# Fatalistic Fortunes Cookie Misfortune Evil Cookies are the Worst Part of your Meal By Vittoria Natarelli | Published 2010-07-18 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookie-misfortune-evil-cookies References: [incrediblethings](http://www.incrediblethings.com/home/cookie-misfortune-evil-cookies/) & [thinkgeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wacky-edibles/df55/) Cookie Misfortune Evil Cookies may just ruin your meal. The cookies give terrible fortune and life predictions. By terrible, I mean mean. You could get lucky and receive a funny prediction inside your cookie, but overall they are just plain rude. The site warns "WARNING: Not for children. Trust us," which should give you a better understanding of what to expect. If you buy the Cookie Misfortune Evil Cookies and are upset by their predictions, don't worry -- that stuff is never right. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Pranks](https://www.trendhunter.com/pranks) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Negative Fortune Cookies:** There is an opportunity to disrupt the fortune cookie industry by creating cookies with positive and uplifting fortunes. - **Personalized Fortune Cookies:** A trend of personalized fortune cookies could expand the market by offering customized messages for specific events and occasions. - **Fortune Cookies for Children:** With a market gap for fortune cookies for children, there is an opportunity to create kid-friendly fortune cookies with positive affirmations and messages. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** The food and beverage industry can embrace the trend of personalized fortune cookies in their marketing efforts for events and occasions. - **Consumer Goods:** The consumer goods industry can innovate the fortune cookie industry by exploring the use of positive and uplifting fortunes for their fortune cookies. - **Education:** The education industry can use fortune cookies as a tool to promote positive affirmations and messages to children in a fun and interactive way. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Elevated Holiday-Ready Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/last-crumb-2.md) - [AI-Created Fortune Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fortune-message.md) - [Cookie Gifting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/destroymediocrity.md) - [Debit Card Fortune Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/openfortune-fortune-cookies.md) - [Slab-Style Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perfectly-imperfect-cookie.md) - [Wintery Restaurant-Inspired Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frrrozen-hot-chocolate-cookie.md) - [Movie-Themed Cookie Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wuthering-heights.md) - [Satirical Girl Scout Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mschf-scout-cookies.md) - [Fortune Cookie-Inspired Cat Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toys-with-organic-catnip.md)