Back-vertising Rears Its Ugly, Hairy Head

Another first in advertising from Vancouver's Rethink. This time it's for a North Vancouver waxing company called Parissa. I can only imagine the craigslist ad for this job: "Wanted: Hairy men to get half naked in public for cash. Must have high pain threshold." Ouch.

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