Bed Bath & Beyond - ridiculous gifts, laughable prices

 Got their flyer in the mail today, and I was laughing out loud at some
of the "gifts" they're selling (I'm rounding prices up on those ending
in .99):

wine chiller - $100 (I put mine in the fridge for free)
single-serve coffee brewer - $200 (my four-cup Mr. Coffee cost $14.99)
espresso maker - $230
knife set - $200
Aerogarden to grow herbs - $150
Proper Positioning bed pillow - $80
Braun shaver - $250 AFTER rebate

And finally, my favorite:  a "do-it-yourself electric BACK HAIR SHAVER
for $40!!!!

I can only think they had this printed before the economy went down
the drain.

--
"This is our moment. This is our time - to put our people back to work and open
doors of opportunity for our kids;
to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American
Dream and reaffirm that fundamental
truth - that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where
we are met with cynicism, and doubt,
and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed
that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can."          President-elect Barack Obama, November, 4, 2008
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Maybe they're trying to pick up the slack left by Sharper Image.

--
Bert Hyman    St. Paul, MN    bert@iphouse.com

 On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:16:26 -0500, Patricia Martin Steward


Some common stuff seems pretty high too.
I was just pricing maple cutting boards, and dough boards.
In fact I just got my wife a dough board and the thing cost 28 bucks,
38 with shipping.  Hers recently broke when she was tenderizing pork
chops.
Probably not too frugal.
But it guarantees she'll keep the pierogi coming.
That's a lot of value right there.

--Vic    

 
They have 20% off coupons all the time and you can use 5 at a time for
5 purchases.  They also have no expiration date even though one is
actually printed on the coupon.  The coupons can save you a nice bit
of change.

 wrote:

You notice higher prices and I'm seeing lower prices. Gas for under
$2.00 a gallon. Then I saw a commercial for  Chrysler, it had  Sebring
convertibles for around $9,000 and  PT Cruisers for less than $10,000.
Wish I had some money.