Tuesday, May 14, 2013

What's In Your Baggie?

We all have our morning/evening rituals that we do in the bathroom before we head out. From face washing, to lather, rinse, repeat, lather, rinse, repeat, it's the comfort of these things that allow us to feel fresh, radiant, and willing to take on the challenges of life. But what happens when all these things that come together to complete your ritual aren't available? Like when you are traveling? Do you take mini one's of everything? Do you buy it all when you get there? Do you ship it to yourself?

We asked a few of our customers, who were traveling for reasons ranging from work to moving, what they packed in their baggies (we refer to baggies as what the TSA tells us is acceptable to carry our products in).

MOST COMMON
The most common things we found people packed was shampoo and deodorant/antiperspirant. Most hotels don't provide deodorant/antiperspirant (some will upon request). And the shampoo and conditioner that are offered while will do the job, did not meet the standards of most of our travelers, so they opted to take their own.

MOST UNCOMMON
The most uncommon items we found packed by those we talked with were hair spray/hair gel and facial cleanser.

"We're going to Florida for a week and I plan on being on the beach for 90% of the time. I am not really worried about what my hair is doing but more about how my tan looks." Deb, one of our travelers, said.

The volume of the baggies we got to look at varied from barely anything inside to barely able to close. It didn't seem to matter how long our travelers were going to be gone for, it seemed more about that routine, that ritual, that was done each day before venturing out. Those will full baggies seemed to be more attached to that ritual that those with less filled.

So, what do you take in your baggie?