After being inspired by Mohayana's bright gifting ideas I landed up at the Lush store at the mall with the plan of picking a gift for a friend who was getting married. Marriages in the friend circle are often trying times. Mom goes into some why aren't you getting married obsession and secretly harbors thoughts regarding exactly which way I swing. Once I'm done with fielding all her questions and convincing her that despite being straight as can be I still don't want to tie the knot so her grand children plans will have to be put on hold. On an aside I once pointed out that in the 21st century it isn't exactly necessary to be married to have children and got two weeks of nag-free time.
But a close friend's marriage can often be a trying time. Apart from the sudden change of heart they get towards sexist jokes, leching on the streets, random women, alcohol etc there's the huge immediate issue of gifts. Which is what this is all about.
Lush seems to be an ideal place to pick up stuff for friends who are close enough to accept a rather cheeky gift without either blushing to the point of bursting or wanting to kill you instead. So I have in my possession assorted items with chocolate including a massage bar, shower gel, soap, lip balm and just plain cocoa butter. We know what chocolate can do. They made an entire movie out of it. Other options included underwear dusting powders but I actually like the guy getting married.
The only problem with the store is the smell. Some would say aroma, I'm sticking to smell. It's appalling. Even cookie man is better. The other problem is the way the stuff looks. Charcoal bricks, alien slime, stuff out of horror movies and stuff that despite the vegan tagging looks like it's about to eat you. Of course if you're really unlucky one of the saleswomen will grab your hand and demonstrate how their glitter bar works and leave you disfigured for life.
Expensive as it is, Lush is a good gift buying joint. That's the bottom line.
The other bottom line is the joy of seeing a man-behind-the-counter's face when you ask for 5 packs for condoms of various types and then ask him to gift wrap it...
Need to ask the man to open his gifts in private. Wish him luck.
But a close friend's marriage can often be a trying time. Apart from the sudden change of heart they get towards sexist jokes, leching on the streets, random women, alcohol etc there's the huge immediate issue of gifts. Which is what this is all about.
Lush seems to be an ideal place to pick up stuff for friends who are close enough to accept a rather cheeky gift without either blushing to the point of bursting or wanting to kill you instead. So I have in my possession assorted items with chocolate including a massage bar, shower gel, soap, lip balm and just plain cocoa butter. We know what chocolate can do. They made an entire movie out of it. Other options included underwear dusting powders but I actually like the guy getting married.
The only problem with the store is the smell. Some would say aroma, I'm sticking to smell. It's appalling. Even cookie man is better. The other problem is the way the stuff looks. Charcoal bricks, alien slime, stuff out of horror movies and stuff that despite the vegan tagging looks like it's about to eat you. Of course if you're really unlucky one of the saleswomen will grab your hand and demonstrate how their glitter bar works and leave you disfigured for life.
Expensive as it is, Lush is a good gift buying joint. That's the bottom line.
The other bottom line is the joy of seeing a man-behind-the-counter's face when you ask for 5 packs for condoms of various types and then ask him to gift wrap it...
Need to ask the man to open his gifts in private. Wish him luck.
