The New Fashion Accessory?

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Many of us know that an outfit is only as good as the accessories we add to it. Maybe it is the same way with our electronic devices! We have the option of "dressing up" our electronics to match our personalities or to fit our mood for that particular day...or e-cessorize!

We live in an era when being your own individual person is a very popular idea. With all of the possibilities out there you can create your own individual look to your electronics. But these products are being massed produced...what happens when we meet someone who has the same accessories as us? is it the same as showing up to a party wearing the same thing as someone else?

Maybe these accessories are not just to individualize, maybe it is a way to fit in. Is it now the cool thing to do? if you are walking around with your e-reader and you have no case on it and your cell phone is just a phone and your laptop does not have a fancy case are you now considered a loser? I have asked so many questions but i think these are things we need to consider as consumers.

The new term e-cessorize means to show your personality through electronic accessories. An article by Meghan Schiller explains how consumers feel about these products and why they buy them. People in  the article said that they were willing to spend the money have products that would make them happy. Or parents were willing to spend the money to make sure their kids would fit in.

Which ones will you buy? ereadercovers.net

The trend has become so popular that presidential candidates have even begun to make their own accessories. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum both have their own iPhone covers. This new way of expressing yourself seems almost equal to putting a bumper sticker on your car or a sign in your front yard.

It is easy to see that with all of the profits these companies are gaining from the devices themselves and then the profits of all the available accessories on top of that these companies are going to try to keep the trend going. Not all of these accessories are just for looks. There are things you can attach to your phone battery to make it last longer and the e-reader cases protect the devices as well as make it pretty. As a consumer you must decide what is more important to you and how you think your money should be spent. (edited March 22, 2012)