Beads

Hippies love beads, and make a point of wearing beaded necklaces pretty much everywhere they go. Hippie chicks typically wear two or three beaded necklaces at a time, as well as beaded bracelets, anklets and maybe even beaded earrings. Hippie dudes, on the other hand, usually just wear a beaded necklace, most likely one made by his current or former hippie chick girlfriend. The exact cause of the hippies’ affinity for beads is unknown…maybe it has to do with India or something. But it does serve a higher purpose of sorts…hippies comprise the primary customer base for bead stores, keeping those folks in business despite an utterly unsound business model that would otherwise lead to failure, and financial devastation for the owners.