{"id":131274,"date":"2022-10-30T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tourist-trappings-why-we-all-love-a-tacky-souvenir-fridge-magnet\/"},"modified":"2022-10-30T21:20:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T14:20:53","slug":"tourist-trappings-why-we-all-love-a-tacky-souvenir-fridge-magnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tourist-trappings-why-we-all-love-a-tacky-souvenir-fridge-magnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist trappings: why we all love a tacky souvenir fridge magnet"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMiniature clogs, pretzel paperweights, tiny cathedrals\u2026 What do our kitsch holiday mementoes tell us about modern tourism \u2013 and ourselves?There is a magnet shaped like Finland, a bottle opener adorned with Austrian edelweiss and an \u201cI Dubai\u201d mug that all come from the very same place. In Charles Zhao\u2019s factory in Wenzhou, China, sentimental markers of places visited and sights seen are made, sold and shipped around the world. There\u2019s a comedy apron that looks like lederhosen; an embroidered badge of Santorini; a keyring shaped like a London bus.Fifteen years ago, Zhao gave up an \u201cenviable civil service job\u201d to start his company, Talmud. He began by printing promotional gifts \u2013 fridge magnets and coasters adorned with the logos of different businesses. But the promotional gifts industry is turbulent, Zhao says, \u201cbecause the real big brands change their promotion plans almost every year\u201d. He looked for something more stable. He turned to souvenirs. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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