--- title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Showerheads description: Shower with Darth Vader because, why not? canonical: https://time.com/4074676/star-wars-showerheads/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-15T14:01:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:53.176Z og:title: Now You Can Shower with Darth Vader and R2-D2 og:description: The force of marketing is in full swing og:url: https://time.com/4074676/star-wars-showerheads/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Now You Can Shower with Darth Vader and R2-D2 twitter:description: The force of marketing is in full swing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Now You Can Shower with Darth Vader and R2-D2 > Sponsored content. 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The [Oxygenics _Star Wars_ showerheads](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/oxygenics-reg-star-wars-trade-r2-d2-3-spray-showerhead/1044433369?Keyword=oxygenics+star+wars+showerhead) are priced at $24.99 for R2-D2, a 3-spray showerhead, and $29.99 for Darth Vader as a handheld showerhead. The product description reads: “Turn your shower into your own Death Star.” Now if only Oxygenics teams up with Sphero for a [smartphone-controlled BB-8](http://time.com/4021163/bb-8-sphero-toy/) showerhead, new fans of _The Force Awakens_ will be extra happy. > [](https://twitter.com/ssuttell/status/654653260280655875) ### You'll Want These New Star Wars Toys Immediately  Star Wars Black Series; Kylo Ren Hasbro  Star Wars Black Series; Rey Hasbro  Star Wars Black Series; Finn Hasbro  Star Wars Black Series; First Order Stormtrooper Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Armor Up; Chewbacca Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Armor Up; Poe Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Armor Up; Finn Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens; 12" Stormtrooper Hasro  Star Wars The Force Awakens; 12" Finn Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Build a Weapon; Tie Fighter Pilot Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Build a Weapon; Rebellion Pilot Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Build a Weapon; Rey Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Build a Weapon; Kylo Ren Hasbro  Star Wars The Force Awakens Build a Weapon; Capt. 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