Ever feel the urge to take a baseball bat to the china cabinet? Now you can, without the disapproval of your nearest and dearest, by paying a fee and a visit to The Anger Room, Rage Room, or whatever iteration of this growing trend happens to be called. Customers are provided with protective equipment that includes a helmet, goggles, boots and gloves. And they can pick out a music soundtrack — including classical, R&B, grunge and heavy metal — and an array of objects to swing. “Some of our typical options are baseball bats, golf clubs, two-by-fours,” Ms. [Donna] Alexander [creator of Dallas’ Anger Room] says. “We get things like metal pipes, mannequin arms and legs, skillets, legs from tables. Sledgehammers, crowbars and things like that.” Off-limits are sharp objects and those that use ammunition. Though experts say there’s little evidence this is an effective way to relieve stress, patrons are traveling hundreds of miles to swing away. Talk about taking advantage of the mood of the market.

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