# Retro Media Stampers A Mix Tape Rubber Stamp Can Add Personality to Any Card or Wrapped Gift By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2013-07-30 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mix-tape-rubber-stamp References: [holycool.net](http://www.holycool.net/mix-tape-rubber-stamp/) & [us.urbanoutfitters](http://us.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=29405594&parentid=A_NEWARRIVALS) While not everyone who reads this will recall using a cassette tape to listen to their favorite tracks, it's certain that everyone will come to appreciate the Mix Tape Rubber Stamp as a cute way to personalize everything from tapes to [wrapped gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floppy-disk-inspired-sd-card). The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp features the familiar outline of a cassette tape with the label areas cleverly left blank aside from the works "To:" and "From:", which can be filled in with names or one liners only the recipient would find funny. The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp comes with the stamp itself as well as a [light blue ink pad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/usps-stamp) that will provide an endless number of stampings. When the pad itself goes dry, simply sprinkle a bit of water into it and the Mix Tape Rubber Stamp will be ready again for action. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 14% | Activity: 3% | 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) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personalized Retail Merchandise:** The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp presents opportunities for personalization in retail merchandise, bringing a retro touch to modern products. - **Return of Retro Design:** The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp taps into a trend of retro design in contemporary culture, offering businesses an opportunity to create nostalgic products. - **DIY Gifting and Stationery:** The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp is part of a larger trend of DIY gifting and stationery, allowing consumers to personalize their gifts and cards. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Stationery Retail:** The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp creates opportunities for stationery retailers to offer personalized products with a retro touch. - **Gift and Novelty Retail:** The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp offers opportunities for gift and novelty retail to provide consumers with retro-inspired personalized items. - **Craft Retail:** The Mix Tape Rubber Stamp is part of a larger trend of crafting and DIY, offering craft retailers an opportunity to tap into the trend with personalized products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nostalgic Compact Clear Cassettes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cp81.md) - [Cassette-Style Smartphone Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remax-powerbank-tape.md) - [Nostalgic Audio Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cassetteone.md) - [Customizable Journaling Calendar Stamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-consolidated-number-stamp.md) - [Cassette-Inspired Music Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-audio-player.md) - [Pop Band Cassette Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/we001-duran-duran-special-edition.md) - [Thematic Journaling Stamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bullet-journal-stamp-set.md) - [Retro VHS Tape-Resembling Vase](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vhs-tape.md) - [Mixtape-Branded Cognacs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rmy-martin.md)