Good idea/bad idea? gifting little bottles of hand sanitizer

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:44 pm

tractor supply has a ten pack of led flashlights (batteries included) for 10 bucks right now. Tie a lanyard around em and i think would make nice little handouts to those in the dark. pretty solid little flashlights.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:46 pm

Tip o' the cap to
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LostinReno · Post by **LostinReno** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:07 pm

C.f.M. wrote:I've had the idea for years to set up a table outside the toilets, with tampons, hair spray, mints, all that sort of stuff, wear a tuxedo, have hot towels for people, etc.

Gifts (ie, free hand sanitizer) incorporated into action/volunteer/"performance art" are always more memorable.

Do it!!! We had the cutest couple in '09 at about 7 & I that set up a little table every morning in front of the porto's. They had everything you could ever need! They didn't do the tuxedo thing but it was still cool and much appreciated!

Shawn til Dawn · Post by **Shawn til Dawn** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:24 am

If there is no little cap to lose, you are gtg.

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:02 pm

LostinReno wrote:
C.f.M. wrote:I've had the idea for years to set up a table outside the toilets, with tampons, hair spray, mints, all that sort of stuff, wear a tuxedo, have hot towels for people, etc.

Gifts (ie, free hand sanitizer) incorporated into action/volunteer/"performance art" are always more memorable.
Do it!!! We had the cutest couple in '09 at about 7 & I that set up a little table every morning in front of the porto's. They had everything you could ever need! They didn't do the tuxedo thing but it was still cool and much appreciated!

I could totally get into doing that. If I don't fall into that whole "ferrets on crack" thing. Oh well the first thing is to get there, right?

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:42 pm

Hand sanitizer. Fucking pathetic.

Why not offer to darn people's socks, or treat their toenail fungus?

Fucking hippies.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:45 pm

Bob wrote:Hand sanitizer. Fucking pathetic.

Why not offer to darn people's socks, or treat their toenail fungus?

Fucking hippies.

I dont think hippies use hand sanitizer....let alone treat their toenail fungus.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:18 pm

sambojones wrote:
TomServo wrote:That would be a good gift. Can you make it into a necklace...on a lanyard or something?
i was thinking about trying to rig something up for that they sell keychain holders for em in funky colors but the holders cost $.50 each which isn't a lot but I was thinking of getting 100-200 hundred which would add up fast. i think i'll try and figure out a way to rig em up myself

Making your own holders would be easy. Go to Michaels or any craft store to get ideas. Then google what you want like...Wholesale lanyards...etc. you'd get a better idea of what you'll need.

sanitizer would be great! Good idea!

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:08 pm

maryanimal wrote:
sambojones wrote:
TomServo wrote:That would be a good gift. Can you make it into a necklace...on a lanyard or something?
i was thinking about trying to rig something up for that they sell keychain holders for em in funky colors but the holders cost $.50 each which isn't a lot but I was thinking of getting 100-200 hundred which would add up fast. i think i'll try and figure out a way to rig em up myself
Making your own holders would be easy. Go to Michaels or any craft store to get ideas. Then google what you want like...Wholesale lanyards...etc. you'd get a better idea of what you'll need.

sanitizer would be great! Good idea!

skibear · Post by **skibear** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:09 am

tamarakay wrote:tractor supply has a ten pack of led flashlights (batteries included) for 10 bucks right now. Tie a lanyard around em and i think would make nice little handouts to those in the dark. pretty solid little flashlights.

I need to find a Tractor Supply near here!!

One year I gifted cheap "shake to recharge" flashlights to darkwads.
They came from a $0.66 cent store and were a fraud. Probably worked
the duration of the event but, as a workmate who disassembled one found
out the wires from the coil around the moving magnet were not connected
to anything. A medium bright LED bulb connected to 3 LR-44 type button cells.
I've gotten some LED flashlights (with batteries) from Harbor Freight for
$1.50 each but this is an even better deal.

Thanks.

Zhust · Post by **Zhust** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:33 am

GAH!

Buy one cheap flashlight. Hold it up high and drop it on a hard floor. How many pieces are on the floor? Be sure to count the little plastic bits that used to align one half to the other. Count each battery separately.

Dump out your container of Playa dust on the pile of parts. Collect all the parts. Wasn't that fun?

Now, don't buy any more â€”Â they do not belong on the Playa.

Better idea: buy 5 good lights (that survive the drop test) rather than 50 cheap ones.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:57 am

Commissary on base cleared out full sized hand sanitizer for fifty cents a bottle. It is intended for gifting at the regional, but any unused bottles will find their way to the potty banks. Set in a bracket, of course, and removed on Sunday.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:16 pm

how about flavored, deodorizing K-Y...........for those late week encounters.....

just sayin'............

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:33 am

jkisha wrote:Personally speaking, I wouldn't put it around my neck. I wouldn't waste the time or money on that and buy more bottles to gift.

JK

My first thought was "choking hazard."

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:40 am

AntiM wrote:Commissary on base cleared out full sized hand sanitizer for fifty cents a bottle. It is intended for gifting at the regional, but any unused bottles will find their way to the potty banks. Set in a bracket, of course, and removed on Sunday.

They "gave" us small, dark green bottles of the stuff in basic training. In my nearly 12 minutes of exhaustive searching over the past three years, I haven't been able to find the same bottles. (We had certain thigns we had to buy and were charged for it with money they "advanced" us.)

I'm not a huge fan of anything "anti bacterial," but the stuff does have some uses. Maybe a small, funky bottle one can refill or something is better than the clear bottles in which it's normally packaged.

I've put it on my face in lieu of a shower when away from plumbing in humid areas (I hate feeling greasy and "moisturized"), I heard of someone disinfecting a cut or scrape with it (ouch) and I imagine it's flammable being mostly gelled alcohol. Of course the last one is the only one that matters

It's like napalm that not only defoliates and burns but also makes skin feel "fesh" and kills poop-bourne bacteria.

I should wander over to the commissary during lunch to see what they have. Maybe Amazon or US Calvalry has it.

lilapeas · Post by **lilapeas** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:38 pm

[quote="Bob"]Hand sanitizer. Fucking pathetic.

Why not offer to darn people's socks, or treat their toenail fungus?

Fucking hippies.[/quote]

I usually tend not to use Hand Sanitizer because of all the rumor about it being bad for your skin. I have heard rumors that it weakens your immune system. It also kills all the "good bacteria" that are supposed to help your skin. When I searched for this on the good guide, it showed its rating to be 8 because it does not harm human health. From now on, I will use hand sanitizer more often.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:41 pm

So, Bob, how many times have you brought your holey socks to the playa in the hopes that someone would darn them for you?
And do you bring a "mushroom" as well?

Zed the Mailman · Post by **Zed the Mailman** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:40 am

I like the idea of gifting sanitation but don't particularly like the trash generated by the packaging of such a small item.

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:46 am

oneeyeddick wrote:Buy the bottles and re-label them as KY jelly before you pass them out.

theCryptofishist wrote:Remind me never to have sex with you anymore, Dick.

Trishntek · Post by **Trishntek** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:45 pm

ygmir wrote:
geospyder wrote:I gave out about 400 small .5 oz bottles of Purell two years ago. Very well received, especially near the end of the week when the JOTS were running out.

Another thing you could do is have a larger dispenser in your pack and give out squirts to people - clean hands and no moop.
and, you know TrishnTek could come up with some sort of sexual device, as a visual aid..........

Actually, Kryptonite Kum kills all germs. And the Green Faerie protects us all from microbial infestations.

sorry,,, never looked at this thread until now,,,

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:09 pm

Zed the Mailman wrote:I like the idea of gifting sanitation but don't particularly like the trash generated by the packaging of such a small item.

I think a two ounce bottle would make it through the entire event--depending on the OCD rating of the recipient, of course.

Zed the Mailman · Post by **Zed the Mailman** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:28 pm

[quote="theCryptofishist"][quote="Zed the Mailman"]I like the idea of gifting sanitation but don't particularly like the trash generated by the packaging of such a small item.[/quote]
I think a two ounce bottle would make it through the entire event--depending on the OCD rating of the recipient, of course.[/quote]

The bottle itself I bet will last considerably longer.

Drawingablank · Post by **Drawingablank** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:15 am

A rubber O ring might be a suitable way to attach these to a lanyard. They are available in a lot of sizes at most hardware stores, stretchy enough to force over the neck of the bottle, but the small sizes are not easily stretched enough to be pulled off too easily.

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:26 am

Sail Man wrote:
oneeyeddick wrote:Buy the bottles and re-label them as KY jelly before you pass them out.

theCryptofishist wrote:Remind me never to have sex with you anymore, Dick.

hahahahaha!

trishntek wrote

Actually, Kryptonite Kum kills all germs. And the Green Faerie protects us all from microbial infestations

small bottles of kryptonite cum?

Trishntek · Post by **Trishntek** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:50 am

Just give Superman a hand job for hand cleanser and a blow job for infection control. Unfortunately, Kryptonite Kum cannot be contained once issued and the Green Faerie can only help those who help themselves.

robbidobbs · Post by **robbidobbs** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:28 pm

CFM: excellent idea! Please proceed.

The original question was: gifting hand sanitizer

I have been intimately involved with the potties for lo these 11 years and pre-date hand sanitizer stations altogether. I was the FIRST one hired to replenish these units required by the Health Dept (loving you Cindy). They are currently replenished by the hard working men of USS. They do the best that they can given the circumstances. Self sufficiency is our job.

Here's my 2 cents: The playa is desiccating. Bacteria is fragile. Just don't put your fingers in your mouth!