▁to ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁those ▁orders ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁filled . ▁▁▁ ▁Q ai y um ▁opened ▁another ▁store front ▁inside ▁of ▁a ▁M acy ' s ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Pal mer ▁House ▁Hil ton . ▁ ▁Product s ▁Since ▁its ▁in ception , ▁Mer z ▁Ap othe c ary ▁has ▁focused ▁heavily ▁on ▁her bal , ▁home op ath ic ▁medic ines , ▁particularly ▁European ▁products . ▁ ▁The ▁store ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁bath ▁products . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁popular ▁products ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁included ▁N ive a ▁cre am , ▁Under berg ▁bit ters , ▁soap ▁made ▁from ▁bra zil ▁n uts , ▁and ▁O sc il loc occ in um . ▁ ▁Events ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mer z ▁Ap othe c ary ▁hosted ▁The ▁Great ▁Sh ave , ▁an ▁event ▁featuring ▁demonstr ations ▁of ▁traditional ▁men ' s ▁sh aving ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁sem in ars ▁on ▁related ▁topics ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁straight ▁raz or ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁l ather . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁the ▁largest ▁event ▁dedicated ▁to ▁wet ▁sh aving ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁sold ▁out ▁in ▁both ▁years . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mer z ▁Ap othe c ary ▁Website