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okay, just got more info. I spoke with the store manager at a 7th location in NJ. She told me that corporate sends a list of "Discontinued Items" out to all of its stores before the semi-annual Bath and Body Works sales, held each Jaunary and July. The lists include the names of any products which have been, or are being "discontinued" and include detailed instructions to the store managers regarding how to display them, the discounts to be applied to them, etc. This manager told me that the C.O. Bigelow Shaving cream was NOT on the list, which she received for the semi-annual sale back in January. Yet our friend from MS informs us that his store has ALREADY pulled the C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream from its shelves, since it informed him that the line has ALREADY been discontinued at that location. So, that leads me to believe that some high volume locations will continue to carry it, while other locations (predominantly in the southeast and midwest, where "REAL" MEN would never be caught purchasing items in a Bath and Body Works, unless it was for their lil' lady) have already phased it out.
Regardless, she told me to check back in mid to late May. She said that if the C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream isn't on the list of discontinued/"to be discontinued" items which she receives in anticipation of the June "semi-annual" sale, then it definitely isn't going to be discontinued this year. Just some food for thought gents. I will contact corporate with this info. and see how they respond.
You are correct sir about "REAL" Men in the south not going in BBW. I never even considered it before I found this website and found out about proraso/aka CO bigelow. The only time I went in was to get something as a gift for a female. In fact I still feel kinda weird about buying stuff there. When I told my wife the other day that I was going in BBW she looked at me like I was crazy. I had to explain to her that they carried men's shaving stuff in there. She was still skeptical.