It was a part of his marketing strategy.

Or at least tied to it. It's not like all the guy did was buy some pumps and wait for the cash to roll in. He marketed his product knowing he wouldn't have direct competition. He was still competing with bar soaps and had to take those customers.
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Posted: 03/24/2016 at 11:26AM

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It was a part of his marketing strategy.

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