You’ve got to be kidding!

So I’ve decided to start a post series on consumer products.  Toilet tissue was my first.  Today I was surfing for unusual consumer items and came across the GLO SLEEP MASK!

This has to be one of the most rediculous, expensive things I have ever seen, $99 smackaroos.  I don’t think I would be able to fall asleep at all. 

                   ‘The inside of the foam mask has four luminescent dots in front of each eye (which can be activated by a bedside lamp). By staring up at the highest dots you influence your brainwaves, turning them from beta (thinking, processing information) to alpha (physical and mental relaxation). Simply . . . it will switch off your mind! So tuck yourself in, and let the magic take hold.’

I know what you are thinking, your wondering if you can take this into your next staff meeting to turn you from beta to alpha!  Or when you are having the inlaws over for dinner. 

How in the world does the bedside lamp activate the mask?  Is it like glo in the dark material that you have to activate by removing the lamp shade, stare at the light bulb and voila-slumber!  Do you sleep sitting up?  I’ll bet Houdini is rolling over in his grave right now!

Don’t ask me to purchase these.  I don’t think God would find this to be a particulary good stewardship purchase.  I may call them-stay tuned for a conclusion!

 

Why have the roll? Part 2

So I finally called the Scott tissue help line.  See my previous post here!

Here is what I found out.  They want you to have the roll with you when you call them.  They want you to remove all the toilet tissue and and give them the serial number on the the core of the roll(ya know, the card board tubing).  This will tell them where it was manufactured.  Not all rolls have them though but most do.  I guess some of the reasons people call is because of manufacturing defects.  So there you have it.  I should have asked what were some of the problems people called about but they probably wouldn’t have told me anyways.  Probably because of competition with other companies.  Okay, maybe these companies aren’t competing for the best toilet tissue.  How would you grade toilet tissue?  Softness or firmness or sturdiness.  Sometimes if it is too soft and you get too much tissue the toilets get stopped up.  Not from experience though.  Should I even be blogging about this.  Sorry folks.  I love to discuss irrelevant things!

If anyone would like to call them to find out what people call for I would love to know.  If not, I will follow up on this later.