The right idea

Rico says not to shame Bed, Bath, & Beyond specifically, as far too many stores do it, but Rico spent (at his old rate) far more than the cost of the objects themselves taking the stupid price stickers off the bottom of the bowls.

The Japanese, you see, have the notion that such stickers should come off easily and cleanly and, if not, they take them back to the store for a refund. Maybe if we all started doing that, they'd figure out some different stickers...