Father's Day is right around the corner
there's still plenty of time to pick the
perfect gift for Dad but if you're fresh
out of ideas why not let bearings do the
hard work for you sign me up men's shop
buyer Michael unis at is joining us now
with a look at this very unique
selection and getting that Father's Day
all wrapped up for us thanks so much for
being here thanks great to be here I
love it because bearings for the most
part you were known as a hardware store
but I have to say it's one-stop shopping
absolutely we've really really branded
ourselves as being the original super
store so you can get a two-cent on
another bolt or screw they're up to we
just sold a $35,000 Waterford crystal
guitars so it really gives opportunities
for every family member you have from
children to your wife to your spouse we
have everything it's so true and we're
seeing some video right now from inside
bearings and what I love about stopping
by your store is that if you're buying a
gift for someone who has everything I'm
always surprised by the fines at your
shop so we're seeing some of the variety
of things that you have in the shop but
today of course ahead of Father's Day we
want to focus on the men's items
absolutely you need to come in and
experience for yourself but I love this
because you have all kinds of apparel
for the guys as well absolutely we
really have given an opportunity of in
our men shop for every age group so
we've got younger guys we're in high
school even younger all the way up to
traditional guys were wearing sportswear
to go fishing with or just something
casual for the weekend when you're out
dinner with your wife or your family all
right so let's sort of go down the line
because you've got some of the apparel
here I want to point out the sunglasses
though which Courtney also pointed out
you guys have like cutting-edge stylish
sunglasses Willie those are actually
varn a I don't know if anyone remembers
from the 80s it was a super popular
brand relaunched back in the 2000s in
the United States we're actually the
largest we're the largest collection of
RNA sunglasses in the city and now
you're finding them everywhere on
celebrities just sporting them out
everywhere so and some of them are
inspired by fighter pilots right they
have like this aviation finnaly and
they're the only sunglass out there that
actually protects you from uva UVB and
UVC it's a great great I know there was
a scene right yes okay protected ABS and
C's okay let's talk about grooming
because I feel like for men this has
really been kicked up a notch this
market exactly there was such a loll and
ability
to feel like it was okay to pamper
yourself and now we have a really really
large grooming selection with 20 or so
brands of everything from candles and
home fragrances to great straight razor
shaves that traditional style shave the
men did years ago to even something
great for you
news anchor forming cream I know you're
gonna need that shut it yes news anchor
forming cream you can take that with you
today Michael that's hilarious so then
we have also great stuff for hair
products skin care bug protection
toothpaste colognes everything you need
to get your guys set up looking great
smelling great and feeling great at the
end of the day I love it because men are
using product and we have to remember
that not everybody is afraid of adding
in some eye cream guys right and also
yeah I cream there's nothing wrong with
oh I get my lotion from you know who
knows where little samples okay not
anymore
now bearings okay moving on to some of
the accessories from belts to ties to
even the flask we all need one of those
I have exactly we have great gifts for
guys who just for every aspect so if
he's a visa business class man he wears
a tie I've got that I've got bow ties
for special occasion I carry a great
selection of luggage and wallets along
with a really fun cocktail section we
actually have a bar in our shop so
there's always beer on tap so you guys
can come out have a beer sit on the
couch watch the game and shop while
you're there so it's a real destination
we're bringing it back to what bearings
used to be a bar table a great place for
guys to hang out I guess I always just
grab a coffee there I missed the one on
Westheimer you're walking in the bar is
right there like so we're looking at all
of that we're gonna put up the locations
there on the screen but you have you
saved the best for last
to do I have a special treat for y'all
this is what's called the smoking box
and the smoking gun everyone there's
such a great influence of smoked food
and smoked cheese and smoked cocktails
well this is the perfect opportunity for
not having to go out to grow and start
up a fire or anything like that you can
actually smoke cocktails and I've
actually got bourbon old fashions made
for y'all that we made up and we're
actually going to smoke this drink for
you live here so this is just bourbon
water cherries that are right here and
romack bitters and you sell those
cherries and them as well right yes sir
okay so then you have to get the box the
box and the gun come together and
you do is you actually it comes up with
the tube that you stick on to the ends
and you're gonna take a lighter turn
them on okay I've never seen anything
like so if you'll notice the box is
filling up with smoke oh my gosh else
will actually have a slight smoky flavor
to them you can also do this with cheese
it's great with cheese it's also great
with smoking like bacon or something
that you're not gonna obviously want to
stick in a grill that is so cool and
essentially doing this process Michael
is just to add that expensive bourbon
tastes really great I mean it definitely
has that smoked a little something oh my
gosh and I love that it's cold and you
said you could put a cheese in there as
well cooter bring in here and smoke your
goo debris without having to worry about
it be a cool party trick - you know
representation - as well so you get to
see it smell it feel it you know it's
it's all experience kind of like bangs
is absolutely we love bearings we do and
before we go I've just been noticing
some of these leather leather goods like
your little card cases your card sleeves
that is nice if you have an upgraded
dad's wallet in a while this is on the
back of the fountain these are stick on
the wants for the back your phone you
guys forget their wallets all the time
but they never forget their phones very
very cool
okay well Father's Day is coming up so
Michael thank you so much and if you
would like more information you can
always call 800 bearings such an easy
phone number that works out to be eight
hundred two three seven four six four
seven or you can log on to bearings com
Michael thanks again and after the break
Houston life reporter Stephanie Gonzalez
visit the kombucha company for a
first-hand look at how this fermented
tea is made we'll be right back
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