I was comparing conditioner bottles in the store the other day and discovered this marketing gem from the geniuses over at Tresemme:

I wonder if this conditioner will do anything to smooth my hair and make it vibrant?

Clearly, I’m in the wrong business. I could make a living being repetitive, redundant, and also saying the same thing over and over again! Sometimes, it’s okay to leave a little blank space on the bottle, people. Or just make the font a little larger. I know the instructions for shampooing and conditioning often include the word “repeat,” but perhaps that’s not advice you should be taking when designing the bottle. I mean, even your commercials only say, “Tresemme, Tresemme, ooh-la-la,” not “Tresemme, Tresemme, Tresemme, ooh-la-la.”

Okay, end of snark.

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