My mom loves Bed Bath & Beyond! Anything the average person doesn't need in their lives, she's all about. Show her some sort of new combo product that can clean your floors and water the flowers, that's a huge win in her book. Even though she doesn't have flowers, she would buy this imaginary product just in case she did have flowers... hell, she'd buy the product, then go buy some flowers to go with it?
Call me old fashioned, but I don't find the need for touch-less soap dispensers outside of public restrooms and toasters that have a sole purpose of cooking hot dogs. That doesn't mean you won't catch me lurking around Towne Centre in search of this "Tripple B". Any time I take a trip, I have to stop in for the travel section. Not the books about dining on $20 a day in Paris or the luggage tags shaped like flamingos, I'm talking about the travel sized toiletries section... that's right.
For the record, most BB&B stores don't have this bountiful wall of tiny products so don't think I'm crazy if your local venue doesn't indulge. Fortunately for this location, there's an entire wall covered with bins full of miniaturized versions of the products you know and love so well. We've all been there, you stop into Wal-Mart the night before your trip only to find a half used mini Speed Stick and a travel size Crest tooth paste. Well, what if Speed Stick gives you a rash and you prefer a very particular baking soda based tooth paste? Bed Bath & Beyond actually has a small version of that tooth paste and a selection of deodorants that a self respecting adult would be happy to caress his underarms with.
Now this is where you chime in to let me know that buying travel sized stuff goes against my previous statement of being more practical with my buying decisions, but sometimes convenience trumps value. And for that matter, quit passing judgement on my penchant for travel sized wet wipes and take a hard long look in your hotel mirror. You know what you'll find? A grown man on vacation whose underarms smell like that of an adolescent male who just bought his first stick of deodorant because the gym teacher at school said it was "that time". read more