We’ve heard stories lately about people randomly receiving masks and seeds in the mail from China. Well, I received soap…
Hipster Soap Arrives At My Doorstep
A package arrived yesterday addressed to me. It included three bars of soap…that I did not order.
There was no return address on the envelope beyond the company’s address. Inside was a packing slip, but no card or invoice.
The soap was from Dr. Squatch, which appears to be a trendy brand of soap (though I had never heard of it). In addition to the three bars, there was a wooden stand to place them on. In looking online, this kit sells for $29.00.
This is not a paid advertisement. Trust me, I get offers for freebies all the time and turn most down, because I think it makes an unbiased review much more difficult.
But never soap. And this isn’t exactly travel-friendly either. None of my immediate friends or family members fessed up to sending this, so I figure I’d ask you…any reader care to step forward?
CONCLUSION
People often accuse me of writing stinking blog content but perhaps I just stink altogether? In any case, I do plan to use the soap. It smells good enough. But if this was an effort from Dr. Squatch to try to build a life-long customer, I’ve got bad news for them: I get more than enough free bar soap in hotel rooms to last me a lifetime!
Have you ever received an unsolicited box of soap in the mail with no explanation?
Take the hint.
@ Matthew — It seems that the sender got what they wanted — free advertising.
A woman goes into her bathroom and is shocked to find an elephant in her bathtub. She asks the elephant, “What are you doing in my bathtub?” The elephant responds, “No soap, radio!”
Didn’t know you were into surreal humor!
The adverts for this soap play on every single YouTube video I select and I don’t know why. I watched the whole thing once and got a chuckle but didn’t buy so maybe the algorithm thinks I’ll give in eventually. Every. single. video!
It’s phase two of the mystery seeds from China
I never got soap but I got a pair of mesh (!) tighty whities in the mail once. No one fessed up. So I framed them and put them up in my half-bath.
Count yourself lucky; I got a book, “The Male Menopause” in a Kris Kringle/Secret Santa.
I have been considering purchasing these… really Pine Tar…
I would love to know what you think 🙂
Used Pine Tar yesterday to be completely honest. Smells great and scrubs the skin really well due to the infused oats and charcoal. Bar can be a bit tricky to use without the gripper they sell though. Give it shot, a man’s man enjoys it – May not be for the travel agent type flying 200,000 miles by air yearly.. just kidding lol
Subbing to Dr. Squatch was one of the great subs Ive ever made! I get 2 bars of Bay Rum and 1 bar of Citrus IPA monthly, and shampoo/conditioner quarterly. Seriously just give it a shot. One month I gave a bar to a friend to try out and I ran out early. I had to use Irish Spring until my next shipment came in, and I felt like a peasant lmao
These days, so many strange thing happened… off topic, just like watching ABC News to learn that Jake Cefolia, United Airlines’ Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales has been missing for a week. I wish he is safe…
I’d hope that your address isn’t that easy to find.
@ Christian — You would be surprised. Just look yourself up on the internet. The free info available on you — like all your prior addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, roommates, neighbors, relatives, social media profiles, employment history, bankruptcies, judgments, etc.– may be quite shocking.
You’re right. I’ve taken steps to protect myself, but all sorts of info is out there to those who look hard.
I receive many random items almost every week. Which I have never ordered.
Is this an American thing? I don’t think you’d be able to just search online for someone’s mailing address in Australia.
Go for it! I’ll recommend Spearmint Basil, Pine Tar and Cool Aloe….
Happy Birthday Matthew!
Aha! Mystery solved.
Folks, it was a belated birthday gift from my good friend SD…
Seriously? You will use it? I would not touch it. It’s as sketchy as bulk hotel dispensers in the bathroom.
My husband orders this soap monthly and he loves it !!!
I also received a package with three dr.squatch soaps in it. Nobody I know has fessed up to the random gift and so I check to see what the internets has to say and I find this blog… I am a fan of Sasquatch (the Bigfoot) and my friend came up with the idea that maybe Sasquatch was a fan of me too. I’ll stick with that, so looks like Sasquatch is a fan of you too! Congrats!