Appearances in Popular Culture
After the character Rachel Green bought furniture from Pottery Barn in the Friends episode "The One with the Apothecary Table", many viewers also sought the store's products. The episode has been criticised due to the amount of product placement for Pottery Barn, as the episode centers around their furniture. Rachel Green also mentions it in the episode "The One Where Rachel Tells".
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