Quince

Pottery Barn Kids

Crate & Barrel
Pottery Barn
Garnet Hill
Target
Schoolhouse

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really miss Bed Bath & Beyond, it was great for this stuff. I go to Target and Walmart for these things now.

And for PP, it's not about politics, it's about Amazon basically destroying brick & mortar retail over the past 10 years. All the stores you loved that have gone out of business? That's because of Amazon.

Someday someone will have to explain to me why brick and mortar retail was worth having. I don’t understand why a brick and mortar retail store and a warehouse are different. It’s still just how stuff gets from a factory to you.

It's a big waste of resources to order 15 shower curtains before you find one that you like. In the days of BBB, you could go into the store, look at 15, pick the one that had the texture/colors/fabric you were looking for instead of relying on photoshopped pictures and a description of a product that does not actually exist. Sure, it might take an hour to get to the store, pick the product, pay for it, and come home, but it also takes a long time to open up 15 boxes, open every package, look at it, then package up the ones you don't want and return them to UPS.

But everything in bed bath and beyond was garbage. Just like if you went to Target now to buy curtains or something.

You might be too young to remember when Bed Bath & Beyond was fabulous. They used to have a pretty carefully selected inventory, and for every product there was a good, better and best option. I’ll never forget how liberating it was when one opened in Chelsea back when I was a young adult in NYC. Finally you could get things like nice but affordable picture frames, a pretty soap dish, a quality scrub brush from Germany, etc. without having to go to 10 stores, pay insane UES prices or settle for dollar store level of quality.

Before it became a tacky discount warehouse of candy and nasty smelling candles, BB&B held the perfect niche between K-mart/Target and fancy department stores. RIP, BB&B.

Etsy!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really miss Bed Bath & Beyond, it was great for this stuff. I go to Target and Walmart for these things now.

And for PP, it's not about politics, it's about Amazon basically destroying brick & mortar retail over the past 10 years. All the stores you loved that have gone out of business? That's because of Amazon.

Someday someone will have to explain to me why brick and mortar retail was worth having. I don’t understand why a brick and mortar retail store and a warehouse are different. It’s still just how stuff gets from a factory to you.

It's a big waste of resources to order 15 shower curtains before you find one that you like. In the days of BBB, you could go into the store, look at 15, pick the one that had the texture/colors/fabric you were looking for instead of relying on photoshopped pictures and a description of a product that does not actually exist. Sure, it might take an hour to get to the store, pick the product, pay for it, and come home, but it also takes a long time to open up 15 boxes, open every package, look at it, then package up the ones you don't want and return them to UPS.

But everything in bed bath and beyond was garbage. Just like if you went to Target now to buy curtains or something.

Lidl

Marshalls

I got a fun polka dotted one in bright colors at Rodman’s, of all places, a while
Back.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really miss Bed Bath & Beyond, it was great for this stuff. I go to Target and Walmart for these things now.

And for PP, it's not about politics, it's about Amazon basically destroying brick & mortar retail over the past 10 years. All the stores you loved that have gone out of business? That's because of Amazon.

Someday someone will have to explain to me why brick and mortar retail was worth having. I don’t understand why a brick and mortar retail store and a warehouse are different. It’s still just how stuff gets from a factory to you.

It's a big waste of resources to order 15 shower curtains before you find one that you like. In the days of BBB, you could go into the store, look at 15, pick the one that had the texture/colors/fabric you were looking for instead of relying on photoshopped pictures and a description of a product that does not actually exist. Sure, it might take an hour to get to the store, pick the product, pay for it, and come home, but it also takes a long time to open up 15 boxes, open every package, look at it, then package up the ones you don't want and return them to UPS.

I am obsessed with The Citizenry:

https://www.the-citizenry.com/collections/the-spring-event-bath

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really miss Bed Bath & Beyond, it was great for this stuff. I go to Target and Walmart for these things now.

And for PP, it's not about politics, it's about Amazon basically destroying brick & mortar retail over the past 10 years. All the stores you loved that have gone out of business? That's because of Amazon.

Someday someone will have to explain to me why brick and mortar retail was worth having. I don’t understand why a brick and mortar retail store and a warehouse are different. It’s still just how stuff gets from a factory to you.

NP but for most things that aren’t daily or weekly purchases it’s better to touch and feel it to make sure you’re getting what you need and want.

Proof: I needed to replace a great waffle-textured shower curtain purchased at Bed Bath & Beyond 20 years ago. I have tried to replace it 6 times now via Amazon. Every single supposedly waffle-textured shower curtain is totally flat and smooth with a shiny thread woven in to give the appearance of actual waffle texture in photos.

I’m tired of being swindled by Amazon fakery.

Here. E-commerce doesn’t mean you are limited to Amazon. Amazon isn’t perfect for everything.

https://www.westelm.com/products/plush-waffle-shower-curtain-b3925/

https://www.parachutehome.com/products/waffle-shower-curtain

https://www.coyuchi.com/products/organic-waffle-shower-curtain

Target - In addition to their linen dept, be sure to look at their designers separate departments (Magnolia and Studio McGee) that will also have shower curtains.

Another thought would be Anthropology.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really miss Bed Bath & Beyond, it was great for this stuff. I go to Target and Walmart for these things now.

And for PP, it's not about politics, it's about Amazon basically destroying brick & mortar retail over the past 10 years. All the stores you loved that have gone out of business? That's because of Amazon.

Someday someone will have to explain to me why brick and mortar retail was worth having. I don’t understand why a brick and mortar retail store and a warehouse are different. It’s still just how stuff gets from a factory to you.

NP but for most things that aren’t daily or weekly purchases it’s better to touch and feel it to make sure you’re getting what you need and want.

Proof: I needed to replace a great waffle-textured shower curtain purchased at Bed Bath & Beyond 20 years ago. I have tried to replace it 6 times now via Amazon. Every single supposedly waffle-textured shower curtain is totally flat and smooth with a shiny thread woven in to give the appearance of actual waffle texture in photos.

I’m tired of being swindled by Amazon fakery.

Most stores order from Amazon now.