Bellevue business lets people destroy items to relieve stress
NORMAL BASIS.THROW IN A PANDEMIC...CONSTANT SCHOOL ANDJOB CHANGES...AND YOU MIGHT JUSTWANT TO SMASHSOMETHING TO FEELBETTER.WELL...YOU CAN.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS JOINS US LIVE TOEXPLAIN.MAYA, THE PLACE ISCALLED LE SMASH.AND YOU CAN SMASH,THROW, KICK AND JUSTTOTALLY DESTROY THEITEM OF YOUR CHOICE.SMASH....THROW....EVEN KICKING ISALLOWED AT LE SMASH.QUANAH GUEST,SMASHER "IT FEELSREALLY GREAT TAKINGYOUR ANGER OUT ONSOMETHING YOU DON'THAVE ANYCONSEQUENCES ON.YOU DON'T HAVE TOWORRY ABOUTCLEANING IT UP, JUSTGET IN THERE ANDSMASH AWAY YOURSTRESS ANDFRUSTRATIONS.WHATEVER HAPPENS TOBE BOTHERING YOU,JUST JUST TAKE IT OUTON THE BOTTLES ORWHATEVER ELSE YOUWOULD LIKE TO SMASH."FOR TWO YEARS LESMASH IN BELLEVUEHAS PROVIDED A PLACEWHERE PEOPLE CANGET OUT THEIRFRUSTRATIONS ANDANGER IN A POSITIVEENVIRONMENT WITH 100PERCENT PERMISSIONTO SMASH THINGS.BUT NOT SURPRISINGLYIT WASN'T EXACTLYEASY TO FIND ALOCATION.ELAINE LAFFERTY,OWNER, LESMASH "ITWAS HARD TO FIND ALANDLORD TO RENT TOSOMEONE WHO WANTTO SMASH STUFF." YOUDO HAVE TO SIGN AWAIVER AND FOLLOWALL SAFETY RULES.ELAINE LAFFERTY,OWNER, LESMASH "THISIS WHERE YOU PUTYOUR FACE SHIELD,APRON AND GLOVES ON.WE WIPE EVERYTHINGDOWN BEFORE YOUARRIVE." AND IF THEREIS A PARTICULAR THINGBOTHERING YOU...WRITE IT DOWN ON APLATE....THEN SMASH IT!REPORTER, "WHAT ARESOME OF THE THINGSFRUSTRATING YOURIGHT NOW.?" KYLEWILLIAMSON, STUDENTSMASHER @:23 FORONE, COVID, BECAUSE IHAVE TO STAY INSIDEMOST OF THE TIME,SECOND IS ONLINESCHOOL AND ALSO JUSTNOTHING ELSE TO DO,MAKING ME ANNOYED."DANIELLE DAVIS "OFCOURSE I COULDN'TCOME TO LESMASH ANDNOT SMASH ANYTHING,SO HERE GOES." TOMAKE SURE YOU GETRID OF THE RIGHTAMOUNT OFFRUSTRATION, PICKINGYOUR SMASH TOOL ISKEY.QUANAH GUEST,SMASHER "SOMEPEOPLE AUTOMATICALLYGRAVITATE TO THE BATBUT I LIKE THECROWBAR." GLASSESAND BOTTLES AREINCLUDED BUT YOU CANALSO PURCHASE OLDMICROWAVES, TOILETS,EVEN A TV THAT HAVEALL BEEN SPECIALLYPAINTED FOR YOUSMASH UP.AND IF YOU HAVE ANYOLD TV'S MICROWAVESETC THAT YOU'VE BEENWANTING TO GET RIDOF, YOU CAN DONATETHEM TO LE SMASH.YOU CAN EVEN GET AGROUP TOGETHER ANDHAVE A SMASH PARTY.AND MAYA, I HAVE ABIRTHDAY COMING UP INA FEW MONTHS.IF THERE IS NO VACCINEWE MAY NEED TO GOAND SMASH SOMETHINGS.DANIELLE DAVIS, 3NEWS NOW, THISMORNING.