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MineralMan

(146,318 posts)
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 03:53 PM Sep 2018

Fundraising: Ted Cruz Introduces Scent for Men

As a fundraising gimmick, the Texas Senator is introducing his own men's cologne brand. For a donation of $75, you'll get your own personal flacon of this exclusive fragrance, so you can wear your loyalty proudly:



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Fundraising: Ted Cruz Introduces Scent for Men (Original Post) MineralMan Sep 2018 OP
Too good malaise Sep 2018 #1
I love technology and the Internet! MineralMan Sep 2018 #2
He's 'Cruzing' for malaise Sep 2018 #5
"I guarantee you" dalton99a Sep 2018 #3
Taffeta, darling! Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2018 #6
Perfect! MineralMan Sep 2018 #8
His daughter doesn't care for it, either gratuitous Sep 2018 #11
Daddy...Ewww..... MineralMan Sep 2018 #14
You like the way he just swats away her defenses and forces a kiss anyway? gratuitous Sep 2018 #15
He is a vile, vile man! MineralMan Sep 2018 #16
Very apropos! Hekate Sep 2018 #4
Pepe Le Pew Without the Personality Stallion Sep 2018 #7
Even skunks run away from CRUZ! MineralMan Sep 2018 #9
Before I saw the picture..... Nevilledog Sep 2018 #10
It's not really his flopsweat. MineralMan Sep 2018 #12
Ha! Nevilledog Sep 2018 #13

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
15. You like the way he just swats away her defenses and forces a kiss anyway?
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 06:44 PM
Sep 2018

Then that little glance toward the camera. I can't decide whether it's "I hope you didn't get that" or "See how little respect I have for women, even my own daughter?"

Nevilledog

(51,133 posts)
10. Before I saw the picture.....
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:38 PM
Sep 2018

.... My first thoughts were who holds the bulls and how do they get the shit in the little bottles?

MineralMan

(146,318 posts)
12. It's not really his flopsweat.
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:43 PM
Sep 2018

He has it all made up in China, labels and everything. Costs $2.37 cents per bottle in quantities of 1000 or more. Now, the new tariffs may raise his cost a bit, but he has plenty of margin to work with.

So, false advertising, but the Chinese are really good at duplicating fragrances, so perhaps he sent a flopsweat sample to be copied. I don't know. I don't have $75 to spare to check it out.

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