That's an interesting question. My purchase was definitely more about how awesome they look, but I found myself spending a lot more BTC (in general) when it was above $1,000.
Ha, that sure flies in the face of critics who say no one will spend Bitcoin if it's appreciating in value. Clearly, if we're getting more wealth from holding Bitcoin, we'll have more ability to spend our wealth! And as our wealth decreases, we tighten our belts. And thanks for the compliment on the keychains!
The use of the keychains photos by media has been another interesting study. At one point, someone at Business Insider tweaked one of my keychain images, making it somewhat monochromatic. For some reason, that image has caught on, and I've seen many website reuse Business Insider's tweaked image. I guess whoever chooses the images to run with the articles/blog posts decides to just borrow images from other websites, as long as they see creative commons licensing listed. Entrepreneur is the latest to recycle this image (link below), and I do find it strange to see this one tweaked image reused so much.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230464#
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