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Jules Pieri — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:56 -0000

Fred (and the other guys looking for a better shower/shaving product) Check out this product from a young Bay Area company: http://www.dailygrommet.com... LMK if you want a sample...the founder gave me some to give to journalists etc. You are kinda acting like one with this post.

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fredwilson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:33:11 -0000

An 8oz will last a month or more. Probably two months for just one person

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$436769 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:55 -0000

too rich for my blood at $24 for 8oz to start :(

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fredwilson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:36:27 -0000

I was using it and thought 'this is great stuff, I should tell the world (or at least my world)"

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jer979 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:05:15 -0000

I still want to understand the underlying motivation... ;-)

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fredwilson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:29:11 -0000

I'm going to do this more often. Maybe as often as once a week. And the link to the 'in the raw' store got something like 200 clicks so far. That's not bad!

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Steve Kane — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:45:54 -0000

plastic is eminently recyclable (i personally ran a business that recycled plastics) and it is also completely biodegradable. if it is more "environmentally costly" (?) it is because plastic is a petroleum byproduct.

though i have never seen a study comparing the manufacturing and delivery and reclaiming costs of plastic vs glass, i highly recommend this: http://bit.ly/16XeaT

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jer979 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:12:27 -0000

As a student of "raving fans," I wonder...what motivated you to share this particular product experience with your readers? I'm not saying it's not valuable, but it's clearly outside of your genre.

Plus, as a marketer with a client in the organic, paraben-free cosmetics/hygiene world, someone like you certainly doesn't fall into the typical realm of "influencer" for this vertical. (I'm skeptical of the influencers and focus more on friend->friend WOM, but that's another story).

Either way, there was SOMETHING about this product experience that made you say "I want to share this with my network, regardless of how connected it is to my normal topic" and that something was different than the thousands of other products that you use daily/weekly, etc.

Just interesting to think about.

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fredwilson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:29:19 -0000

Glad to hear you like it

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Edwin Khodabakchian — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:39:39 -0000

Elisa saw the recommendation on Gotham Gal's blog last year and decided to give it a try. Conclusion: it is great. Pricey but worth it.

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sonicgleek — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:16:03 -0000

this is the kind of affinity marketing people (like you) might one day want to allow in their email sig files. siginity will endeavor to make that possible and easy. a few details are at http://sonicgleek.com

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fredwilson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:16:12 -0000

Thanks. Btw - I had no idea how much this stuff costs when I wrote the post. The gotham gal does the shopping in our family. I just know that I love this product

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fredwilson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:13:12 -0000

I think this blog could use some 'commercials' but they should be for products I really love. Look for more in the future

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fredwilson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:22:18 -0000

I'll make sure she sees this comment shana

I don't know why I like highly scented body wash. But I do

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fredwilson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:19:22 -0000

If I could find enough products to promote, I'd do it more regualrly

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fredwilson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:18:11 -0000

Thanks. I'll check them out

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Tereza — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:11:30 -0000

Best post ever! Will pass the tip onto my metrosexual husband.

My experience in the personal care sector shows tremendous untapped conversations among men on their looks. Ply 'em with a few beers, ask a question, and they can't stop talking.

Men are the fastest growing segment in the personal care/vanity (a $60b+ industry). P&G and the other 'big boys' in personal care know it and are investing heavily. Anyone here noticed Gillette's new products and campaigning around men's hair removal? Hysterical.

See: "Manscaping Goes Mainstream": http://lookingood.com/2009/.... (...And in full disclosure this IS a plug -- one of a number of projects i've been involved in recently)

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Keenan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:44:07 -0000

1) BigE and I shy away from paying 32 bucks for soap, but she will buy it as a luxury once in while. I sent the post to her and we're going to try it for the summer. I'll let you know.

2) What I liked most about this post is it just gave 1000's of bloggers a license not to take themselves and their blogs so seriously and permission to let loose. You made a statement to your readers that you can be a great blogger and not be 100% on topic all the time. This is a good thing. Blogs are as much personal as they are informational.

Well done Fred.

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Robert Levin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:04:13 -0000

OK, I'll bite. Why now? Did something occur in the body wash arena that made you finally get around to posting this?

I am pro body wash, by the way, and don't mind the non-paid endorsement, but I am always curious about how things come into peoples consciousness.

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Dhru Purohit — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:29:26 -0000

Raw. Love it. Thanks Fred.

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ShanaC — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:26:24 -0000

My secret female colleagues tell me similar items appear on Etsy. Takes some searching to find what you want.

Lush also maintains eternal popularity- and I think they have an organic line...

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ShanaC — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:02:25 -0000

I may not be a huge fan of bodywash or scented soaps (I prefer unscented so that when I wear perfume it doesn't clash)-

But I got to say- I keep the Gotham Gal in my feed. I admire her style, taste, and modern sense of ethic (including Jewish Ethic). If I could turn into something similar to her one day- I would be very happy with myself. And she has awesome recipes...

And I would love to see her secret notes that every woman has about maintaining her life- like how she found and tracked down the bodywash in the first place....

Though I have to ask (as a total aside)-what is with men liking highly scented bodhywash?

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Jeremy Luebke — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:38:37 -0000

Testing twitter integration

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Jeremy Luebke — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:33:31 -0000

Testing facebook connect

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Vladimir Vukicevic — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:59:19 -0000

I like the break from tech/web from time to time. It's good for the mind.