I was surprised to see
Griot's Garage line prominently displayed at Advanced Auto. I'm not really a fanboy of particular brands, as far as the higher end brands, they all do a fairly similar job. The big exceptions being Finish Kare's #425 spray (something proprietary in that formulation) and 1Z leather cleaner. Admittedly I don't buy many over the counter products from the auto stores and Wal-Mart because they're a little too diluted and the prices aren't that much lower these days.
That being said I was using Meguiar's car wash spray $17 for 1 liter bottle and was running low when I came across the Griots display. They had a similar product with a much nicer spray bottle for a similar price. This is a product used to wash your car without a hose. Just spray and wipe down, easier on the paint than bucket and hose. The Griots display also had 3 liter bottles of their products. This got my attention as I hate paying to ship one little bottle, OTOH offering a big bottle locally saves the shipping expense altogether. They also had a the highly unusual packaging of a healthy sized claybar without the detail spray, which always seems like a ploy to get you to spend more than you need to by adding the cost of the quick detail spray. In my experience clay bar will work with soapy water fine, no need to buy a spray just for this. The Griots clay is first rate and its a higher quantity of clay in an airtight jar. I also tried the tire shine which actually works well on interior black plastic, sort reminds me of the Klasse VLRP which was my go to product before they changed the formula. Leaves a dark matte shine.
....well before I know it on subsequent trips I'm picking up additional items (speed shine spray, spray wax, interior cleaner(works on carpet too) and interior proctectant, drying towel, show car wax). And now I look like a fanboy afterall. Having tried a product or two in the past I plainly see that its high quality, enthusiast grade product but saving me the hassle of ordering by mail (always seems to arrive after the weekend I have time to detail has past). Clever marketing by Griots.