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Masterson: Brother-in-law bought $300,000 of cleansing bars to own North American distribution

Tiffany Masterson · Drunk Elephant: Tiffany Masterson · Jan 29, 2024 · at 17:46

Tiffany Masterson, founder of Drunk Elephant, recounts the family business arrangement behind distributing Wonder Bar cleansing bars in the United States.

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“They called my brother-in-law, and they said, do you want to buy 300,000 dollars worth of bars? So he ended up with 300,000 dollars worth of bars to sell.”

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