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Saturday, October 3, 2026

Bath & Body Works New Lotion Demo Sales Tactic

I have been reading some conversations on Reddit regarding Bath and Body Works bringing back the old hand massage demo with Body Lotion.

I was not seeing much stated as this is being a positive experience for both sales associates and customers.

My thoughts, not asked for or wanted I am sure, but are these:

If I want to try a product, I will use a tester.

Don't look for me doing that anytime soon with some of the behaviors I have seen in stores -- and how the testers are used --- never mind having a stranger touching my hand to try to fulfill their companies newest uncomfortable task pushed on them.

Having an autoimmune condition, I am not wearing a mask in stores during Flu, Cov d, RSV, Common Cold, Measles, and every other airborne germ floating around seasonally --- looking to "Make My Day" for no reason. I don't like germs, and they, just love me.

I don't have a kabillion hand sanitizers for the sticker label. Well, ok, I do but that is beside the point.

Aside from the obvious I don't know where your hands have been, I don't want that kind of interaction as a store's sales strategy. Others may like it. I don't.

Many years ago, it was happening at cash wrap in my store and when I went to pay, the cashier grabbed my hand and applied a squirt of lotion on it to show me how great it smelled and how soft it would make my hands. Teddy was made to do it as part of his job. The scent was great, but I could have tried it myself.

After all we have seen, heard, learned, relearned, believed and disbelieved over the past years, I don't want to be demoed on while shopping. Simple.

And associates should not be made to do it either.

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Friday, October 2, 2026

Bath & Body Works Fall 3 Holiday Preview Wallflowers In Store

Bath & Body Works New & Trending WEEKLY WONDERS Associate Gift Picks Display Fall 3

There is a New Display up in my store showing WEEKLY WONDERS Associate Gift Picks.

For the next 12 weeks, Associates are going to choose what they think are great Holiday gifts and those items will be highlighted. Not any big sale on them, just showing them on the marketing.

Bath & Body Works Making My Lists & Checking Them Twice --- Santa Taught Me That!

Today' s 50% Off Store Sale (updated from the original 40% off). I went in to pick up my one hand soap BOPIS order and ended up buying MORE!

Sale is all weekend - 10/2, 10/3. 10/4.

Monday's Sale 10/5 - Fall / Halloween moves to 75% off. Candles move to 60% off. People were already buying them up in my store at 50% off! I did buy the Halloween and other lip gloss I wanted yesterday that would not go through on BOPIS for the $4 sale, today, at 50% off.

There is a New Display up in my store showing WEEKLY WONDERS Associate Gift Picks. For the next 12 weeks, Associates are going to choose what they think are great Holiday gifts and those items will be highlighted. Not any big sale on them, just showing them on the marketing.

This week was the Essentials Collection items. Since they happened to be excluded from Rewards, and the entire store was on sale and they were included, I did grab the Vanilla Satin body wash to try. This bottle reminds me of the Philosophy Brand products. The Body Lotion marble effect bottle reminds me of a Soft Soap Bottle. ha ha. ADD ON EDIT: I tried the body wash, and it dried out my skin noticeably. I did not buy the body lotion to follow up after the shower and while the fragrance is nice, it is not a repurchase for me.

When I got home, I learned there is a --- finally I must add --- Black Friday Tote Bag coming and this year we (could) seems to be set already, but I will say COULD see it be a Tote Bag we can fill with the forms offered, in the scents we WANT, for the pricing given. Finally. After years of missing out on BF Totes because I didn't want the scents that they chose (most times because I bought them when they released and didn't need more, or I didn't like them ---Finally, we get to Fill a Bag!

It seems like it is like that concept we had where they had a Christmas Gift Bag (blue with the cookie motifs on it) and we could add a Soap, Fine Fragrance Mist, and a Candle for $19.95 that included the bag! GIFT GIVING MADE EASY! What this year's BF Bag cost remains to be seen.

Speaking of Costs, I think we could see the Candle Day Candles come in at $9.95. No one told me that, heavens -- we are many many weeks away from that being known but it is a guess...feeling...manifestation. ha ha. There is a Gold maybe candle stand offer coming with that day's sales.

I am mentioning so much, I know, but we need to plan --- there is a bunch of things coming with less than 12 weeks to figure out the who we are gifting to, the what they are getting, how much we can afford on gifts this year (Geesh food alone is breaking all budgets right?) and finally, what we want for ourselves. There is no need to overspend, overbuy, and rack the charge cards up to the max, if we plan everything out.

My shopping leads to more gifting than gift card(ing) so knowing we could see an ADVENT CALENDER, (everyone is doing those this year, Whish on QVC, Harry Slatkin from Slatkin and Co. just offered some --- a Candy Cane filled with minis --- Fragrance Mini Sampler (el maybe) -- More Blind Bags (great stocking stuffers!!! --- Gingerbread House Cosmetic Bag (My gift to me, from me, and one for another person --- OE Fragrance Exclusive...the list is endless.

Again, no influencer here, I am a shopper (way tooo much) of the same brand that you love, and I am making some notes on what we could see come as soon as the ball ---- Christmas Ball, drops and our favorite store Magically turns into a gifting haven. I hope you find something fun to treat yourself...and others.

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