As horrific as these mobile “I Love Cancer” ashtrays are, they do fulfill one purpose extremely well: Encourage people to quit smoking.
I mean, if you did have the guts to carry one of these ashtrays around, you would create so much havoc and upset every time you lit up that you would probably die with embarrassment before you developed lung cancer.
Anyway, this is not an attractive ashtray, but sometimes life isn’t attractive, and the fact is that people who smoke are in serious danger of developing cancerous diseases and endangering passive smokers with their fumes. So sorry to bring you the hard truth, smokers. You know it is bad. And these badass ashtrays would remind you of that knowledge, which is why I am posting them.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Brutally Honest Messaging
- Products using harsh and provocative messaging to confront individuals about their unhealthy habits.
- Shocking Visual Aids
- Tools using gruesome or disturbing visuals to discourage certain behaviors.
- Guilt-inducing Products
- Products designed to elicit feelings of shame or guilt as a way to encourage behavior change.
Sectors Adopting This
- Public Health
- Opportunity for public health campaigns and organizations to use this approach to combat smoking and other unhealthy behaviors.
- Marketing and Advertising
- Opportunity for marketers and advertisers to use this approach to drive behavior change for their clients and promote cause marketing campaigns.
- Design and Manufacturing
- Opportunity for designers and manufacturers to create similar products that use provocative messaging for a variety of social and environmental issues.
