Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: HeadbladerBob on October 01, 2008, 09:01:35 PM
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I sort of get a kick out of seeing those commericials on TV. I have to ask my self why don't they just go sly and look great in sunglasses. The prices these hair restoration clinics charge will break the bank. What do you think of those commericials? Thx
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Dude, I think the same thing.
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to be honest with you they piss me off lol. Theyre insulting sly people by spending tons and tons of money on hair restoration products instead of just shaving there heads and going sly.
theyre basically saying "ill do anything in the world to not be bald!" like sly looks bad or something.
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I think some of the men on those commericals where they show the before and after pics actually looked better bald. !! And...I hate the ones where they tell you that your basically a loser without hair .... :Xo!
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To me..... this is a classic case of preying on people's emotions/insecurities/fears. I can't respect any business, group or organization that makes money doing that.
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To me..... this is a classic case of preying on people's emotions/insecurities/fears. I can't respect any business, group or organization that makes money doing that.
I agree and very well said
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I hate those commercials, They really piss me off sometimes. Who are they to tell the world how they should look or what looks good. I look good slick and so do the rest of u. >:(
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To me..... this is a classic case of preying on people's emotions/insecurities/fears. I can't respect any business, group or organization that makes money doing that.
Well said
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The worst thing is after they're through with taking your money and you're still losing your hair and you've run out of donor sites.
They've scared your head up so bad you have to have plastic surgery so you can have a decent looking shaved head.
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Like most money making opportunities, they only tell you the good stuff. Not the risks or that fact that it doesn't work for everyone. I can empathize with hair loss, but I think acceptance is the best option.
Embrace the new you!
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I hate these commercials so much >:( and I used to feel pretty uncomfortable watching them with friends when I "was" balding. Much better now when sly. O0
Some people think, because of all these commercials, that balding is easily curable and those that have MPB are just lazy. True story. :/O
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Some people think, because of all these commercials, that balding is easily curable and those that have MPB are just lazy. True story. :/O
Yeah, rar, media has made it appear that it is easy to do transplants, and that we should do it no matter what.
During my early stages of hairloss, i would tell people that I'm losing my hair. Instantly their reaction was "well why not get surgery?"
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Hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If people feel as if they need to have fake hair to feel better about themselves, who am I to say what's right for them? I just know it's not for me. I've found THE BEST way to deal with my MPB and the sebhoerric dermatitis that has afflicted me for years, and that's going sly.
Plus, these commercials usually give me a chuckle...now, please pass the chips & salsa...kickoff is two minutes away!
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My favorite is the "Touch of Gray" commercial where the old looking dude is onstage with the blonde and "wipeout" is supposibly being played by his band there and he is swinging the guitar like a dork :/O
Of course this is right after his day of surfing.... cowabunga dork O0
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I used to get a chuckle out of the "hair in a can" commercials. ;D Yeah dude spray-paint your monkey-butt and suddenly you'll be handsome rich and famous. :/O
Years ago in church the minister mentioned in his sermon that they did a study on people who had hair resoration liposuction and other cosmetic surgeries. It turns out they feel great for about two weeks. Then it's back to the same old depression and feeling rotten that drove them to the action in the first place. The reason of course was that only the packaging had changed. The person inside was still the same and still had self-esteem and confidence issues.
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Years ago in church the minister mentioned in his sermon that they did a study on people who had hair resoration liposuction and other cosmetic surgeries. It turns out they feel great for about two weeks. Then it's back to the same old depression and feeling rotten that drove them to the action in the first place. The reason of course was that only the packaging had changed. The person inside was still the same and still had self-esteem and confidence issues.
Very true, calbito. The grass is will always be greener for some people.
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Bosley's apparently based on the Law by P.T. Barum, "There's a sucker born every minute!" Sly doesn't make dollars for a doctor, just a lot of sense for the balding ;D ;D ;D!
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Bosley's apparently based on the Law by P.T. Barum, "There's a sucker born every minute!" Sly doesn't make dollars for a doctor, just a lot of sense for the balding ;D ;D ;D!
True, and wish I had a dollar for every HCM client that eventually ended up devasted because of it...... O0
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Lol..my brother actually did hair implants some years ago...love the guy but man it still looks like sod gone bad to me. Glad I went SLY! O0
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I worked at the campus computer store when I was going to college, and I remember one day this guy came in, bald as a cue ball on top, but still had some hair around the sides. What made him so memorable was that he'd used that spray-on stuff over the entire top of his head. At the time, I didn't even know such a product existed. Like I said, this wasn't to darken his scalp behind his remaining hair. He had NO hair at all over the top, so he might as well have used a sharpie for all the good it did him. At least then he wouldn't have had to do it as often. lol
Looking back, I feel bad for the guy. He'd have been way better off with just the horseshoe or even a bad wig. Of course as we all know... sly is best, but this was well before that style was around so much. Hopefully, he eventually accepted the situation and ditched that silly spray stuff, at least.
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I recall an episode of Hearts Afire (early 90's sit-com) where an MPB Billy Bob Thornton comes on set with his head painted using that stuff. I fell off my chair laughing.
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I found out the hard way...I wore one of those things for 2 years, then I woke up! It was an expensive lesson, but now when I see those commercials, I just laugh, cause one thing I learned was how to spot a fake a mile away!
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Thx for the replies as I hate those commericials. What did those people get paid for their endorsements??
:*))
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The whole thing is sick. They are preying upon the insecurities of people to make a buck. The photos they show are probably only the best cases. They don't mention that hairplugs will cause you to have to come back again and again and have a surgery every few years to maintain the look.
I agree that those dudes should just go sly.
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When I started wearing hair around 1980 unfortunately that was when hair was in. Shaving was not that common amongst so called normal people. Thank goodness it has changed it has made it easier to ditch the hair. At some point you get tired of the expense and upkeep not to mention all the other the things you can't enjoy because of it ( like swimming.) This site has helped me and will help others, as alot of you say, find freedom. How true. O0
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i too laugh when i see those, or a bad rug out in the real world. (always could spot one a mile away)
and i always make sure to give a knowing wink to the poor sap that thinks nobody is the wiser.
i look at that stuff as a way to seperate us from "them"
hopefully they will someday see the light and go sly