Kodak’s blind-box, functional keychain camera sold out in a day The trinket trend is unstoppable right now, and everything is going mini. Kodak’s take is a retro-style “charmera” (a charm-camera), blending Gen Z-loved trends of nostalgia, low-quality social pics, mystery boxes, and keychains all in one. Since its launch last week, the brand has sold out not only the original drop, but also a highly demanded restock, each in less than 24 hours. And the brand hasn’t even made a main feed post about it on their Instagram or TikTok—it’s gaining popularity through user generated content, as the best viral buys do. As more creators talk about it, tons of commentors are wondering how it could sell out before they’d even heard of it, but that makes it all the more intriguing. The charmera takes its look from Kodak’s first 1987 camera, and the quality to boot. Because of its teeny-tiny size (just over 2 inches wide), its lens and resolution are far from the sharp smartphone quality Gen...
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