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If this comforter were a man I would marry it... and marriage is what scares me most. Betti Mustang discovers a hot new bedroom item that you won't believe you've done without for all these years. Screw the satin sheets, and for the love-of-god put your stuffed animals in storage... Reality Bedding is heating up bedrooms everywhere. Finally, bedding that both you and your man can agree on...
There are two really beautiful half-naked chicks on my bed... Kissing. No, seriously. Kissing. The best thing about them is that they can’t talk. Not only can they not talk, it’s impossible for them to steal my husband--or (more importantly) my shoes. They are polite enough that I don’t have to keep my daughter from hanging out with them, and hot enough to make my brother want to stuff them in a trash bag, throw them in his trunk and drive off into the sunset.
No, they’re not abused Barbie dolls, mannequins or gagged Bottoms kissing for my pleasure... They are my bedding-- there are two chicks kissing on my comforter, and they are larger than life!
Reality Bedding is seriously hot. The company boasts provocative, high resolution, tactful images on quality, comfy comforters. Their comforters are so hot (do I sound enough like Paris Hilton yet?) that they were even featured as part of the celebrity gift basket at the Tinseltown to Gotham PreOscars party, as well as the Silver Spoon PreOscars Hollywood Buffet.
It’s pretty crazy that the comforters from Reality Bedding were featured at these fancy-pants PreOscars parties, considering the company has technically only been up and running since this past December. Talk about shooting out of the gates.
Founder, Stan Grabish, is a genius... and hot. I imagine that a man with this much creativity, business sense, and drive would be extremely hot. He and business partner Michael Cardamone have hit the bulls-eye when it comes to (finally) some truly sexy bedding.
The company currently offers up a handful of snazzy-hip different comforters on their website. My two favorites are Sleeping Beauties and The Kiss (the one that is currently on my bed). Both sport classy, black and white images by world renowned photographer Tanya Chalkin.
Okay- back to me. So, yeah, I’m really thrilled about the celebrity angle that Reality Bedding brings to my bedroom, but Betti Mustang is a bit anal retentive when it comes to quality. Part of me was thinking that although this product was really hip and fun to look at over the internet, what would it be like live and in person?
It’s kind of like me-- really hot in print, kind of a bitch in person. Just ask my husband. Anyway...
The first thing that I did after getting the comforter was throw it in the wash-- on the super-dooper, steaming hot, really bad for your clothes cycle (Sorry Stan, I’ll try not to do it again). Then I dried it-- on high heat (Sorry again, Stan). I abused the poor thing. Then again, this is how I wash bedding, regardless of the manufactures recommendations.
Thank the gods of the spin-cycle, no harm was done. The comforter fluffed up nicely (the underside is very similar to those pseudo-down comforters) and the image is flawless.
Hot and durable... just like I like my men. It’s a match made in heaven.
In a shameless attempt to seduce Stan and run off into bedding paradise together I conducted a little interview-- don’t worry dear readers, I had my hubby’s blessing on this... He’s packing my bags as we speak.
Betti Mustang:
Ok, great pictures of hot chicks on comforters. How did this happen?
Stan Grabish:
I was at breakfast with my manager prior to a management consulting project. We were talking about the Old School movie with Will Ferrell, and the Miller Lite commercial where the two girls are fighting in the pond. I told my manager that I would rather be back at my place refereeing the two girls wrestling rather than on this project. From that discussion at the breakfast, the idea of cool sexy bedding was conceived.
Betti Mustang:
So who exactly is behind Reality Bedding?
Stan Grabish:
My friend Mike (Cardamone) and I have been lifelong friends--going to grade school through college together. He lives in Philly; I live in Atlanta. We own and run the business together, though I manage more as my day job allows more flexibility to devote to the venture.
Betti Mustang:
How long has RealityBedding.com been a reality?
Stan Grabish:
It took awhile to make RealityBedding a reality. We only went live in December of this year. Since the concept is bold and had not been done before, it took awhile to line up the needed parties (i.e. manufacturers, retailers, warehouse fulfillment, public relations, web design).
Betti Mustang:
How has the business grown?
Stan Grabish:
We are gaining traction. We have done well with the internet channel, and have an infomercial lined up for late April. We have had interest from overseas as well. We will be expanding there in the near future.
Betti Mustang:
What's up with the pre-oscar party thing? sounds cool... how cool was
that? how does that work?
Stan Grabish:
We were part of the celebrity gift basket at the Tinseltown to Gotham PreOscars party, as well as the Silver Spoon PreOscars Hollywood Buffet. At these events, retailers will line up with a marketing firm that arranges cool product as gifts for the celebrity attendees. It is competitive to get into these gift bags, so the product has to be memorable and cool.
Betti Mustang:
Ok, cheap-shot question here: If you were going to market this product to a heterosexual woman from the age of 18-100, what would you say to her?
Stan Grabish:
The product is done very tastefully. It could be construed as risqué but does not cross the line. Heterosexual women can appreciate how beautiful the pictures are; it is art first and foremost. It is a phenomenal gift whether for a bachelorette party, housewarming, graduation, Christmas, and even retirement. Same applies for guys.
Betti Mustang:
I read a post online about a guy wanting one of your comforters with a photo of him and his girlfriend "getting it on". Is this a realistic thing that people may be able to look for in the future.
Stan Grabish:
Definitely something that we’re looking into, but right now cost for a single, exclusive piece is an issue.
Betti Mustang:
Thanks for your time, Stan! I love RealityBedding! By the way, I’m still in room 603. You did take the spare key last night, didn’t you?
Disclosure:
Follow manufactures care recommendations when washing and drying your Reality Bedding. Oh, and I’m not really having an affair with Stan. Really, I’m not. Seriously. I promise... Will someone tell my husband that he’s going to have to unpack my shit and stop singing, “Ding-dong the witch is gone”... Poor guy. Freedom. He could smell it and then it was snatched away. Dontcha hate when that happens?
Review and interview by Betti Mustang.
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