Head & Shoulders has a bold guarantee for its new shampoo for men.
How bold? Well, it claims users will have “THICKER LOOKING HAIR IN 1 WEEK, GUARANTEED.”
Wow, guaranteed? That’s amazing.
Of course, when you read the fine print it isn’t so amazing. Head & Shoulders isn’t comparing its product to OTHER shampoos, it’s comparing it to “unwashed hair” (!).
That’s right. Head & Shoulders is making the bold prediction that using their shampoo for one week will make your hair look thicker than if you had not washed your hair at all that week.
I can’t wait for their next advertising campaign where they guarantee using their shampoo will make your hair smell better than if you hadn’t washed it all.
Or their advertising campaign where they boast you will look less disheveled and homeless if you use their shampoo versus not shampooing at all.
Or their brilliant advertising campaign that offers a “110% Money Back Guarantee” if users prefer renowned hair cleaners BBQ sauce and ranch dressing to their shampoo.
Bravo, Head & Shoulders. Bravo.
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;-) 3.10.10 at 1:36 pm:
They need to make one for women, so I can use it alongside my perfume that makes me smell better than if I hadn’t bathed in a week, and my eyeshadow that makes me look better than if I had no makeup on at all.
;-) 3.11.10 at 11:02 am:
I’ve tried Head and Shoulders before and it makes my head itch. Isn’t that what it’s NOT supposed to do?
One might say that it makes my hair FEEL like it’s unwashed.
;-) 3.16.10 at 9:45 am:
@Angi: Give them time. Head & Shoulders is clearly a cut above their competition, so such products will come down the pipeline before you know it.
@Diana: I haven’t used H&S in YEARS, so I’m not sure. Maybe I’ll buy a bottle and see for myself…
;-) 3.17.10 at 4:42 pm:
Ok I just fell upon your blog (by typing Pistachio Ice cream, weird I know… but then it’s St Pat’s day so there.
) and this entry has me in tears (literally)…
Thanks for the good laugh. Perfect picker upper at the end of a long day in artificial lighting. *cue violin*
;-) 3.18.10 at 8:47 am:
@LP: That’s one of the more interesting search terms people have used to get to my site! Haha.
Glad you liked it. And welcome!