ludicrous product design

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At the store yesterday shopping for shampoo, I stumbled upon a Suave 2-in-1 advertising a scent of "Marine drift and wood."

I have to admit, I find this product design baffling. The point of shower products is to remove smells like decaying organic matter, not to create them. And this is a product aimed at men. I can't imagine the trauma of being unable to get it up because of ED and then showering oneself with anything vaguely reminiscent of rotten wood.

What are other examples of mind-boggling product design. I'm not talking about marketing snafus like the famous Chevy Nova debacle. I would assert that Marine Drift scented shampoo is to hygiene products as the car Homer Simpson designed is to automobiles. Just a complete dumpster fire from the outset.
 
Zoo_View said:
What’s the Chevy Nova marketing debacle?
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He's repeating an urban myth. It was said that it didn't sell in Spanish speaking countries because they confused the name with the Spanish for no go. However, nova is also a Spanish word and it apparently meant as much as Fix Or Repair Daily does to Ford. It sold well in those countries.
 
No Va means no go in Spanish, not the marketing scheme you want in Mexico.
 
finesse said:
He's repeating an urban myth. It was said that it didn't sell in Spanish speaking countries because they confused the name with the Spanish for no go. However, nova is also a Spanish word and it apparently meant as much as Fix Or Repair Daily does to Ford. It sold well in those countries.
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I didn't know that.
 
Snopes has a good write-up about the Chevy Nova myth.

No va and nova are both Spanish and mean different things and are pronounced differently. The Mexican petroleum giant, Pemex, has sold gasoline in Mexico branded as “Nova.”
 
Interesting.

A few weeks ago I saw an add for candles marketed to men. The smells were supposed to be more manly, i guess. But from the names, they seem to think that men want candles that smell like shit.

I don't care how some might interpret my manhood, but if I buy a candle I want it to smell good.
 
UNCatTech said:
Interesting.

A few weeks ago I saw an add for candles marketed to men. The smells were supposed to be more manly, i guess. But from the names, they seem to think that men want candles that smell like shit.

I don't care how some might interpret my manhood, but if I buy a candle I want it to smell good.
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I want unscented candles, soap, deodorant, dishwashing soap, etc.
 
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