Supreme x Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680
The original behind the Supreme x Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 is the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 — $5 retail vs Supreme's $8.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
Post-it Standard Flags 680 are translucent, repositionable adhesive page markers made by 3M, designed to mark documents without obscuring the text beneath. The 1-inch-wide flags use 3M's low-tack microsphere adhesive, the same technology chemist Spencer Silver patented in 1968 and that Art Fry applied to note paper in 1974 to create the original Post-it. The flags hold firmly and remove cleanly without tearing the underlying page, and the pop-up dispenser allows one-handed retrieval. Supreme's FW19 version prints box logo branding on standard red flags, packaged in the original 3M pop-up dispenser. The product retailed at $8 against the original $5.
About Post-it (3M)
Post-it Notes are a 3M product invented in 1974 by Art Fry, who applied a low-tack acrylic adhesive developed in 1968 by 3M chemist Spencer Silver. Fry, frustrated that paper bookmarks kept falling out of his church choir hymnal, paired Silver's reusable adhesive with small slips of canary-yellow paper. 3M launched Post-it Notes nationally on April 6, 1980 from its Maplewood, Minnesota headquarters. The yellow color was an accident of available scrap paper at the lab next door. Supreme has collaborated with Post-it on co-branded note pads and stationery sets.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $8 |
|---|---|
| Post-it (3M) retail | $5 |
| Hype tax | +60% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 just the regular Standard Flags 680?
The Supreme x Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680, released in Fall/Winter 2019, is based on the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $8 for the Supreme x Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680; the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 retails for $5. That's a 60% markup — buying the original saves you $3, or 38% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680?
You can buy the Post-it (3M) Standard Flags 680 from Amazon. Retail price is $5. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
