MacBook Air - Be cool like Jobs with your own MBA Manila Sleeve

fleurya · fleurya #1 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 10:31 AM

You knew it was going to be made, but not this fast! A company just announced a manila envelope sleeve that should arrive about the same time as your pre-ordered MBA. Would anyone really use this?

http://www.manilamac.com/

I was thinking why exactly they chose to use a manila envelope so much in their advertising. Then I thought maybe someone at Apple thought it was an ingenious way to tote around a prototype in non-secure areas without rousing suspicion and an ad guy (or Steve himself) thought it was a great marketing idea.

jsgreen · jsgreen #2 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 10:50 AM

Or you could go to Staples and buy 100 of them for $29

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #3 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by fleurya

Would anyone really use this?

http://www.manilamac.com/

Of course. There are plenty of rabid, Steve Jobs worshiping, Apple fanboys that would scramble to get something like that.
They would immediately proclaim how "cool" it is and proceed to reenact the Steve Jobs Keynote speech word for word in front of the mirror in their bedroom on a daily basis.

tobywuk · tobywuk #4 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:04 AM

Im sure the ones they are making and selling will differ from the ones you can pick up from a local stationary store, they may have padding in them for protection or something.

I think its quite a good marketing idea and it would be quite cool to have one of these cases if you had a macbook air but im sure it would be much better to have a proper case.

sanity1082 · sanity1082 #5 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:11 AM

from the website

"What is this made of?

The AirMail laptop sleeve is handmade out of durable upholstery-grade vinyl, and lined with fuzzy, soft fleece. All AirMail sleeves have the same dimensions as standard interoffice manila envelopes, which will serve to remind you -- and everyone around you -- that your new MacBook Air really is the thinnest laptop in the world!"

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #6 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobywuk

Im sure the ones they are making and selling will differ from the ones you can pick up from a local stationary store, they may have padding in them for protection or something.

I think its quite a good marketing idea and it would be quite cool to have one of these cases if you had a macbook air but im sure it would be much better to have a proper case.

News flash.... that website is a gag. There is no product for sale.

EDIT: I take that back... i thought the PayPal link was a dud but yeah, it actually does load up PayPal. Now to order me some fleece-lined manilla folders. Whooo eeee!

fleurya · fleurya #7 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

Of course. There are plenty of rabid, Steve Jobs worshiping, Apple fanboys that would scramble to get something like that.
They would immediately proclaim how "cool" it is and proceed to reenact the Steve Jobs Keynote speech word for word in front of the mirror in their bedroom on a daily basis.

Yeah, complete with the entire Jobs outfit. That would be truly sad.

Watching a Jobs interview last year, I realized I have the exact same pair of New Balance sneakers as Jobs. I was afraid someone would notice and I would be branded a very pathetic fanboy. I almost went and bought a different pair, but I realized people probably don't look that closely as shoes anyway. Nobody has noticed, thankfully.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #8 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fleurya

Watching a Jobs interview last year, I realized I have the exact same pair of New Balance sneakers as Jobs. I was afraid someone would notice and I would be branded a very pathetic fanboy.

Not unless you regularly wear acid-wash jeans and black mock-turtlenecks.

charliecrosslan · charliecrosslan #9 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:42 AM

Whats the point in having an envelope for it? NO POINT

fleurya · fleurya #10 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 11:48 AM

^^ read the thread title

technologist · technologist #11 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

Not unless you regularly wear acid-wash jeans and black mock-turtlenecks.

Acid-wash jeans? This is Steve Jobs we're talking about, not Bon Jovi.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #12 (**permalink**)

01-17-2008, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by technologist

Acid-wash jeans? This is Steve Jobs we're talking about, not Bon Jovi.

Correction: Stone-washed jeans

Either way, 1987 keeps calling but Steve never picks up the phone.

fleurya #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,878 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	01-17-2008, 10:31 AM You knew it was going to be made, but not this fast! A company just announced a manila envelope sleeve that should arrive about the same time as your pre-ordered MBA. Would anyone really use this? http://www.manilamac.com/ I was thinking why exactly they chose to use a manila envelope so much in their advertising. Then I thought maybe someone at Apple thought it was an ingenious way to tote around a prototype in non-secure areas without rousing suspicion and an ad guy (or Steve himself) thought it was a great marketing idea. "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others" Last edited by D3v1L80Y; 01-17-2008 at 11:10 AM. Reason: hotlinked image
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Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,878 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	01-17-2008, 11:48 AM ^^ read the thread title "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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Member Since: Nov 27, 2007 Posts: 88 Mac Specs: 20" Alm 2.4Ghz iMac 750Gb HD 4Gb Ram	01-17-2008, 10:50 AM Or you could go to Staples and buy 100 of them for $29
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tobywuk #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 15, 2007 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 470 Mac Specs: Black macbook 2.16ghz 2GB Ram 160GB hdd \| 8Gb Ipod Nano	01-17-2008, 11:04 AM Im sure the ones they are making and selling will differ from the ones you can pick up from a local stationary store, they may have padding in them for protection or something. I think its quite a good marketing idea and it would be quite cool to have one of these cases if you had a macbook air but im sure it would be much better to have a proper case.
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sanity1082 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 882 Mac Specs: macbook/iphone/ipod nano/ipod shuffle	01-17-2008, 11:11 AM from the website "What is this made of? The AirMail laptop sleeve is handmade out of durable upholstery-grade vinyl, and lined with fuzzy, soft fleece. All AirMail sleeves have the same dimensions as standard interoffice manila envelopes, which will serve to remind you -- and everyone around you -- that your new MacBook Air really is the thinnest laptop in the world!"
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Member Since: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Manchester, U.K. Posts: 190 Mac Specs: MacBook Air 1.8 Ghz, 64GB SSD, iMac 24"Core2Extreme, iPhone 8GB, iPod Classic 80GB	01-17-2008, 11:42 AM Whats the point in having an envelope for it? NO POINT
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