COLLECTING FRIDGE MAGNETS
Why do people buy fridge magnets?
Several studies were done and It was found that fridge magnets generate and protect memories, triggering a variety of positive emotional responses and helping to forget negative ones. Displaying magnets on a fridge keeps these memories top of mind as this is one of the most frequently visited areas in the home. In addition, because fridge magnets act as collectibles, visitors usually stop and look at the collection.
The research also found that these particular souvenirs help to preserve memories and trigger emotional responses
What are some good uses for fridge magnets?
Magnets are among the most popular souvenirs and the most commonly used items for advertising and brand recognition. Not only are they handy for sticking important notes and to-do lists on your fridge door, but they can also be attached to other magnetic surfaces around the home, office or school lockers.
Is collecting magnets an interesting hobby?
Not only do they serve as a physical reminder of your trip, but they also make great conversation starters and can be displayed in your home or office. Whether you collect magnets from every location or just select ones that hold special meaning to you, it's a fun hobby that can bring back travel memories for years to come.
Why are fridge magnets so popular?
Fridge magnets have also become popular as souvenir and promotional items because they are relatively cheap to manufacture, yet they have mass appeal. Fridge magnets are also nostalgic for many, bringing back memories of the past.
Where can I put magnets other than on the fridge?
You can display them on a magnetic board, a wall painted with magnetic paint or a metal backsplash. Any metal surface, such as a gym locker or school locker, freezer, fridge, filing cabinet made of metal, large steel panels, even sticking them to a metal window frame.
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Per WalesOnline year 2017:
At one time, Tony Lloyd from the UK, was the largest magnet collector in Europe. As a retired teacher, Tony loved collecting magnets so much that he had to put large steel panels on his walls after he ran out of space on his fridge. In 2017, he had 5,000 fridge magnets from more than 120 countries around the world.
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"If you think about how often you go into a fridge, it is very different from those cheese knives that you might buy, and then gather dust in a drawer, or a picture that gradually becomes wallpaper," said Dr John Byrom, of the University of Liverpool, who led the research.
To better understand people's relationships with their holiday magnets, Byrom and his colleagues conducted in-depth interviews - often in people's kitchens, in sight of their fridges - with 19 Britons who owned at least 20 such holiday mementoes.
The research, published in Annals of Tourism Research, found that these souvenirs could help to preserve memories and trigger emotional responses, with some participants claiming their fridge magnets were more important than photographs as memory aids
"It was clear that when people talked through what their magnets meant to them, they were very easily able to generate these memories and responses of very specific events or people, including quite poignant examples of holidays that they've had with people who have died or children who have grown up and moved away," Byrom said.