Bath Pouf Hernia

My bath pouf had a blowout this morning.

I'm sad because I have been nice to my bath pouf. I make sure to put it in the bag with my bras when it goes in the washer, so that it doesn't get torn apart by a rogue zipper on a pair of pants.

The pouf even has its own hook to hang on in the shower. Unlike my back brush/massager that has to share hanging space with a tube of body wash.

And now, the pouf has a blowout.

This really figures because the pouf was the perfect size. Ever notice that bath poufs are usually only found in enormous or tiny? This was a rare find - a medium sized pouf.

Now, I'll have to find a new pouf. From experience, I know that once the first blowout happens, another will soon follow. Then, instead of a pouf, I'll have a really long piece of mesh.

The other problem with finding the perfect bath pouf is the price. Sure, you can get the enormous ones in WalMart for around $3 (Has anyone else noticed WalMart's prices rising substantially?). At a certain bath and body specialty store, I once noticed bath poufs. They seemed to be the perfect size, so of course I had to look. For the low price of $12 one could have been mine. No thanks, I'll just use a washcloth, of which I have a billion and only use to wipe my cat's and dog's eyes (and sometimes backsides) when absolutely necessary.

Texture is the other problem. I once saw a tip on a money saving website that said to save a mesh onion bag and cut off the metal fasteners, then create a pouf out of that. No, thanks anyways, I thought. I'll just scrub myself with a Brillo pad if it comes to that. So even more important than finding the right size pouf is finding one that isn't going to remove more than two layers of skin at a time.

I can see much ass-pain ahead of me as I shop for a new pouf.