# Cat Cough Candies These Bubble Gum Hairballs are Both Delicious and Gross By Meghan Young | Published 2011-01-15 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-gum-hairballs References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/13/bubble-gum-hairballs/) & [neatoshop](http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Bubble-Gum-Hairballs) If you're looking to gross out your friends, I suggest carrying a container of these Bubble Gum Hairballs. Don't worry though, they might appear like cat hairballs, but they're actually delicious [gumballs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comet-crusher-jawbreaker)! Brought to you by the Neatoshop, these Bubble Gum Hairballs are priced at $6.45 for approximately 24 [bubblegum-flavored pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-gum-cleanser). Fun and quirky, this gum will surely be something people will keep in mind for April Fool's Day. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Novelty Candy:** The trend of unconventional, playful and gross novelty candies is growing, providing an opportunity for companies to explore unconventional flavors and textures. - **Humorous Products:** Humor-based products, such as these cat hairball bubblegum candies, can create a strong emotional connection with consumers and provide a unique marketing opportunity for businesses. - **Food Pranks:** The trend of playful, shocking pranks that involve food is expanding, providing opportunities for companies to create pranking products that are both entertaining and tasty. ### Where This Applies - **Candy Manufacturing:** Companies in the candy manufacturing industry can innovate by exploring unconventional flavors, textures, and shapes to create novel, playful candy products. - **Gift and Novelty Retail:** Gift and novelty retail businesses can capitalize on the trend of humorous and unconventional products by adding these items to their inventory, offering unique and entertaining options for consumers. - **Food Prank Development:** There are opportunities for companies to expand into the food prank development industry by creating playful, food-based products that can be used for harmless pranking and entertainment purposes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chewy Boba Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gummyboba-candy.md) - [Offbeat Bath Bombs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/da-bomb-extreme.md) - [Booger-Inspired Immune Gummies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boogie-bites-candy.md) - [Spinach-Inspired Chewing Gums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/popeye-spinach-gum.md) - [Sugar-Free Classic Candy Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nostalgic-chewing-gums.md) - [Collaborative Bubble Gum Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hubba-bubba-x-skittles.md) - [Bubble Bath-Themed Sodas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mr-bubble-bubble-gum-craft-soda.md) - [Jumbo Gummy Bear Lollipops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nassau-candy.md) - [Chewing Gum Soda Flavors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-gum-soda.md)