Some interesting facts you should be aware of. After the patent came off, Bendaroos parent company, Merchant Media, pirated the Wikki’s idea. This is actually their business model. They have numerous other copycat productlines too. (www.merchantmedia.com)

They steal someone else’s idea and then throw a lot of money into mass marketing a stolen product concept. Frequently, as is the case with Wikki Stix, their product is close to the original but actually inferior is subtle ways. Everything they do is legal…but just barely. It is highly unethical, but that means nothing to them. If you should decide research this, you could quite likely find a good story here. You will find that this bunch has a bad name in a lot of circles. I think there is or was at least one law suit on other products. (I looked them up on the internet a while back but have forgotten the details.) They also have apparently had a bunch of complaints about how they fill or don’t fill TV orders in a timely way…or at all. (This information came off internet complaints.)

Worse than pirating products, as is the case with Wikki Stix, these guys don’t stop at stealing the original concept. They also steal virtually every new product variation and marketing idea that Kem comes up with to promote Wikkis. They wait for Kem to come up with something new and interesting, then they steal it…almost verbatum. She does something and within weeks, there they are with the same thing. As a result of this and their much larger capital base, Bendaroos have now gained significant marketing recognition with the public.

All of these sort of shabby business practices have, you can guess, caused no end of grief to Kem Clark. I urge you to consider this information in any future product comparisons you do, and to perhaps check out my accusations. Should you do that, you might find much more interesting material for future articles. You might also be able to save the world from shabby operators such as these guys.

It’s also a good idea to store them at room temperature and keep them in a sealed plastic bag. Keep away from direct sunlight and cold temperatures as well.