In which I excel at bargaining (or, doing exactly what others tell me to do)

Current mood: sly and bargain-ful

It's great when the trained professional that I expect to shill for the most expensive products tells me to "just buy the stuff that's on sale, because they'll all work for you." Score!

Now, she was still talking about a more upscale class of hair care products than I generally use, but she recommended this sale item:

(with Pantene bottle for scale)

that actually cost less than the equivalent amount of my usual products at the grocery store - and I got a cute new tote. In blue! Huzzah!

(Question: why would they deliver shampoo in a cooler tote? What is the logic in combining those items? I can keep a six-pack cool in my new shampoo tote and that's neat, but WHY? WHY CAN I DO THAT?)

Also: soft! Shiny! Pettable hair! Yay!