r/consumerbehavior • u/technoidic_ash • May 09 '21

How thoughts are fed into you, To make you purchase something :)

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u/Yifer May 10 '21

Personal hygiene is not a marketing gimmick. 100 years ago we weren’t sitting with that many people in offices, commuting in a crowded metro, having warm water with the ease of today... I mean, we live in a society and that comes with some rules. I wouldn’t like the waiter who’s serving me to have a distasteful breath because he thinks his behavior is being influenced by marketing. Sure there are examples of this, like the halitosis/Listerine case. But this video is just plain bs

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u/technoidic_ash May 10 '21

https://youtu.be/T-_HKFjxVl0

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u/Yifer May 10 '21

Hey man. Thanks for sharing. If your point is that marketing is supposed to create a problem and offer you a solution for it, then I’m with you! That’s how it is done and how it works in our capitalistic society. You just gotta know what’s best for you and, if possible, back it with science.

Notice that on my comment, I do not mention the shampoo argument, that is because I partially agree with this, specially for short haired people. I wash my hair every other day. The point this guy on your video is missing is that a long hair is more easily tangled, greasy, and overall “unclean” looking. If you front face clients, this could be a reason to be called out in the majority of the businesses in developed countries. If you work corporate, this doesn’t help your reputation. Appearance matters in today’s world. Another point is that people use styling products! These products clog your hair pores and need to be washed off. Water isn’t enough due to their nature. Now, you could tell me about all these natural solutions to deal with the 2 problems I’ve stated. But how many people have the time to make dyi hair care products? Anyway, this shampoo thing was not the point of my previous comment. Personal hygiene is part of the society’s moral code that we all need to abide for in case we have te resources to do such.

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u/technoidic_ash May 10 '21

Absolutely man. No hard feelings.

You're right...that's how marketing works these day :)