Brooklyn man wants you to burst bubble ... but one day at time

by Mary Richard | December 26, 2008 at 08:52 pm
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Like popping bubbles in bubble wrap?  Don't we all?  A Brooklyn man has designed a calendar that will drive fanatics bubble-popping mad.

Stephen Turbek, 36, who works nine-to-five in the financial industry, spends his free time designing and producing interactive bubble wrap calendars - and his income is, well, popping.

Turbek, of Fort Greene, fashioned the pop-a-day calendar using a long sheet of paper with the month and dates printed in columns, then covering the whole thing with a sheet of bubble wrap.

He's selling them online for $30 to $50 a pop, and has already sold thousands, he said.

"Like many people, I really enjoy popping bubbles. I thought it would be fun to put it to some purpose," Turbek said.

The calendar does require a degree of restraint - you're only able to burst one bubble per day.
There's even a market for the bubble calendar overseas. Turbek says he has shipped them to Australia, Latvia, Korea and Japan. Turbek has a German and Japanese language version of the calendar, and wants to produce even more language options next year.
"It's a testament ot the universal appeal of popping bubbles,: he said.  Get yours at BubbleCalendar.com.

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harringtola

I wish I had known about this before Christmas because I have quite a few of those hard to buy for folks on my list. Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. I am sure I will find a time and place.

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