subject: The Way You Hold Me [print this page] Ever since Man began to realize the need for order among things, he has never stopped looking for ways to keep everything organized from ribbons to chains to organizers to boxes of various sizes. This is the same reason why we now have the keychain.
Usually available in metal or plastic, with some occasional wood, key chains make it easy for most people to tidy up small things such as car keys and house keys. It has also helped them ensure that all the keys that they are using are safely bunched up together, ergo, no need to look everywhere when you need to open the door. The good part, however, is the fact that these key chains can come in a variety of designs some with witty lines written on them, others with just a popular logo, and still some that are personalized by having your picture in the middle.
Far from being just a personal item that can easily be thrown away once it gets faded though, key chains are actually one way by which you can market our product. See those key chains bearing the insignia of some car company? That is already marketing at its simplest level. What about the key chain that you got from attending a certain convention? That is already a reminder by the organizer that they are thankful for your presence and that you can call on them anytime you want to set up an exhibit or a seminar.
Nowadays, these keychains are oftentimes used for items other than your house or car keys. You would often find coin purses, mobile phones and just about every whatnot carefully strung along some keychain. This ensures that the items mentioned do not slip off of the owners hands. There have also been key chains that come with a bottle opener, lanyards, and whistles. Some can even float on water should it you accidentally drop it on water.
A number of key chain maker have recently come up with a more technologically advanced keychain the digital keychain. This gadget allows the user to store more than 70 pictures depending on the size of the memory. It usually has a battery that could last up to 3 hours of continuous play of pictures.
Key chains have certainly come a long way from being a simple thread that holds all keys together to an electronic gadget that could kill what could have been hours and hours of boredom.
