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ODD PROD: Wii Gum

This Wii remote is actually a tin full of gum.

I was in Stadium Comics last weekend when I came across this odd product (or odd prod, if you will). It’s a tin full of gum. While the gum itself is nothing extraordinary, the tin is so close to looking like a real Wii Remote that many of the store’s customers, I’m told, are actually fooled by it at first.

I didn’t get a chance to photograph the display, but I did buy one and take several photos. I’m a big fan of tin containers and this is now the latest one to be cluttering up the desk in my home office. The gum sells for about $3 a tin, for anyone who’s interested. I’ve only ever seen it at Stadium Comics, but other hobby/comic/toy shops may carry it. If not, you could probably get them to order some in.

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