Aggressive Marketing Tactics Are Being Used In The U.K. To Pressure People Into Cosmetic Surgery

By Monday January 7, 2008

Furrowed brows over Botox hard sell – timesonline.co.uk: Marketing tactics are being used to pressure potential customers into having cosmetic treatments such as Botox, according to a report by the consumer group Which? Undercover researchers found clinics trying to rush customers into having surgery and unqualified sales people giving out inaccurate information.
Ploys included offering time-sensitive discounts and encouraging customers to book early to get money off.
Some clinic staff described invasive surgery as “scarless” and one sales assistant even showed her breasts to a Which? researcher to make a sale.

Hum… I guess it pays to be a researcher sometimes.



2 Comments
  1. Personality says:
    1/7/2008 at 6:16 am

    But, don’t they need it?

  2. the Three-Headed Cat™ says:
    1/7/2008 at 9:11 am

    The people most in need of cosmetic surgery are the ones who never go for it.


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