date: 2002-10-09 12:38 pm (UTC)* 2 points to
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2) The product marketed by Otani Slim Company is diet pills. The illustration on the back of the package specificially show pills, but I'll give one point to everyone who guessed any type of diet or weight loss product.
So that's 1 Golden Froggy Point each to:
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3)The reason #1 and #2 are not the same:
Whereas in USA, Latin America, and some parts of Europe you often see people handing out pieces of paper advertising products or events, in Japan it is more usual to give out small packets of tissue with the advertising printed on them. These are more likely to be taken and kept for a while by people, since tissues are usefull thing to have. One additional reason that tissues are usefull in Japan is that public restrooms usually don't provide towels or air-dry blowers. Many people therefore carry a small towel with them to use in such situations. But if you don't know where your towel is, hey, free packet of tissues.
* 2 more points to
** So our winner is
*I'm also awarding a special bonus point to
Thanks for playing, everybody!
Re: And the Answers Are...
Date: 2002-10-09 03:30 pm (UTC)