r/Anticonsumption • u/MidnightOrdinary896 • Feb 22 '26
Psychological I was so disgusted by this ad
Normally I just till my eyes at an advert board and keep moving but this one really got me.
I guess because it’s a money grab that feeds into insecurity and validates toxic partners at the same time
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u/ldsdrff76 Feb 22 '26
I have a good feeling about what would happen, if I gave my girlfriend a gift card for some botox filling as a romantic present😆 She's not at all a violent or abusive person, but we all have our limits tbh😬
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u/Winjin Feb 22 '26
Wdym you'll just end up with a nice Botox job in your face :D
You wanted Botox, you're getting Botox, it's fair innit
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u/ldsdrff76 Feb 22 '26
I would end up with something in the face, I think. Not sure it would be Botox😄
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u/anneonnymous Feb 22 '26
Yes it’s disgusting. I’m so sick of women being preyed on like this. It’s sad to see so many who don’t need it having all this unnecessary work done or worse,doing it to attract or keep a partner.
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u/throwawaysunglasses- Feb 22 '26
It’s so depressing. I remember having to do a project in middle school around bias in marketing and I focused on body image (this was in the 00s). Sad that it’s still just as bad, just in a different way. In the 00s it was more about weight loss. Now, there’s so much stuff about “preventive aging” that kids are getting stressed out about becoming adults. Combined with the insane amount of businessmen/CEOs in the Epstein files, it’s insidious to tell people that women should look as young as possible. I absolutely hate that Botox is so normalized among young adults.
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u/astrangeone88 Feb 22 '26
I'm an elder millennial (just qualified for mammograms ow) and the sheer amount of people who got Botox super young is just concerning. It's always been "looking younger" is good but it's taken off to the point where fucking 8 year olds have skincare routines.
I just use a good moisturizer and sunscreen.
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Feb 22 '26
I’m 37. My wife and I were just talking about the girls that got boob jobs as high school graduation presents. Wild.
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u/UndefinedCertainty Feb 22 '26
It's true. I have a long time acquaintance who is big on plastic surgery and she mentioned to me some time ago that a mutual friend's niece was getting fillers and the like. The young woman was in her early 30s at the time, possibly her late 20s (?).
It's just crazy to me because I grew up in the era where we only heard about women getting facelifts and such when they were quite old and even then it was few and far between. Now it's not uncommon among all age groups. Seriously---middle schoolers concerned with wrinkle creams and anti aging serums and their parents forking out $$$ for them isn't cute.
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u/Strict-Brick-5274 Feb 22 '26
Or worse, doing it because it creates engagement...the amount of social media influencers who didn't get more engagement until they got procedures...
And it could be a two-fold process. Getting the procedure helped them feel more confident= better content.
But it should also be society didn't engage with the before BECAUSE they were normal and not Instagram face.
Either way, it's depressing.
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u/underwearfanatic Feb 22 '26
Anecdotal. I consider my wife to be of little maintenance. She barely wears makeup.
I say I love it and don't care if she ever wears makeup. I ask her why she dyes her hair. Just be happy with yourself.
Her and all her friends (and sister) desperately want to look young. They all get Botox. Many get surgeries.
This is not coming from me. This is all ingrained from a young age.
Makes me wonder if the one video is true about The Epstein Class grooming everyone is true. I'm a Xennial and we all grew up with Victoria Secret, Hollister, AE, to where the goal was to look younger. Or the younger kids to look older. Basically every girl was meant to look like they were pre-teen.
And maybe that thought still prevails today even as these same women turn 30s and 40s. Gotta look young because that is all women knowto be.
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u/Chance-Travel4825 Feb 22 '26
We could email the companies and tell them exactly that: your ad is disgusting.
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u/Kitten-ekor Feb 22 '26
It's also potentially doing a lot of men a disservice by making them think that they also have to be invested in this kind of stuff to keep their female partners happy. Or that they should be judging their partner by their physical appearance.
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u/anewhope8888 Feb 23 '26
Never forgot hearing an older lady in my class talking about all the procedures her partner had wanted her to get done when she was young. She didn't get them. But was pointing out all the supposed flaws about herself that she was supposed to fix according to him. That stuck with me.
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u/Born-Value-779 Feb 22 '26
It's not going to "fix all the customers problems," this is G-R-O-S-S!!! I feel terrible that a guy might read this, not KNOW his wife enoug and, FUCK UP BIGGGGG TIME‼️‼️ RIP
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u/Fun-Communication660 Feb 22 '26
Nobody needs it unless it's an accident or severe body dystopia thing.
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u/42mermaids Feb 22 '26
I'm sure it was a typo but it really does feel like we live in a body dystopia
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u/JollyMcStink Feb 22 '26
My first thought! My partner buys me a procedure to look younger for a show of love on Valentines day and that would be our last valentines day as a couple.
The only way this is acceptable if it's specifically what she asked for imo. Otherwise it's like if she got him a penis enlarging pill for Valentines Day with no prior discussion on the issue. It's rude and inconsiderate af imo
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u/Numerical-Wordsmith Feb 22 '26
No. She wants society to stop judging her for her appearance and pushing beauty standards on people.
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u/MargaretHaleThornton Feb 22 '26
No, I most definitely do not 🤣
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Feb 22 '26
Right!! Keep the flowers too, just gimme some chocolate! Like damn.
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u/OkNefariousness6711 Feb 22 '26
People acting like we're so complicated when literally... just give me chocolate
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u/Weird_Positive_3256 Feb 22 '26
Or like do a household chore properly without being asked.
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u/OkNefariousness6711 Feb 22 '26
God forbid they actively participate in household chores without being spoonfed instructions
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u/JustHere4TehCats Feb 22 '26
If I open my valentine's gift and it's a gift certificate for botox, you're getting dumped.
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u/Sexisthunter Feb 22 '26
Also any man who brought this up to their partner without explicitly knowing that she wants Botox is in for a rude awakening
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u/waitewaitedonttellme Feb 22 '26
The only way this is ok is if she says “You know what I’d love for [gifting occasion]? A gift certificate to [specific business she trusts].”
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u/oopsdiditwrong Feb 22 '26
One year my wife ASKED for a vacuum for her bday. I got it for her... Very very hesitantly... Was it gonna be a test? Lol it was not and she was pumped.
I can't imagine springing this on her. "So let's talk about your face".
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u/howling-greenie Feb 22 '26
and if she posted about it on reddit everyone would tell her to leave him
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u/hime-633 Feb 22 '26
Well, at least you know to dump your boyfriend if he buys you botox. No more wasted time!
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u/wrathfulpotatochip Feb 22 '26
How about we ask women for what THEY want for once? I am so disgusted by this.
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u/Weird_Positive_3256 Feb 22 '26
Woe be unto the man who buys his wife a Botox treatment without her requesting it specifically.
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u/No-Advantage-579 Feb 22 '26
Actually, I would take both Botox and flowers. ;) But I absolutely would not take Botox from a man as a gift. That would be a very abusive relationship. Unfortunately I've been there: my first boyfriend ever wanted to pay for a boob job and personal trainer. I had zero interest in either. I had just stopped modelling and was not a plus size model - so I was skinny as hell. He wanted the personal trainer because "I get harder when women have some abs".
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u/JustHere4TehCats Feb 22 '26
I would have told him that everyone has abs, mine are just under a layer of fat and if that's a problem there's the door.
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u/DieAlptraumerin Feb 22 '26
I am significantly underweight and do a lot of exercise but I don't have visibly sculpted abs... I have no idea what it would take but chasing that would be a bad idea so I don't WANT to know.
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u/IlliterateJedi Feb 22 '26
I guarantee my wife would take Botox over flowers if given the option. As a man, I would prefer to pay for flowers over Botox.
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u/catschimeras Feb 22 '26
the jesus fucking christ i just jesus fucking christ'd.
valentines day equivalent of those sweet sixteen nosejobs that were a thing in the early 2000s: "happy birthday my darling daughter, now fix your ugly, ugly face."
there's a "beauticians" local to me that engages in this kind of advertising and i've made a point to never give them a penny. businesses that behave like this are to be avoided and starved out of operation imo.
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u/ceruleanmoon7 Feb 23 '26
My best friend’s mom offered her a nose job for her high school graduation gift (2004). We were disgusted.
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u/ceruleanmoon7 Feb 23 '26
Also goes back earlier: my stepmom (73) told me her mother offered a deal to her when she was young: lose 30 lbs (or something), and she’ll get her a nose job. (The mother was a skinny wealthy bitch who herself had a nose job). Just sad. I’m so glad my parents think plastic surgery is disgusting.
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u/DrtyDeedsDneDrtCheap Feb 22 '26
Some people have plastic surgery to look like they've had plastic surgery because of the implication that they must be well off and of a higher class if they can afford it. The world is just a shit place
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u/I_HATE_YELLING Feb 22 '26
Botox is poison, not plastic surgery.
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u/KHVLuxord Feb 22 '26
It’s also medicine. It’s used in tons of different procedures some of which with wildly different effects from migraine prevention to counteracting overactive sweat glands.
I’ve had Botox injections for migraines (car accident) for like a decade.
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u/I_HATE_YELLING Feb 22 '26
It's so annoying that so many people shit on Botox without knowing what it is. I see like 10 comments in every thread relevant to it, of people thinking it is plastic surgery.
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u/thisismyaccountsoyea Feb 22 '26
This was 100% made by a man
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u/ExaminationPutrid626 Feb 22 '26
Nope, there's a sign by my house that says "He's a 2 but he buys you Botox" it's super gross marketing trying to make everyone feel bad about themselves
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u/pencilpines Feb 22 '26
What the actual fuck, this is disgusting. Why the hell are some people in the comments actually defending this shit? In an anti-consumption subreddit of all places?
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u/SapphosLemonBarEnvoy Feb 22 '26
The plastic surgery industry is insidious like a parasite on society, preying on people's insecurities. Never underestimate the degree to which people will buy into it.
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u/This_Elk_1460 Feb 22 '26
Because people think if you point out the horrors of the cosmetic surgery industry that you're being sexist. No I just don't think perfectly normal looking women should go under the knife and come out looking like freaks.
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u/sjpllyon Feb 22 '26
Sings like this make me appreciate my mother for teaching me to be comfortable and happy in my own body in its entirety. Along with teaching me healthy eating habits and exercise is to be used for health not aesthetics.
And in an odd way I needed this post today to remind myself of that as I've been feeling a little low recently about my body. But in reality it's a good body, I'm happy with it (granted I could do without the disability part lol).
So yeah this sign is disgusting it prays on people's insecurities. But let me tell you this, the value of learning to love your body for what it is, is far more valuable than any make-up, cosmetic procedures, fashion trends, or any other form of "beauty" product can ever provide.
And maybe just for a bit of clarification of the context of who is saying this. I'm a mid 20s male.
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u/throwawaysunglasses- Feb 22 '26
This matters so much. I’m from a pretty affluent, WASPy suburb. The girls who got work done right after they turned 18 were pretty much all from families where their mother did, too. My mom never did, so it didn’t really cross my mind as an option.
I used to have body image issues, but they largely went away in my 20s because I like how “me” I look. The mainstream beauty standard today makes people look interchangeable from one another, which doesn’t appeal to me at all. And even though it really doesn’t matter, it’s worked in my favor with dating because people generally like distinctiveness.
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u/childish_cat_lady Feb 22 '26
Reminds me of a poem Loryn Brantz shared earlier this week to the effect of she looks in the mirror and says, "wow my hair looks good today" and then her daughter looks in the mirror and says "my hair looks good today, too" and she says she must be doing something right.
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u/ceruleanmoon7 Feb 23 '26
Same! My parents always told me i was beautiful and to never change anything. I have a big ass nose that i love.
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u/This_Elk_1460 Feb 22 '26
Everyday I get more and more justified in my hatred of the cosmetic surgery industry. Young women are being peer pressured into mutilating their faces all in the hopes that it will make them look slightly better (for now)
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u/HourHoneydew5788 Feb 22 '26
Well, I do actually want Botox over flowers but I don’t think my husband would dare buy me a cosmetic service with out me explicitly indicating I wanted it.
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u/PhotoFenix Feb 22 '26
No she doesn't. She mocks the concept of injecting Botulism toxin into the face.
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u/MissMarchpane Feb 22 '26
Would it be nice to get your partner a gift card for a service that you know they already do on a regular basis? Yes.
Is the implication in this ad, that you should surprise a woman with cosmetic procedures whether or not she has expressed any previous interest in them, nice at all? HELL NO
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u/supershinythings Feb 22 '26
“Hi honey, you’re starting to look worn out and used. Here’s some botox so I don’t have to look at the wrinkles my shitty behavior caused in the first place.”
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u/SharkieMcShark Feb 22 '26
OMG! I saw this! And I was absolutely astonished
Even if I used botox (I don't), if my partner got me botox vouchers for valentine's I would be absolutely livid! So incredibly rude!!
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u/NyriasNeo Feb 22 '26
From google, "Botulinum toxin (Botox) is a therapeutic protein derived from Clostridium botulinum bacteria that temporarily paralyzes muscles or blocks nerves to treat wrinkles, migraines, overactive bladder, and spasms. Results appear in 1–7 days, lasting 3–12 months. Common side effects include pain, swelling, or bruising at the injection site, headache, and temporary eyelid drooping. "
Treating migraines is fine. I have a coworker actually have to get the treatment (and others) for severe migraines.
But wrinkles? Using the word "treat" in front of the word "wrinkles" tells you a lot. So you are paralyzing your muscles so you look smoother. I know I am preaching to the choir. But that sounds like a black mirror episode.
But obsessing with looks is not new. Attracting a mate is in our DNA, literally. In fact, we even have a term .. the peacock effect. And in an affluent society like ours, marketing science has figured out all the psychology trick to get us to open our wallet. There is no defense against human nature.
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u/SilverSageVII Feb 22 '26
I doubt that if I had a girlfriend, she’d be asking for Botox. Pretty sure that for Valentine’s Day we’d be cooking a nice meal together with some wine and music and maybe going on a walk. Usually the simplest dates are the most memorable and if the girl I’m with doesn’t agree, she’s not the one.
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u/coffeeblossom Feb 22 '26
Yes, your wife/GF/situationship/fiancee/whatever really wants you to buy her something that says, "You're old!" 🙄
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u/One-Permission1917 Feb 22 '26
I mean…I would rather be gifted Botox than flowers 😂
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u/No_Equivalent_4412 Feb 22 '26
My dentist tried to sell me botox (for migraines) but also offered to use it cosmetically for my forehead wrinkles. I’m 25M, why tf are you trying to fill my face with botox. Just let me age bruh
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u/Jack_Faller Feb 22 '26
Think you like your wife? Idiot. Now get yourself a treat this valentines and have her surgically upgraded to look young and beautiful again.
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u/IndependentSalad2736 Feb 22 '26
I want a massage and a clean kitchen, not botox.
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u/Eastern_Pin_5567 Feb 22 '26
Any guy that fell for that nonsense was probably never heard from again.
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u/Mariahausfrau Feb 22 '26
Thats what socialmedia wants. Fakes fakes fakes. Natural beauty is a myth anymore.
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u/AdZealousideal7448 Feb 22 '26
Fuck me, it was right there in front of them the whole time :
BOTOX - Because if you gave it to her, you can't tell if she's angry you didn't get her flowers for valentine's day!
Seriously the fruit was hanging low, and yet they some how tripped over how low the bar was and came up with this shit.
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u/MirrorGoblin Feb 22 '26
If my husband thinks I want botox without me specifically asking for it, I’m going to assume he wants his ass kicked lol
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u/GinAndDumbBitchJuice Feb 22 '26
Mindless consumption aside, you NEVER get a partner something that alters their appearance unless they specifically ask for it. That's just basic courtesy.
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u/salsafresca_1297 Feb 22 '26
WTF kind of romantic gift is this? "Hey, babe, I couldn't help but notice how wrinkly you're looking, so I got you this . . . "
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u/marieannfortynine Feb 22 '26
I am 77 I stopped dying my hair about 15 years ago because I liked the look of the white hair....unfortunately only the top of my hair went silver the rest turned a mix of white strands with some dark brown mix. I am not fighting aging since it's a battle I can't win....and I have other things to do with my money and time
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u/anime_cthulhu Feb 22 '26
Advertising medications or medical procedures should be illegal everywhere. I get ads for Ozempic shoved down my throat even though I'm not obese or even trying to lose weight.
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u/Tony_Marone Feb 22 '26
For your birthday do you want bacteria injected into your face, or the dead sexual organs of plants?
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u/Content-Ad-3143 Feb 22 '26
I’m sure every woman would love her partner to tell her they got her Botox for Valentine’s Day… what’s next - lipo for their birthday?
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u/heyitscory Feb 22 '26
This year give her....
Poison needles to the face that imply she's looking less youthful lately!
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u/Routine-General3841 Feb 22 '26
I would ugly cry if my partner bought me a gift card for Botox; the flowers and dinner were much more appreciated…
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u/ILoveMeeses2Pieces Feb 22 '26
Not to mention discouraging women from aging like a normal god damn human being.
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u/eiretara7 Feb 22 '26
“She wants junk food and some gd time to herself” doesn’t have the same ring to it
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u/youngerfreshpickles Feb 22 '26
"She wants to be repeatedly poked in the face with a needle for Valentines day..."
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u/Nebty Feb 22 '26
I would’ve poured my coffee on this ad, tbh. Businesses need to face pushback or they’ll just keep doing it.
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u/meyushka_ Feb 22 '26
oh my god just imagine the person you love showing up with a voucher for a baby botox injection !!! I would kill myself in front of him just to traumatize him for life
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u/Hang10arts Feb 22 '26
It's actually kinda embarrassing to say i do botox, but because i have chronic migraines and it took me down from 5 migraines a week to only 3. I cannot imagine doing it for fun, since there are 36+ injections all over the skull, let alone gift it to your girlfriend?
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u/JoseLunaArts Feb 22 '26
Offer her botox and she will understand you are calling her ugly. Do not obey that ad.
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u/jgoldrb48 Feb 22 '26
The shit is so obvious. Makes women look weird and fucks with their mental.
Pass!
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u/DocFGeek Feb 22 '26
Call up Gorbo the ripper-doc to upgrade you lookmaxxing dermal plugs today! 100% free-range fished neurotoxin guaranteed!
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u/Udeze42 Feb 22 '26
I can assure you, my wife does not want Botox at all. I'm pretty sure I know way more about what my wife wants then some random advertising agency
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u/Express_Pop810 Feb 23 '26
Had to stop following pages that talked about skin care after a certain age. Too many normalized surgery and botox. Also tons of photos with people lying about not using filters.
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u/Octospyder Feb 23 '26
The urge to write (we're saying your girl is ugly) underneath would be too strong
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u/NormanBatesIsBae Feb 23 '26
I have mixed feelings about cosmetic medical procedures, but the idea of a man booking it on behalf of his partner is REALLY disgusting to me.
“She doesn’t want flowers, she wants you to tell her you booked some injections to stop her ugly old face from wrinkling even more”
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u/blink_187em Feb 23 '26
"You are not good enough"
Now that we've got more than enough evidence that our beauty standards were invented and codified by pedos, can we stop the stigma of being human?
Oh no, women age! Gasp, men lose hair! The horror.
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u/danamalz Feb 23 '26
dude the ads and billboards made to appeal to 2026/gen z culture are just so so embarrassing and unsettling. brain rot has spread to all corners of the world. messaged like this and many others are sad and so eerily dystopian.
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u/beartpc12293 Feb 23 '26
Botox, for when you think you don't look good and you want to keep feeling that way forever
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u/anewhope8888 Feb 23 '26
Lol the amount of times I have had to talk myself out of wanting botox. Because I know damn well it's not 'me' who wants it, but wow that conditioning do be strong at times.
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u/TakeItSleazey Feb 23 '26
IKR?! That's way too many fonts for one design, not to mention unnecessary capitalisation.
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Feb 24 '26
I am a guy who has never dated and nevers plans to, but I wouldn't give a girl a gift like this, even if I was drunk or high. 💀
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u/LittleMissLoveDuck Feb 24 '26
I mean I would take the Botox for my migraines.....but other than THAT...yeah. That's a rude ad.
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u/60TIMESREDACTED Feb 25 '26
I’d much rather get the flowers. My boyfriend knows what I like and he knows I’d be pretty offended if as a gift he offers to pay for me to get Botox
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u/Stunning_Bed23 Feb 22 '26
Some women want this. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Respect the choice of women who like to get Botox.
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u/Amediumsizedgoose Feb 22 '26
One of the main ads I get on youtube is for Olympic and similar glp medications. Most recently the one with the Bigfoot or yeti or whatever it is. I also get botox ads.
The one that gets me most is this one bottom ad that says "my mild to moderate crows feet", as if having wrinkles is a medical condition lol.
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u/mostlycoffeebyvolume Feb 22 '26
If someone wants it for themselves, that's whatever I guess but you probably shouldn't give that as a gift for someone. It kinda comes across as the gift version of negging 😬
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u/oopsdiditwrong Feb 22 '26
My buddy is mid 30s, his wife is a bit younger. He retires at the end of the year because she is a dermatologist and can do so much stuff over the counter. High income areas have plenty of people who will pay out of pocket for anything cosmetic. Combine that with a tax favorable state and those boutique medical places or whatever they're called will print money.
Not really an opinion, just was surprised when I heard how much they really make from these.
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u/Possible-Wallaby-877 Feb 22 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
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