Creepiest Beauty Salon Ad Ever (PICTURE)

In some communities, the beauty salon is a budding center of local chit-chat and gossip where ladies feel pampered. We could imagine the stylists would get attached to their customers, but we never thought we'd see a salon advertise for new ones because their old ones had, well, kicked the bucket.

Redditer iamthekris spotted this hilariously off advertisement for Trudy's Looking Glass Salon and we just had to share it. Now, we're sure Trudy's is a very lovely place just in need of a new marketing strategy, but just the thought of filling a dead person's favorite salon chair gives us the creeps.

Trudy, we dig your old-timey vibe (and your "Dear Abby" headshot) but next time try not to be so morbid.

LOOK:

Via Reddit

Comments

[gloriaswanson43]

03:31 PM on 08/19/2011

I hope you didn't charge your beloved senior customers for doing their hair and makeup for the final time.

[prakash chand pathak]

12:20 AM on 08/17/2011

Really nice topic for me.
http://growlean15.org/

[BadgersBite]

12:19 PM on 08/16/2011

Cause and Effect maybe?

[MountainPenelope]

12:23 AM on 08/16/2011

Gosh, Trudy, what do you DO to your clients? Must be some pretty tough beauty treatments.

[Gloria Hollins]

05:54 PM on 08/15/2011

ROFL!! Okay now that I'm finished doing that...as a former salon consultant and a business administration major with a minor in marketing...this is not the way to get people in the door. Or at least not people interested in hair cuts. I get that they are trying to attract an older client, but I don't know very many older women who want to cater to a business that panders to them. I'm sure Trudy meant well, but this will not have the affect she thinks.

Perhaps just leaving in the bit about the stylists with years of experience in roller sets and blow drying is good. Even better she could've included some sort of buddy discount like come in for a perm and bring a friend your friend gets 50% off their service. This would've not come across as pandering and rather capitalizing on the fact that persons in the age demographic they are trying to cater to can appreciate good discount.

[Ladybug50]

05:36 PM on 08/15/2011

Trudy?! That's not Trudy! That's Merlene from down there at the Beauty Bubble. You know she works there now after she lost her job at the Curl Up and Dye. She was fired for sniffin' the nail polish....while it was still on the customers toes!! But you didn't hear that from me.

[gloriaswanson43]

03:32 PM on 08/19/2011

"Curl Up and Dye" That's great!!!

[vivemente]

03:48 PM on 08/15/2011

Is it just me or does it look photoshopped as hell?

[onionboy]

03:42 PM on 08/15/2011

Sweeney Todd ran the same ad.

[mediocratic]

05:26 PM on 08/16/2011

righteous

[Zweiback]

03:27 PM on 08/15/2011

How is a "Dear Abby headshot" different from any other headshot?
Is there an "Ann Landers headshot", too?

[KDMac]

03:02 PM on 08/15/2011

Ew.

[SkeeBee]

10:31 AM on 08/15/2011

Seriously Fox-lite-Po? You delete this instantly?
So far, in a VERY brief span, I've compiled a ever growing document of my comments that have been instantly struck from Comcast-Poo.
Is there anyone else left of center having this issue as the prevalence of right wing ideologues, unfortunately too often offering nothing more than ignorant, petty, insults and GOP/Fox talking points, explodes on here?

Just wondering. I shall enter this every time one of the 60% or so of my posts are instantly removed.
Till I get an answer.

[SkeeBee]

10:28 AM on 08/15/2011

Seriously Fox-lite-Po? You delete this instantly?
How is it worse than the article itself, which also makes light of the absurdity?!?!

As long as they don't run that ad every 4 or 5 months and customers don't start coming back from their salon appointmen­ts, then it's just a dumb bidness decision.
If not...... YOIKS!

[SkeeBee]

10:19 AM on 08/15/2011

As long as they don't run that ad every 4 or 5 months and customers don't start coming back from their salon appointments, then it's just a dumb bidness decision.
If not...... YOIKS!

[TheIpsoFactory]

07:14 AM on 08/15/2011

If they want to get new customers, they shoudl try a new slogan:
"You Only Dye Once".

[keep it solid]

03:52 AM on 08/15/2011

ha!