Why it worked
The video taps into a relatable frustration of not being able to find a specific, niche item, using humor and a conversational tone to engage viewers. The shared experience of a shopping quest and the unexpected discovery on the washing machine add an element of surprise and relatability.
Summary
The creator and her daughter are on a quest to find primary yellow smiley face stickers, visiting Hobby Lobby and Staples without success. They eventually find a sticker on a washing machine, but it's not the right color.
Structure
- 1Searching for yellow smiley face stickers at Hobby Lobby
- 2Daughter's commentary on sticker options
- 3Moving to Staples, still no luck
- 4Finding a sticker on a washing machine
- 5Realizing it's the wrong color
- 6Concluding the search is unsuccessful
Product placement
Hobby Lobby: APPEARS - a store name visible on signage. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.
Staples: APPEARS - a store name visible on signage. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.
Huggies: APPEARS - a brand of diapers visible on packaging. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.
On-screen text
Searching for
Primary yellow smiley face stickers?
We're at Hobby Lobby and
all I want is a true yellow
smiley face sticker.
*with my 14 year old
For some normal yellow
smiley face stickers.
There's a whole pack
of white volleyballs.
Zoom in.
What?
I want primary colors.
It's not. Okay,
there's a. I don't
sparkles.
A pin too, but like
sparkles.
You're telling me in this
whole store
there's not
there's not a primary
colored yellow smiley face
sticker.
Teacher aisle.
Oh,
Oh, oh,
Back in a different teacher aisle.
Okay, look.
teachers use those.
Looked in like every aisle
in the freaking store.
And for those of you that
are just gonna say,
did you ask anybody?
I'd rather die.
Alright, last stop.
Get the camera ready
They have a potty
time stickers.
Oh, Sesame Street.
does no one
does no one use just smiley
face stickers anymore?
I am
I am disappointed in
They
They don't have it here either.
I must have had a pack
because of a version that I want
because there's one on the
washing
machine.
Zoom in.
Try.
Focus.
This is What I want
but in yellow.