The bot announced over a year ago took longer than expected to get on the market. Some customers complained about unspecified pre -orders or wondered whether the product was vaporware. According to Goswell, the reason for the delay was in Lush’s lack of experience with electronics. The product was ready, but they didn’t know how long it would take to get the corresponding certifications required to sell such a device. The Bath Bot is now available in Great Britain and the EU and will soon also be available in the United States (with the exception of California, where additional regulations apply).
Some compromises still had to be made in the development. “The components contained therein do not correspond to what we would consider 100 % ethically, but we did our best,” says Goswell. The team wanted to use recycled materials for environmental reasons, but had to choose new plastic to keep the device waterproof. The end result Is However, they are recyclable and Lush says that buyers can bring their devices into the store if necessary.
The production of electronics is inevitably associated with CO2 costs, but Goswell believes that the Bath Bots are justified. “If it were a disposable device or a cheap disposal device that breaks within six months, that would be another question in my opinion, but we have designed it for durability,” he says.
In fact, it’s not a cheap device. The price of £ 150, even with enthusiastic Lush fans in forums such as the 115K member, caused frowning R/LUSHCOSMETICS SUBREDDIT. Like a “Lushie” it put it: “Why should I buy a 200 dollar speaker in a bathroom business?” Wunderbaum 4 is available in retail for around $ 100 (and is often sold for less). JBLThe cheapest waterproof speakers from can be sold for only $ 40-some can be found even cheaper on Amazon.
According to Goswell, the reasons for the high price include the fact that it is the first technical product of Lush and the company does not produce so many, which brings both costs up. The attempt to select more ethical components increases the price, as well as the production in the United Kingdom. Ultimately, he says, Lush did not want to play the Bath against other Bluetooth speakers, but rather consider him a lifestyle accessory, something like one Philips Hue Lamp. Although she is designed for use in the bathroom, he also likes to take her to the hotel room to get atmospheric lighting.
I decide to test the Bath in its intended environment, let a bath run and to set up the Lush app ready to connect. I moved into the bathroom and let the bathing bans fall into the water, where it floats properly and circles through colored lights that give the impression to dye the bathing water around me. The Bath Bot is available in black or white and has only four buttons – one/off, playback/break and two volume controls. When I turn it on, a particularly pleasant starting sound with bird -like and a few gentle guitar tones sounds.
