market forecast – cute and fuzzy with a 98% chance of adorable

Apparently, in Korea there are cafés where customers can hang out, have some coffee and play with cute, establishment-owned dogs. Thus, on a quick lunch break a lonely, overworked employee can experience a few moments of puppy-fun to recharge his/her mental and emotional faculties. What a great idea! What better cure for a case of the doldrums than happy, tongue-lolling dogs that you’re not responsible for feeding, cleaning or walking? I think China may have the answer: Panda Bonanza!

Panda bo-NAN-zaaa!

With the way its panda-production has been going these past few years China is well on its way to cornering the market. It’s only a matter of time before panda factories start popping up everywhere and cubs can be mail-ordered over the internet. I can’t wait. Soon those bulky mechanical water massagers in the mall will be replaced by Panda Pits, where for a nominal fee, one will be able to roll around in fluffy panda cubs for 10-minute increments.

Panda Pit

Pessimists might complain that China’s new therapeutic export will undoubtedly push psychologists around the globe out of a job, but their dissent won’t last long. How can you argue with globalization when it looks like this?

So cute!