Glamour - Jewels

Glamorous – Jewels all over the tube.

Hayden: When completing the activity of squeezing toothpaste from the tube while it had jewels all over it certainly did change the experience for him. He said he held and squeezed the tube much more gently and it also felt like he wasn’t just completing the simple daily task he completes everyday.  He said it made it feel like the task was much more of a once off and special.

Jacinta: Being a girl, her reaction to the toothpaste tube was more intense than Hayden’s. Her face lit up and she became quite excited to complete the task. It certainly changed the experience for Jacinta as she become much more interested in completing the task when she usually doesn’t take any notice in what shes doing when squeezing toothpaste from the tube. Similar to Hayds, Jacinta said she held the tube a lot gentler and also examined the tube rather than just pick it up and use it.

I find it interesting, that although both said it definitely changed the experience for them, the reactions were rather different between a boy and a girl. Even though this was a materialistic way to show glamour, it certainly changed the experience and made it seem more special for both a boy and a girl.