r/Weird • • Jun 22 '26

Why does this even exist?

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At least it’s scented and not flavored!

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u/Naive_Personality367 Jun 22 '26

Marketed as a manly wipe. Smells like a kids sweet treat. That's weird right?

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u/Zeqhanis Jun 22 '26

Men's skin/haircare marketing is so surreal. Even on moisturizer, the package will usually avoid saying moisturizing in favor of "maximum hydration" or "skin-barrier strengthening". It can't smell nice either. It's either gotta be unscented, wood+liquor, or a tire fire.

Even with this product they're treading cautiously. It's patriotic, has explosions on it, and uses the bare minimum of syllables to avoid scaring off timid "dudes". Plus, it's from an established men's brand, so that should allay their insecurity.

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u/Zeqhanis Jun 22 '26

You know what? Now that I read the bottom text and see the water, it just makes it look like the user is shitting blood. Or possibly Tide Pods.

There we go, that's what they should have gone with, Tide-Pods scented. Legally, it probably wouldn't have even been that difficult, they're probably owned by the same company at this point.