Goody Hair Baubles as Cable Ties in Short Supply?

[Jan McLaughlin]

Have had increasing difficulty finding my favored Goody baubles.

CVS offers them - 'twin beads' in beauty industry parlance - online,
here:

<http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=347155>

Free shipping with orders > $30.

Ordered two packages of the small baubles and 3 of the large, but 5
packages of the small size arrived. Guess they're out of the large
ones.

This company offers the large twin beads for sale:

<http://www.beautyofnewyork.com/shopping/product_view.php?
itemCode=LF7D230407KO1008>

Really prefer Goody products to the other brands out there.

Anybody finding these items elsewhere?

Jan

[Whitney Ince]

I buy mine at walmart just bought some the other day

[Marc]

May I ask what are you guys using these things for? I have a couple,
mainly to hold down the cable on when I use an uncabled boompole.
just curious why they would be purchased by the boxfull. Wondering
what creative use you might have figured out for these i might be
missing.

[Douglas Tourtelot]

Hollywood would be Walmart if we'd let them.

http://wakeupwalmart.com/facts/

D.

"Whitney Ince" <whitn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[Whitney Ince]

On Mar 30, 11:09 pm, "Douglas Tourtelot" <dtourte...@comcast.net>
wrote:

> Hollywood would be Walmart if we'd let them.
>
> http://wakeupwalmart.com/facts/
>
> D.
>

> "Whitney Ince" <whitneyi...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:ca709ba7-a6eb-4197...@13g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Mar 30, 9:14 pm, Jan McLaughlin <jannie....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Have had increasing difficulty finding my favored Goody baubles.
>
> >> CVS offers them - 'twin beads' in beauty industry parlance - online,
> >> here:
>
> >> <http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/detail?prodid=347155>
>
> >> Free shipping with orders > $30.
>
> >> Ordered two packages of the small baubles and 3 of the large, but 5
> >> packages of the small size arrived. Guess they're out of the large
> >> ones.
>
> >> This company offers the large twin beads for sale:
>
> >> <http://www.beautyofnewyork.com/shopping/product_view.php?
> >> itemCode=LF7D230407KO1008>
>
> >> Really prefer Goody products to the other brands out there.
>
> >> Anybody finding these items elsewhere?
>
> >> Jan
>
> > I buy mine at walmart just bought some the other day

i use them to keep cables wrapped, as strain relieve on break away
cable connections to the camera, keep my extra headphone cable out of
my way and a bunch of other things

[mos...@verizon.net]

I look for them every time I go into a drugstore. They are no longer
stocked in the NY Metro area.

I think they went the way of the "Clackers".

http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/clackersindex.shtml

[Jan McLaughlin]

Here are some photos to give you an idea of how I use 'em. As I eyed
the cart for photo ops, it seemed like the darned thing was held
together with baubles.

Like socks at the laundromat, they disappear one by one:

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/fauxpress/sets/72157604349141403/>

Thanks for the suggestion, Whitney. Avoid Walmart, which is why I
haven't seen them there.

Called Goody. They're coming out with new, more competitive product
lines and don't find much interest in the plain old twin beads any
longer. Yes, they may be going "The way of the Clacker."

The customer service rep is sending along the contact information for
their 'small sales' division. Glad to have it. Just in case
procurement gets more difficult.

Thanks for chiming in, MOS re: availability in the NY Metro area.
Thought I might be going crazy or blind.

Jan

[G. John Garrett, C.A.S]

Well, I use them to keep the hair out of my face, as anybody who knows me can
tell you...

John

[cmassey]

We have pictures of them holding cables in place...what about one of
John with his hair held in place????????????????

cleve

Who does not have enuf hair to need a Goody Bauble or any device of
that kind.

[G. John Garrett, C.A.S]

cmassey wrote:
> We have pictures of them holding cables in place...what about one of
> John with his hair held in place????????????????
>
> cleve

I don't think there are any surviving photos from the Plistocene Era...

jg

[Sergio Sanmiguel]

On Apr 2, 10:14 pm, "G. John Garrett, C.A.S"

You guys crack me up!

[eldos...@gmail.com]

Hey Jan,

Have you checked out Duane Reade? I regularly buy those same baubles
there, but it has been awhile...

Tim

[Holdtheroll]

I get mine from Target. It's the only place I can find them

Lenny

[Jan McLaughlin]

On Apr 12, 10:35 pm, Holdtheroll <holdther...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I get mine from Target. It's the only place I can find them
>
> Lenny

Here's a link to an image of the customer relations letter from Goody
stating their current box store distributors. Scunci has basically
taken over the hair accessories market and discontinued making their
far-inferior twin beads:

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/fauxpress/2400907872/sizes/o/>

Twin Trader - I don't know this store
Peytons - or this one either
CVS - they alway seem to be out of stock at the 3 CVS stores in my
'hood
Food Lion
Meijer - heard the name but none I know of locally
AAFES - AAFES?

Anyway, send me images of your baubles in action for Ms. McCorkle of
customer relations to forward to marketing. Perhaps we can make their
day with a few photos from interesting sets / uses.

Personally, I'm using this Goody thing as an excuse to take portraits
of sound geeks (with baubles):

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/fauxpress/sets/72157604349141403/>

Jan

[Ray M. Owen]

Jan

> AAFES - AAFES?

I can help you here.

That stands for Army & Air Force Exchange Service.

Essentially, it is system that supplies a BX (Base Exchange) or PX
(Post Exchange) on a military base. Think of them as the corner
store. So, if you know someone in the military, that is where they
shop.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Ray

[Jay Rose]

On 2008-04-13 04:28:17 -0400, Jan McLaughlin <janni...@gmail.com> said:

> Anyway, send me images of your baubles in action for Ms. McCorkle of
> customer relations to forward to marketing. Perhaps we can make their
> day with a few photos from interesting sets / uses.

http://www.dplay.com/goody

--
Jay Rose CAS
tutorials and other sound goodies at dplay.com
email is "jay@" plus the dot-com in the previous line.

[Jan McLaughlin]

On Apr 13, 12:24 pm, Jay Rose <see_sigf...@nowhere.com> wrote:

> On 2008-04-13 04:28:17 -0400, Jan McLaughlin <jannie....@gmail.com> said:
>
> > Anyway, send me images of your baubles in action for Ms. McCorkle of
> > customer relations to forward to marketing. Perhaps we can make their
> > day with a few photos from interesting sets / uses.
>
> http://www.dplay.com/goody
>
> --
> Jay Rose CAS
> tutorials and other sound goodies at dplay.com
> email is "jay@" plus the dot-com in the previous line.

Hey, Jay,

Do you mind if I take a screenshot of that page then link to it from
Flickr for Ms. McCorkle @ Goody? I think this is going to make
someone's day over there...esp. if we give 'em images like yours -
from a book - and from some cool locations :)

Thanks! At the very least, you made MY day.

Jan

[Jay Rose]

On 2008-04-13 20:54:40 -0400, Jan McLaughlin <janni...@gmail.com> said:

[re: http://www.dplay.com/goody]

> Do you mind if I take a screenshot of that page then link to it from
> Flickr for Ms. McCorkle @ Goody? I think this is going to make
> someone's day over there...esp. if we give 'em images like yours -
> from a book - and from some cool locations :)

I don't really mind, but would prefer if you just send her the link to
my site... that's why I put up the page yesterday. If you're or she are
going to distribute, include my copyright notices.

Jay

[b...@soundcan.com]

I posted this on a similar thread a week ago - but it may be worth a
reminder here....

I find the hair baubles too lightweight and not as practical as
'toggle bungee straps' which are more heavy duty.
These are excellent for securing cables,strapping a Tx to a boompole,
or anywhere where the bauble would be too flimsy.
These can be sourced in the UK from Tent supply companies,and my local
store actually makes them up to the size I like,while I wait, for as
little as about 30 cents each.I would guess that they should be
available from camping stores in the States

For an idea of what these look like

http://www.marquee-sales.com/more_details.asp?MainCat=GalaTentMarquee...

or this is one of mine http://www.flickr.com/photos/25512588@N02/2403140981/

Mutt n' Jeff

[Jan McLaughlin]

On Apr 14, 11:30 am, Jay Rose <see_sigf...@nowhere.com> wrote:

No problem, Mr. Rose.

Just so it's clear, the point of taking the screenshot at all is to
collect images toward making a short slideshow of said images
featuring this unsung hero of film and television. The link at the
Flickr page would lead to the URL you specify and include supporting
copyright text. Should enough images from various sound geeks arrive
to make a slideshow worth while, the credits would similarly show you
and anyone else who plays as contributors.

Best,
Jan

[Jan McLaughlin]

You know, I bought some of these years ago and couldn't find a single
practical application for them, though I tried. The customization you
mention makes it infinitely more likely that they would find a place
in the cart workflow. Will drag them out for this next show and see
what they can do for us.

Cool.

Jan