Let’s talk about the pits I have stepped on first.
The keychain I used before has been changed several styles before and forth, and no one of them can last for three months. The earliest picture is a cheap plastic thin sheet, the pattern is printed on it, and the edge of the skin is raised when used, and the face of the cat on the front is directly pasted into a mosaic. Later, it was changed to a metal frame, which was indeed stronger, but a new trouble emerged – the metal edge always scratched the screen of the mobile phone inadvertently. The tempered film of my mobile phone was scratched by it, and I was distressed for a long time when I changed the film. Not to mention the lining of the canvas bag, which was hooked and silky, I directly gave up hanging it on the bag.
Later, my friend gave me a 3D PVC keychain, and I realized that the keychain can also be made so worry-free.
Its biggest feature is two words: three-dimensional.
It’s not the kind of flat printing. This is a bear in my hand, with a round head, two shallow dents on the inside of the ears, and the claw pad is a slightly raised arc. When I held it in my hand for the first time, I subconsciously touched the outline with my fingertips. The ups and downs were particularly clear, and I could clearly feel that the pattern was “long” in the material, not floating on the surface.
The material is environmentally friendly soft rubber, which is all-in-one pouring and forming. There is a little soft feeling of rebound when pinching. It is not as cold and hard as metal, nor as crisp as acrylic. I’m afraid it will crack when it falls to the ground. And its surface is matte. When the indoor light or sunlight shines on it, the convex surface will have a soft reflection. That kind of light and shadow change can’t be done by the flat keychain at all. After hanging it on the bag, I looked down and felt that the more than ten yuan was worth it.
Besides, how durable it is.
I belong to the kind of person with a big heart, and I don’t know how to serve things carefully when they get them. A few days after I bought it, I forgot to take out my pocket when I changed my pants, and it went into the washing machine with my jeans. When I came back to my senses, the washing machine had been turning for almost forty minutes. At that time, after thinking about it, the pattern was probably rotten, and the button was probably rusty.
As a result, I took it out and took a look – except for being washed cleanly, the color was still the same, the three-dimensional outline was still the same, and there was not even a stain left in the seam. The metal buckle did not rust, and it opened and closed smoothly as usual. After that, I let it fly completely. When I sweated, I wiped it casually. The drink spilled it on it and flushed it directly. I didn’t need to serve it at all.
I also deliberately tried to scratch the back of it with the tip of the key, but there was no trace at all. That feeling is that you know that it is just a small pendant, but when you use it, you will have a sense of peace of mind that “this thing can’t be broken”.
It’s suitable to hang anywhere.
In addition to hanging the key honestly, I found that it has many more uses than I thought.
For example, when I’m on a business trip, I usually tie it to the zipper of the suitcase. The boxes on the turntable to pick up the luggage look similar, but when I saw the three-dimensional bear’s head from afar, I could recognize my suitcase at a glance. I didn’t have to bend down to look at the label one by one, which saved me a lot of trouble.
For example, hanging on the side of a canvas bag or backpack, it is not ostentatious, but the light and shadow effect of the three-dimensional outline in the sun can always attract the attention of people next to it. Several times when I was drinking coffee outside, the girl at the next table came to ask for the link, saying that your bear is so cute. Where did you buy it? I have to explain that it is customized.
It is also given as a small gift. On my friend’s birthday a while ago, I sent a photo of her orange cat to the manufacturer and customized a 3D keychain of the same style. After I got it, I touched it myself first, and the curve of the cat’s tail and the edge of the tip of the ear were restored quite well. When I sent it out, my friend screamed directly and hung it on the commuter bag on the spot and carried it every day. Later, she told me that her colleagues in the office thought it was a limited edition from a cultural and creative brand, and she was very proud. It didn’t cost much, but the feeling of being missed made her happier than receiving a regular gift of several hundred yuan.
If you also want to customize, I will help you avoid the pits I have stepped on.
Don’t be greedy. I bought a thin one from another cheap one before. When I got it, I found that it was a flat soft film. There was almost no 3D three-dimensional sense. It felt like a piece of plasticine with a pattern printed on it. I hung it for two days and gave it away. Later, I changed one and specially asked for a relief thickness of about 3 mm. The texture was completely different when I got it. Therefore, before placing an order, be sure to ask the thickness clearly and ask the manufacturer to confirm the rendering first. Don’t be afraid of trouble.
And the metal spring buckle, don’t think it’s a small accessory, it doesn’t matter. I have a friend’s customized keychain. The pattern is very good. As a result, the spring buckle was loose after less than a month. Once I took out the key and fell off directly from the ring, and I almost lost the key. Later, when I customized it myself, I specially asked about the material of the buckle. I chose the stainless steel chrome-plated one, which cost two yuan more, but after half a year of use, it was still as smooth as a new one. It takes half a minute to ask such a small detail when customizing, which can save a lot of bad things later.
Finally, let’s say a few truths.
I didn’t have any requirements for such a small thing as a keychain before. I thought it would be enough to hang the key. But after using this 3D PVC, I realized that when I took out the key, unlocked, hung the bag, and touched the three-dimensional outline every day, the warm touch and visual exquisiteness could indeed bring a little indescribable satisfaction.
It is not as eye-catching as gold and silver jewelry, and it does not need to be served carefully like big-name pendants. It’s just a small object that stays quietly on the corner or keychain, but every time you touch it or see it inadvertently, it can make you feel – hey, this little thing, I bought it right.
