do not open box prank TikTok trend
do not open box prank is a TikTok format that Trendhaus first saw on .
Office workers set up a box with a phone recording at the bottom and a 'do not open' message, then secretly film to see which coworkers snoop inside.
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- Participatory format
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- Brand-usable. A format a brand can join with its own product or team.
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