Foreign Copy Bloopers

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I ordered some supplements from ebay and they were coming from abroad. When they arrived, I got a free sample of an exfoliating product with it, meant to get rid of age spots and sun damage.

When I read the instructions, I couldn't stop laughing because whoever wrote it did a terrible job - my whole family was in stitches after I showed them.

Non of us have actually worked out how to use the product. For your benefit, I have written it out just so you can have a good laugh:

Papaya Whitening Peeling Cream - Clean out Horniness whitening: One minutes dispel horniness.

Instructions:
Days for sub-two, first shall face wetness, and weild the product gently knead, then with cleanly water washing.

Notice:
Avoid into eyeball, if immodesty, shortly washing for cleanly water.

This isn't the first time I have read silly things on foreign products, although this one was probably the silliest.

Anyone read anything just as silly?
#bloopers #copy #foreign
  • Profile picture of the author Daniel Scott
    They're telling you to wash your face, rub the cream onto your skin, then wash it off.

    Buggered if I can figure out "days for sub-two".

    But I can see why you bought the cream.

    After all... what man WOULDN'T want a cream that dispels his horniness?

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    • Profile picture of the author colinjoss
      There's another way to dispel horniness... it's called marriage.

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      • Profile picture of the author SuzanneR
        Those instructions are hilarious. There MUST be a market for copywriters who can improve English-challenged instructions on products for the English speaking market.
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        • Profile picture of the author arfasaira
          Yes, I have wondered this too, but no idea how to go about it - perhaps just contacting the companies directly and offering your services is probably the best way
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        • Profile picture of the author ASCW
          Originally Posted by SuzanneR View Post

          Those instructions are hilarious. There MUST be a market for copywriters who can improve English-challenged instructions on products for the English speaking market.
          One of my first clients wanted me to give his sales letter a copy polish, and to correct the mistakes he knew had to be hidden in his copy due to being a non-native speaker.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rezbi
    Originally Posted by arfasaira View Post


    Papaya Whitening Peeling Cream - Clean out Horniness whitening: One minutes dispel horniness.
    Sounds like a cure for nymphomaniacs.
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  • Profile picture of the author digidoodles
    You HAVE to take a picture of that and put it on engrish.com

    That is HYSTERICAL!!!!
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