這幾年來，逛過不下十來次的史努比快閃店，見識了各式各樣的史努比周邊商品，看到不少粉絲精心挑選他們心目中的好物，也看過粉絲大掃限量品的畫面，看過只有販買少數精品的迷你店，也逛過一整層樓的大型店，我雖然不是一個死忠鐵粉，但也是漲了不少見識。
這次逛的快閃店，是少數有提供大型扭蛋機的快閃店，紐一次要價三百元台幣，能夠扭到的小獎，無非是玩偶吊飾、零錢包或化妝包之類的小商品，大獎是一個有著史努比花樣的推車，不但實用，而且特別，最近常常看見有人拉著推車去逛展覽，可以一邊逛、 一邊買，並放到推車內，拉著走，較不累，還真是實用，不虧是大獎，此外，還提供要價五百元台幣的福袋，奇怪的是，銷量似乎不佳，我看到成堆的福袋堆在店家的角落，我的印象中，通常有著福袋行銷的活動，人們都蠻踴躍的買福袋，史努比的吸引力應該很夠才對啊！怎麼會銷量不佳呢？
快閃店內，有著滿大的區域是販賣服飾類商品，不少女生在這邊摸摸看看，看起來，這類商品對女性朋友的吸引力很夠，我常聽到別人提到，女生的衣櫃裡，永遠少一件衣服，不是因為沒衣服可穿，可能是因為喜新厭舊，或者是舊衣服已經不流行了，加上女性的服飾，好像比較便宜，買起來比較不痛，所以，可以多買幾件，總之，女性粉絲們看起來要在這裡大失血了。
雖然這幾年來，根據統計數據來看，愛貓的人多於愛狗的人，實際這裡飼養貓咪的數量已經超越狗了，家貓飼養數量已達 174 萬隻，已經超越家犬數量的 146 萬隻，其中的年輕人更是偏愛貓，不知道，身為一隻狗的史努比，是否還會如同以往受到歡迎？
Over the past few years, I've visited more than a dozen Snoopy pop-up stores and seen all kinds of Snoopy merchandise. I've watched fans carefully picking out their favorite items, and I've also seen scenes where people rushed to grab limited-edition products before they sold out. I've been to tiny stores selling just a handful of premium items, as well as huge pop-up stores occupying an entire floor. Although I'm not exactly a die-hard Snoopy fan, I've certainly learned quite a bit from these visits.
The pop-up store I visited this time was one of the few that featured a giant capsule toy machine. Each turn cost NT$300, and the smaller prizes were mostly little items such as plush keychain dolls, coin purses, and cosmetic bags. The grand prize was a shopping trolley decorated with Snoopy designs. Not only was it practical, but it was also quite unique. Lately, I've often seen people bringing shopping trolleys to exhibitions. They can browse around, pick up things they want to buy, put everything in the trolley, and simply pull it along. It's certainly much easier than carrying shopping bags around all day. No wonder it's the grand prize! The store also offered lucky bags for NT$500 each. Surprisingly, they didn't seem to be selling very well. I noticed a whole pile of them stacked up in a corner of the store. From what I've seen, lucky bag promotions usually attract quite a lot of enthusiastic buyers. After all, Snoopy is such a popular character, so why weren't these lucky bags selling?
A fairly large section of the store was dedicated to clothing, where quite a few female shoppers were busy browsing, touching the fabrics, and checking out the designs. It seemed that these products had a strong appeal to women. I've often heard people joke that there's always room for one more piece of clothing in a woman's wardrobe. It's not necessarily because they don't have enough clothes to wear, but perhaps because they get tired of their old outfits or simply want something more fashionable. Besides, women's clothing sometimes seems relatively affordable, making it easier to justify buying a few extra pieces. Anyway, judging by what I saw, some female Snoopy fans were probably going to spend quite a bit of money here!
Interestingly, according to recent statistics, cat lovers now outnumber dog lovers in Taiwan, and the number of pet cats has actually surpassed that of pet dogs. There are reportedly around 1.74 million pet cats, compared with 1.46 million pet dogs. Younger people seem to have an even stronger preference for cats. I wonder whether Snoopy, being a dog himself, will continue to enjoy the same popularity as before in this increasingly cat-loving society?