POST#66: THINKGEEK!

Hey guys! Today we're talking about ThinkGeek. It's an AWESOME site! ThinkGeek is an online retailer that caters to computer enthusiasts and other geeky social groups. Their merchandise includes clothes, electronic and scientific gadgets, unusual computer accessories, office toys, pet toys, child toys, and caffeinated drinks and candy. ThinkGeek was founded in 1999 and is based in Virginia. A majority of the products sold on ThinkGeek are heavily related to Internet culture. Some t-shirt designs include a ROFLCOPTER (an ASCII drawing of a helicopter made of internet slang), the Intel Pentium Processor logo with Geek instead of Intel, and a pixelated 1Up Mushroom from the Super Mario Bros. game series. ThinkGeek runs a points-for-reward system called Geek Points, in which customers can earn rewards for buying products. On April 1st every year, the company puts on a fake homepage with fake products. For example, in 2007 it advertised "Surge Stix", cigarette-like high potency caffeine delivery systems that, when snapped like a glowstick, supposedly deliver as much caffeine as five cans of Coke. Some of the April Fools Day merchandise has been so popular with customers that they've been made into real products, such as the 8-Bit Tie, the Personal Soundtrack t-shirt, the Tauntaun sleeping bag and the iCade. Think Geek items are usually based on other franchises, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Doctor Who, The Big Bang Theory, bacon, Minecraft, zombies, LEGO, iPhone, iPad, Portal, etc. Think Geek also has a mascot in the form of a monkey, named Timmy.


Check it out right here! : http://www.thinkgeek.com/


Happy weekend!


Maria.