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30 Brutally Honest Innovations

From Mean Greeting Cards to Brutally Honest Food Packaging

— April 26, 2009 — Pop Culture
Some things just can't be sugarcoated, and perhaps they shouldn't be. These brutally honest innovations don't pull any punches in delivering their scathing one-two message.

From drug-induced makeovers and portraits of crack addicts to intentionally ugly frozen pizza and brutally honest food packaging, some of these brutally honest innovations aren't exactly pleasant to view.

Others, however, such as Mean Cards, Grating Cards and e-cards aimed at annoying people, are absolutely hilarious. Click through the cluster below to check out these and more brutally honest innovations.
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STD eCards
STD eCards
Using E-Mail to Break Bad News
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Brutally Honest Food Packaging
Brutally Honest Food Packaging
Odies Pure Fat Chocolate
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Cuss Cards
Cuss Cards
Expand Your Swearing to 7 Languages
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Overly Realistic Showhomes
Overly Realistic Showhomes
Messy Teenage Bedrooms to Market Real Easte In a More Honest Way
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Silencing People Politely
Silencing People Politely
Stop Talking Cards
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Green Meets Mean
Green Meets Mean
Environmental Handbag Mocks Fashionistas
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Stupid Bags
Stupid Bags
Greeting Cards For Wine Bottles
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Honesty Stamps
Honesty Stamps
Express Your True Feelings Using These Rubber Stamps
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Inclusive Dating Site
Inclusive Dating Site
Club462 Members Share About STDs, Sexual Orientation
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Mean Munchies
Mean Munchies
Cheeky Designer Cookies
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Grating Cards
Grating Cards
When You Can't Say Something Nice
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Cheeky Bean Bags
Cheeky Bean Bags
Meanbags The Low Tech SMS?
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Spoof Black Friday Ads
Spoof Black Friday Ads
Contest Pokes Fun at Economy
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Brutally Honest Cards
Brutally Honest Cards
No More Sugar-Coating
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Subversive Cross Stitch
Subversive Cross Stitch
Sewing Gets Rude
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Lay Off Greetings
Lay Off Greetings
RIP Job Cards Offer Condolences For Those Getting Sacked
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Morbid Dating Services
Morbid Dating Services
Till-Death-Do-Us-Part.com is for Terminally Ill Singles
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Aromotherapy Interventions
Aromotherapy Interventions
Brutally Honest Scented Candles
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Insult Handout Cards
Insult Handout Cards
Unmentionables by Shinebox Print
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Ugly Pizza
Ugly Pizza
Difficult Branding?
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Brutally Blunt Notecards
Brutally Blunt Notecards
Douche Cards Say What You Really Mean
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Plastic Surgery Get Well Cards
Plastic Surgery Get Well Cards
Life Me Up
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Brutally Honest Bedding
Brutally Honest Bedding
The ‘Everyone I've Slept With' Pillowcase
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Snarky Greeting Cards
Snarky Greeting Cards
Zeichen Press Tart Messages
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E-Cards for Annoying People
E-Cards for Annoying People
'Callout Cards' From That's Not Cool Are Perfect for Textual Abus
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Drug Induced Makeovers
Drug Induced Makeovers
Celeb Zombies Made from Methamphetamines
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Mean Cards
Mean Cards
Greeting Cards Without Sugar Coating by Julianna Holowka
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Comparative Valentine's Day Cards
Comparative Valentine's Day Cards
Personalized ‘I Love You More Than' Cards
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Portraits of Crack Addicts
Portraits of Crack Addicts
USER by Tony Fouhse Finds Compassion for the Fallen
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Comedic Cake Toppers
Comedic Cake Toppers
The Sugar Coated Truth about Modern Wedding Cakes
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