Summary
Expensive hand sanitizers and lip balms are becoming popular status symbols among school children. These products are used to show off personal style and build social standing among peers.
Key Facts
- Expensive hand sanitizers and lip balms are popular among school kids as status symbols.
- Teenagers and younger children trade and show these products to boost their personal image.
- Touchland's hand sanitizers are popular due to their attractive packaging and lower risk of leaking in bags.
- Some students are told by teachers to limit the number of sanitizers they bring to school due to their widespread use.
- Lip products like Rhode's Lip Treatments and Summer Friday's Lip Butter Balms are also part of this trend.
- Special editions and quickly sold-out products offer extra social value.
- Past generations had similar trends with items like Pokémon cards and Lip Smackers.
- Although $10 seems expensive for sanitizer, it is cheaper than some collectible items sold online.
