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Posted on | February 1, 2012 | No Comments
A big thanks to everyone that participated in our survey and let us know what matters to you! Here are the giveaway winners! An email will be sent to the winners. Thanks again. Your answers will shape the future of PeopleTowels.
5 day supply of PeopleTowels Winners:
- Nicole W.
- Pam L.
- Lillian H.
- Kim B.
- Kristin T.
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- Athena R.
- Stephanie M.
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- Claudia M.
- Leah G.
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Mommy…I Gotta Go!admin
Posted on | January 25, 2012 | No Comments
The Trials and Tribulations of Navigating
Public Restrooms with Children
By Aysia Wright, Originally published The Wise Mom, December 2012.
The average restroom visit for any parent of young children is quality comedy sketch material. You know the drill. Your child is doing the pee-pee dance, crossing their legs, hopping back and forth. “Do you have to go?” you ask. A nod of the head. Ok, let’s do this. You herd them into to the first available, clean-ish stall, perhaps dragging shopping bags or luggage with you into this spacious domain. Now it’s time to play beat the clock and get them into position before it all lets loose. Maybe you wrestle a seat cover into place, which is so much fun, or maybe you simply dangle them over the seat, testing those arm muscles, not to mention getting a killer leg workout as you squat to get them into position. Hopefully you remembered that spare set of waist down clothes because there’s 50/50 chance you’re going to need them.
Once they’re done, you help them wipe, detach the seat cover, then either skillfully balance on one foot to flush or brace yourself for the heart attack inducing automatic flush toilet. That scene with Will Ferrell testing for faulty Jack-In-The-Boxes in the movie Elf comes to mind. My startle reflex works just fine thank you. No testing required. Keeping curious fingers out of tempting trash bins, you back out of the stall and head to the sink to wash up. If they are blessedly wiping themselves, hitting the washbasin is top priority, as no doubt those little hands have not emerged from the toilet unscathed. Approaching the sink, you locate the soap, which is full if you’re lucky, and then wave your hands in front of the all-seeing eye that’s supposed to turn the water on, moving from sink to sink until you get a response. You scrub both your hands and theirs, putting your back through the ringer while propping your child up because they can’t reach the sink.
With the suds and water complete, it’s time to consider the hand drying options. Usually there are two choices, unless you were wise enough to B.Y.O.Towel. Option one is paper towels, though you may find yourself somewhat painfully digging inside the dispenser to gain access to one. If it’s folded sheets, I hereby challenge you to pull out one at a time. After using two sheets (you’ve got skills) or maybe six (you’re pretty average) you guiltily seek out the overflowing trash been and add your refuse to the thousands already there. Did you know people use 3000 paper towels on average a year in public restrooms? That’s a LOT of trees straight to the trash bin, not to mention the water used to make them. Option two is an encounter with the drying monster, a.k.a. electric hand dryer. While they don’t create solid waste, they’re loud as hell, bringing some kiddos to tears, and let’s face it; your hands likely won’t be dry with just one round of gale force winds from the little silver box, calling for a repeat performance.
Once dry, it’s time to escape the confines of the restroom with your germ free status intact, so you pull your sleeve down to open the exit, or push it open with a foot or hip. Ah. Mission accomplished…until about an hour from now when you get to repeat the drill all over again. It’s a good thing kids are cute, right?
Share your public restroom adventures with PeopleTowels, the funnier the better. Send to comments@peopletowels.com. We’ll choose our favorite three and send you a 2-Day supply of PeopleTowels, a compact, portable, sustainable hand drying solution to make that next trip to a public restroom with the kids a little easier.
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Green Gift Monday: ‘Gift Responsibly’admin
Posted on | November 22, 2011 | No Comments
PeopleTowels is proud to continue our partnership with The Nature Conservancy to turn Cyber Monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year, to Green Gift Monday on November 28th. In 2010, Cyber Monday sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time in the US. Imagine the positive impact and statement we can make if sales from Cyber Monday were for eco-friendly products, donation to causes, or supporting responsible businesses? Or go beyond the traditional idea of presents and give the gift of time by volunteering at your favorite charity or spending quality time with friends and family such as cooking a meal or taking a walk together. That is the idea behind Green Gift Monday, we encourage everyone to ‘gift responsibly’ by giving meaningful holiday gifts for the planet.
Here are some ways you can show support for Green Gift Monday:
1) Take the online pledge to give the gift of green this season.
2) Got a blog or website? Help spread the news about Green Gift Monday by posting a badge on your website.
3) Promote the day through social media, using the hash tag #GGM2011. Sample tweets/status updates:
• Pledge to give green this holiday season by supporting Green Gift Monday http://nature.ly/bvXxCr #GGM2011
• Cyber Monday turns Green! Join the #GGM2011 movement http://nature.ly/bvXxCr
• How will you make your holidays green? http://nature.ly/bvXxCr #GGM2011
4) Need a green gift idea? Consider introducing organic Fair Trade cotton PeopleTowels and the B.Y.O.Towel eco-habit to friends and family. Sign up for our newsletter or ‘like’ our Facebook page for holiday discounts and free eco-gifts this season.
So skip the crowds and sleep in on Black Friday and show your support for Green Gift Monday on November 28th!
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---Katie, E-Commerce Manager, Ontario, Canada
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