What Is the Story of 3M Post-It Notes? Arthur Fry,a

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What is the story of 3M Post-It Notes? Arthur Fry,a 3M scientist,was using slips of paper to mark the pages of hymns in his church choir,but they kept falling off.He remembered a super-weak adhesive that had been invented in 3M's labs,and he coated the markers with this adhesive.Thus,the Post-it notes were born.However,marketing surveys for the interest in such a product were weak.Instead of giving up,Fry distributed samples of the small yellow sticky notes to secretaries throughout his company.Once they tried them,people loved them and asked for more.Word spread and this led to the ultimate success of the product.Comprehension;Knowledge

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