Bed Bath & Beyond

I have been going to Bed Bath & Beyond for years. Not only is it close, but it seemed like my children got gift cards from their for high school graduation and it also seems like they are a perennial favorite for wedding registries, too. If you buy from their registry, they will give you free boxes and wrapping paper. Besides proximity, I like that they send out coupons quite frequently which get stashed for future purchases. Not sure if you all know it, but their coupons don’t expire even though they say they do. Found out this tip years ago. BB & B got smart though so in the past few years instead of sending out their frequent 20% off, they now send off a coupon for 20% up to a certain date (usually a month out) and then only 10% after that. The other usual coupon is $ 5 off of $ 15. The other thing I look for are their table linens that go on clearance every so often. Two negatives are that I feel like I have to go searching for a sales associate when I need to find something or have a question and their prices seem to be higher than average.

Does anybody else mistakenly call this Bed, Bath & Bodyworks & Beyond? I mix up the two often.
I have been here many times and have only bought something from here once, and that’s because it was a part of someone else’s registry, which must comprise 90% of the business here. I bought some overpriced knives, figuring if the marriage ended their could at least be some fireworks, severed limbs, etc.
I think women shop here more often maybe. They seem to have a lot of «beyond» category type stuff. That is to say, kind of needless items. A lot of the items are covered in the countless department stores at the mall and Targets and Walmarts, etc.

The good: they have pretty much anything for your home under one roof. From drapes to pillows to dishes, it’s here. It can be tempting to aimlessly walk through the store and purchase random homegoods. Their return policy is very friendly to the consumer as well. Their coupons are probably in your mailbox right now. Use them for decent savings.
The occasional bad: boring, garden variety, vanilla styling for most items. If you are looking for contemporary styles, they are in somewhat short supply. I was looking for a bright blue towel and they didn’t have one. I thought that was strange since its such a common color. Oh well. At least the cashier was friendly and sympathized with me about it.
The prices can occasionally be a little high, but you are foolish if you don’t have at least a few of the 20% coupons. BTW, I believe they accept expired coupons.
Overall, a decent store for most items and while some of the styles are a little bland, you’ll probably find something that will at least be palatable for the present moment (or for your friend’s registry, ha!).

It’s weird reviewing a Bed, Bath & Beyond. All I can say if they have lots of stuff and if one is looking for stuff they are likely to find it at BBB.
Prices, especially Clearance prices, are very enticing. I’m not convinced they, the prices, are really all that great.
Convenience adds a lot to the allure. Certainly, once one in the store lots of things catch one’s eye.
I’m guilty. I am ‘one’. I’ve purchased plenty to BBB and on many occasions I’ve purchased more than I planned.
It’s an okay store. Their selection is good. It would be hard to find all the stuff BBB carries online so in an interesting twist, it’s actually easier to shop in the store than to look for stuff online.

Okay, we’ve all received their 20% off coupon in the mail and, if you’re anything like me, it goes directly into the recycle bin. I was devoted to Linens ‘N Things and, quite frankly, I’m still bummed that they’ve closed up shop.
However, I was in desperate need of a new shower curtain liner and so Bed Bath & Beyond it is. I chose from one of the several 20% off coupons we’ve accumulated (seriously, I had about three floating around) and made my way to their Tri-​County location. I detest Tri-​County but was heading in that direction for a stop at the Sears Auto Center anyway.
The store is huge. It is, literally, a big box (like the stores everyone loves to hate). Thank goodness I’m familiar with the store or I could’ve wandered that place for hours, lost in a sea of «As Seen on TV» products before discovering their shower accoutrements.
Like a good little retailer, all of their expensive shower curtains, rods and what-​have-​yous are in plain sight while the other more budget-​friendly stuff is tucked away in little nooks. Locating just the little nook I needed, I stared dumbly at the selection (okay, are all the shower curtain liner grommets rust-​resistant grommets but one manufacturer is wise enough to advertise the fact? Vinyl or EVA liner? Which shower rod is least likely to rust, chrome or brushed nickel?) before a lady breezed by and asked if I had found everything I need. Unfortunately, I had found more than anyone could possibly need but I answered with a polite «yes, thank you» and she was gone.
I took the liner and rod to the check-​out, presented my coupon to the associate and proceeded to receive a riveting spiel about their «Products O’ the Day.» If I knew it was gonna be that kind of party I wouldn’t have thought twice about involving the other sales associate in my shower curtain and rod dilemma. But again, I politely declined, paid for my purchases ($ 30 for the brushed nickel shower rod and EVA curtain liner) and left, relieved my time at Bed Bath & Beyond was over… for now.