“I had a lady one time bring in a trailer of her ex's stuff.”
What You Need To Know
- Peace through destruction: Bradenton business lets folks blow off some steam
- One of the most popular items to destroy is a printer (thanks, Office Space)
- Every session comes with a bucket of smashable items
- LINK: Learn more about Smashed!
That’s Carly Baker, Smashmaster at Smashed! in Bradenton, with examples of the best stuff people brought in to beat on with a bat or sledgehammer or tennis racket.
The idea is that room rage there is righteous.
And there is peace through destruction.
Every session ticket comes with a bucket of 20 smashable items and one medium-seized electronic.
Their most popular request are printers, thanks to the 1999 dark comedy Office Space, where a group of coworkers take out their frustrations on a problematic printer from their workplace.
“Most people want to come in and smash a printer,” said Baker. “So we go through them pretty fast.”
There is an a la carte menu as well- with items like lamps, huge light bulbs and windshields.
There is a waiver, a hair net, gloves, a jumpsuit and a protective facemask.
Weapons like bats are provided. You can only wield one weapon at a time.
They blast music for you- anything on Spotify.
And if you like something in your smash bucket- like a tiny glass and a teacup, saucer, for example, you can keep it.
Young people 10 to 17 are allowed with an adult over 18.
Tips: Lamps are an extra item, but are really fun.