No one is going to buy your white and gold or blue and black-themed product
Remember "The Dress?"
Well, now we have iPhone cases, two of them, so that you can share with your friends and the world which color you think - or thought - the dress was.
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The glaring problem is that this item will be released on March 27, a full month after people were losing their minds over the dress.
And in a month, it seems unlikely that people are really going to care. Or at least, care enough to spend $16.99 to get two iPhone cases that will, in time, amount to little more than an ironic callback to an internet meme we all had some fun with for like three days.
But waiting a month to get the product that relates to an event? Well, then the event is over.
BuzzFeed's main post on the dress has garnered more than 38 million views.
The Tumblr page that had the original dress photo got more than 73 million views.
Creating a meaningful commercial opportunity from this internet sensation, however, is significantly more challenging.
Earlier on Tuesday, we put up a post noting that these cases were for sale.
And the immediate reaction on Twitter was one of fatigue and disgust.
@businessinsider NO. STOP.
- Brianna Ehley (@Briannaehley) March 3, 2015
stop RT @businessinsider: Now you can pre-order "the dress" as an iPhone case for $17 http://t.co/DskLhijabg pic.twitter.com/lLyfLnmips
- Matt Johnston (@ByMattJ) March 3, 2015
"@businessinsider: Now you can pre-order "the dress" as an iPhone case for $17 http://t.co/llKtizP1Jc" IN GODS NAME WHY
- Jenn (@jenntash) March 3, 2015
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