Coming soon— maybe — to a Walmart near you:
• T-shirts with hidden images that appear when wet
• A solar-powered lunch bag that claims to stay cold “forever”
• “We the People” silver bracelets with descriptions of Constitutional amendments on each bead
These are a few of the top 10 finalists in Walmart’s “Get on the Shelf” contest. Now it’s up the online voting public to determine which product will get a shot at being carried in select stores.
More than 4,000 people flooded the contest with entries of their often-wacky inventions they think could have mass appeal.
But an American Idol-style voting contest is not the only way to get your product on the shelf. Just ask Dr. Ted Mimlitz. I wrote about the local obstetrician and his memorably-named product — Man Dip — last year. At that time, he and his partner Andy Wolf had just launched Man Dip in local Schnucks, Dierbergs and Shop ‘n Save stores.
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