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Folks you meet. the great North American pie biter orders pie for breakfast, dinner and supper regardless of cost ...

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The pattern

This still is filed under Keepable trade card.

Define

A small card people keep (pretty, useful, or collectible) that carries the brand after the encounter.

Mechanism

Retention object. The gift is the media. Recall is paid for by usefulness or delight, not by repetition.

Verdict

We can put a physical or digital keepable in someone's pocket and they will not throw it away.

Read the pattern

Why it works

It uses a bizarre, humorous cartoon on the front to grab attention and transition into a pitch for digestion. Strangely, the back reverts to the standard 'Invalid Ladies' boilerplate, showing early mass-produced card blanks where the front visual didn't necessarily match the back copy.

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Using a humorous, exaggerated archetype to catch attention before pivoting to a health solution.

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