Get A $200 Bird Poo Facial

April 30, 2008

“Honey, think of how lucky we’re about to be! This normally costs $200!” Image from joeycrabb

It seems that there’s no limit to what people will submit themselves to if you try to pass it off as “luxury”– a New York spa is offering the $216 “geisha facial,” an hour-long journey into a magical land where it’s acceptable to smear feces on your face.

The salon, Shizuka, claims that geisha girls have been using bird poo to wash off their white makeup since the1700s, and that it has several redeeming qualities for your skin. This, and the two hundred dollar charge, come in spite of the fact that we’ve all been trained our entire lives to avoid contact with poo, and generally curse out loud when it strikes our automobiles.

The worst part of the story is that, like most things that are overpriced for no apparent reason, this will probably become phenomenally popular despite sounding like a bad bar bet at first: “I can get rich white women to rub bird poo on their face.” “I can charge five dollars for a cup of coffee.” “I can put tap water in bottles and sell it.” You get the idea.

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Written by Ben · Filed Under Offbeat News

Comments

6 Responses to “Get A $200 Bird Poo Facial”

Pathetic
Posted: Apr 30th, 2008 at 7:28 pm

this is the kind of story that makes me want to become a televangelist and just take people’s money

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Jenni
Posted: Jun 13th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
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Yippee! Now I can charge $200.00 for my chicken’s crap!

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Alli
Posted: Jun 13th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Does bird poo not cause histoplasmosis? my dad lost some sight in one of his eyes because of possible contact with bird poo. Not to mention, my uncle died from pulmonary fibrosis and they said bird poo can be a factor there, as well.

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POHS
Posted: Jun 13th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

POHS (Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome).
I have partial blurred/blind spot in one eye and
histo spots (not yet “leaking”) in the other eye
directly related to ocular histoplasmosis.
I would strongly recommend people should read up on Ocular Histoplasmosis to determine if they might have concerns with the “bird poo” treatment. And histoplasmosis can also be contributing factor in other health related issues, not something you want.

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