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** Jason has a [[MrImagination very active imagination.]]

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** Jason has a [[MrImagination very active imagination.]]imagination]]. He may think the box is a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.
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** The "spaceships are cool" fad ended this spring in favor of a "racing cars are cool" fad, Jason's parents (like many others) didn't get the memo.

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** [[FlashInThePanFad The "spaceships are cool" fad ended this spring spring]] in favor of a "racing cars are cool" fad, Jason's parents (like many others) didn't get the memo.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then kicks it to the curb and calls the box the coolest gift he's ever received.

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Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then kicks it to the curb and calls the box the coolest gift he's ever received.received.
** Jason proposes to Jane with an extremely expensive ring. Jane accepts, cheerfully exclaiming that she loves the cute little box the ring comes in.



** The Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship turns out to be a ShoddyKnockoffProduct. It functions so badly and falls apart so fast that the big, flashy box it came in genuinely provides more entertainment.
** The ''spaceships are cool'' fad ended this spring in favor of a ''racing cars are cool'' fad, Jason's parents (like many others) didn't get the memo.

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** The Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship turns out to be a ShoddyKnockoffProduct. It functions so badly looks terrible, barely functions, and falls apart so fast that the big, flashy box it came in genuinely provides more entertainment.
** The ''spaceships "spaceships are cool'' cool" fad ended this spring in favor of a ''racing "racing cars are cool'' cool" fad, Jason's parents (like many others) didn't get the memo.



* '''Subverted''': Jason squeals with delight at the box, since he can use it as a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.

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Jason squeals with delight at the box, since he can use it as a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.Spaceship.
** Jason the cat ignores a toy in favour of approaching in the box it came in. It turns out that Jason just wanted to sleep in the box, and he ''is'' interested in the toy when he feels like playing.



* '''Exploited''': Jason's parents spend less money on presents, because he'll like the boxes no matter the price.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Jason's parents spend less money on presents, because he'll like the boxes no matter the price. price.
** The show is sponsored by a company that sells cardboard structures as toys. If the kids watching the show see how much fun a simple cardboard box can be, surely they'll be interested in a toy that's basically cooler cardboard boxes!



* '''Reconstructed''': Jason is ecstatic that his parents keep showering him with more boxes to play with.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Jason is ecstatic that his parents keep showering him with more boxes to play with. They even start looking for gifts that go well with his habit of playing with boxes (markers and stickers to decorate the boxes, toy cars that can use the boxes as garages, and so on...).
* '''Played For Drama''': Jason's parents get angry with him for being ungrateful.



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** The ''spaceships are cool'' fad ended this spring in favor of a ''racing cars are cool'' fad, Jason's parents (like many others) didn't get the memo.
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** Jason is a cat, and cats like playing with boxes.
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** The Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship turns out to be a ShoddyKnockoffProduct. It functions so badly and falls apart so fast that the big, flashy box it came in genuinely provides more entertainment.
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** Jason has a box {{fetish}}.

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** Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then tosses it aside and starts playing with the box.
** Janet opens up her Christmas gift to find a Super Deluxe Barbie, but decides that the nice packaging is better.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then kicks it to the curb and calls the box the coolest gift he's ever received.
** Janet takes her Super Deluxe gold plated, ultra rare Barbie doll to the dumpster and proceeds to constantly play with the box non stop.
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Straight''':
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'''Straight''': Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then tosses it aside and starts playing with the box.
** Janet opens up her Christmas gift to find a Super Deluxe Barbie, but decides that the nice packaging is better.
* '''Exaggerated''':
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'''Exaggerated''': Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then kicks it to the curb and calls the box the coolest gift he's ever received.
** Janet takes her Super Deluxe gold plated, ultra rare Barbie doll to the dumpster and proceeds to constantly play with the box non stop.
* '''Downplayed''': ???Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, plays with the box for half an hour, then abandons it and plays with the spaceship.



** Janet [[{{Tomboy}} doesn't like dolls.]]



* '''Inverted''': Jason gives boxes as presents to his friends.
* '''Subverted''':
** Jason squeals with delight at the box, since he can use it as a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.
** Janet can use the box for a house for her Barbie.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Jason spends so much time decorating the box to be a suitable CoolGarage that he forgets to take the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship out of its packaging.
** Janet decides that she likes playing with the dollhouse more and uses her old dolls instead.

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* '''Inverted''': Jason gives boxes as presents to his friends.
friends, and they play with the contents of the boxes.
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'''Subverted''': Jason squeals with delight at the box, since he can use it as a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.
** Janet can use the box for a house for her Barbie.
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Subverted''': Jason spends so much time decorating the box to be a suitable CoolGarage that he forgets to take the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship out of its packaging.
** Janet decides that she likes playing with the dollhouse more and uses her old dolls instead.
packaging.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Jason plays with some of his toys, and some of the toyboxes.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Jason's parents spend less money on presents, because he'll like the boxes no matter the price.
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** It's a big box, good for hiding in. It's also lined with bubble wrap (pop! pop! pop!)

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': After Jason ignores the Super Megaroid X-11, his parents decided to give him boxes as presents in the future.
* '''Reconstructed''': Jason is ecstatic that his parents keep showering him with more boxes to play with.



* '''Invoked''': Jason's uncle Troper gives him socks inside a gigantic, ornate box.

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Jason's uncle Troper gives him socks inside a gigantic, ornate box.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': After Jason ignores the Super Megaroid X-11, his parents decided to give him boxes as presents in the future.
* '''Reconstructed''': Jason is ecstatic that his parents keep showering him with more boxes to play with.



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Back to KidsPreferBoxes

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Back Go back to KidsPreferBoxesKidsPreferBoxes, and don't forget that cool box you got for Christmas!

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* '''Averted''': Jason loves all of his gifts, and leave the boxes for his parents to clean up.

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* '''Averted''': Jason loves all of his gifts, and leave leaves the boxes for his parents to clean up.


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** Jason's parents, noting this tendency in their son, occasionally go down to the local department store and bring home the leftover large appliance boxes for him to play with.

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* '''Straight''': Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then tosses it aside and starts playing with the box.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then tosses it aside and starts playing with the box.



* '''Exaggerated''': Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then kicks it to the curb and calls the box the coolest gift he's ever received.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Jason opens a birthday present containing a Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship, then kicks it to the curb and calls the box the coolest gift he's ever received.



* '''Justified''': Jason has a [[FetishFuel box fetish]].

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Jason has a [[FetishFuel box fetish]].{{fetish}}.



* '''Subverted''': Jason squeals with delight at the box, since he can use it as a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Jason squeals with delight at the box, since he can use it as a CoolGarage for the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship.



* '''Double Subverted''': Jason spends so much time decorating the box to be a suitable CoolGarage that he forgets to take the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship out of its packaging.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Jason spends so much time decorating the box to be a suitable CoolGarage that he forgets to take the Super Megaroid X-11 Spaceship out of its packaging.



* '''Defied''': Jason's parents forbid him from receiving gifts for personal reasons.

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Jason's parents forbid him from receiving gifts for personal reasons.
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** Janet opens up her Christmas gift to find a Super Deluxe Barbie, but decides that the nice packaging is better.


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** Janet takes her Super Deluxe gold plated, ultra rare Barbie doll to the dumpster and proceeds to constantly play with the box non stop.


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** Janet [[{{Tomboy}} doesn't like dolls.]]


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** Janet can use the box for a house for her Barbie.


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** Janet decides that she likes playing with the dollhouse more and uses her old dolls instead.
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** Jason's parents give him his present without a box.
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