Bawdy Label Art

I really enjoy great packaging of shaving products and as a salesman and brand builder I really appreciate folks who go above and beyond to Set their brand apart from the pack.  Mitchell’s ceramic coffret is iconic.  DR Harris wooden bowl is classic.  Stirling green tub is distinguishing.  One of the best is see is Sir Henrys/Black Tie where labels are clean and instantly recognizable as a member of the family.  Grooming Departments buffalo skull is great branding.  And all of them need not worry about me not buying because of a scantly clad woman on the label or a sexually charged name.  I love my wife.  I respect my daughters.  I worry about my grandchildren growing up sooner than they should.  And as such NONE of these products will ever be in my shopping cart.  That’s not to say I have never used these products because I have sampled many and found most to be very respectable products.  One base I can think of would be a staple if only the labels and names were not so racy, randy, and in my opinion uncouth.  Am I missing something here?  It seems that language appealing to everyone makes more sense than ostracizing part of your already smallish market.  I’ll make an example of the now defunct Mickey Lee which was a respected soap for me, but would Panty Dropper been any less good with a more nuanced name?  What say ye gents?  Have I become mayor of curmudgeonville?

I’m with you. I find it unnecessary and I don’t want it. I felt the same way about THB’s video marketing for Ruby Creeper. All rather distasteful and not pointed at what we would normally think of as a gentlemanly market.

Plain fact though...some people like it and it sells.

It's a thin line for me.
Something like A&E Kaizen...

... or A&E Cuban Highball ...

... is okay.

But this one seems, well, pointless:

... so, nah. 
And they seem to be perfectly aware of it.

As stated in the Sir Henry's thread, I'm in the won't buy that type of stuff club as well........

This ends the first meeting of the DFS Women's Temperance Movement.

If the soap is good, you can always peel the label off.

I think there is room in this tent for everybody.  My opinion is if I don't like something for whatever reason I don't buy it but I won't interfere with another person's right to buy it or to make it and market it.  

I sometimes question the decisions of some makers but they obviously have a plan.  An example in a non-shaving context in my experience are the Altered Carbon series of science fiction novels by Richard Morgan.  They're absolutely excellent in my opinion, however, there is one sex scene in each novel that is so graphic as to be pornographic, again, in my opinion.  I have no idea why the author did that because the sex scene/graphicness was not integral to the plot or story in any way and purely gratuitous.  Maybe he just wanted to give the sci-fi geeks a thrill.  This was an issue for me several years ago because I thought the books would be excellent for my then 11 year old son who was a voracious reader (pre-iphone) but I did not recommend them to him at the time purely because of those sex scenes.  He read them years later.

This ends the first meeting of the DFS Women's Temperance Movement.

Hahaha.  Good one.  not saying anyone else ought not purchase.  Just asking why.  How does it enhance the experience.

If the soap is good, you can always peel the label off.

He’s sir. But part of the experience for me IS the packaging.  Too many great products available for me to peel the label. And by the way, the soap is excellent.

My premise was never to force conformity by any small business owner. Freedom is a great thing and free enterprise even better. (I’m an Econ major). I just puzzle over why a business owner would wish to ostracize potential customers over a racy label. Guess I’ve just never bought into the Hai Karate sex potion scene. But as Marko wrote, there is room for everyone in the tent. It’s just the only woman I have a change to “get busy” with ain’t gonna take kindly to competing with a shave soap label. (Tongue in cheek). No judgement gents. Just looking for a discussion.