Sarah's Smash Shack: A breakthrough in anger management
by Sarah Barker | 12.10.08


WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • What some might call a cheaper alternative to the therapist's couch, the Break Room at Sarah's Smash Shack in San Diego lets frustrated folk vent by hurling glassware and dishes, for as little as $12 (Money.CNN.com 9.17.08).
  • Marketed as a cathartic good time, the Smash Shack provides breakables, a safe and sound-proof room and protective gear. Smashers are encouraged to bring their MP3 player to heighten the experience (may we suggest Smashing Pumpkins?) .
  • Sarah's Smash Shack offers discounts to police, fire, military, students and seniors. Shards are donated for art projects, or for $10, they'll box up your spent bits as a momento.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO BUSINESS
  • Destructive therapy: The naughtiness, the surrender to feelings of frustration, the permission to lose control — it's Way Wild.SM
  • The physical and sensory experience of exploding dishes, crashing glassware and pitching stuff is a fun break from talking about our problems.
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