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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Pump It Up

Things used to come in aerosol cans until a couple years ago when the discovery was made that some of the propellant wasn’t doing our environment any good.

Then along came these innocent plastic bottles with their little plastic pumps. Even I thought they were a better idea. I still do, but there are a few complications, the way I see it anyway.

Unscrew, It’s New

It’s happened more than once. Get that new stuff home and get ready to use it. Directions say: “Just unscrew the top thing and …” uh oh! Twist and turn as you might you can’t budge it. How can something that’s easier than a spray can be used if you can’t unscrew the top thing.

Ah – water pump pliers to the rescue. Except the whole dang bottle twists, not the top thingy. What’s more stressful than plastic packaging? Top things!

Pump It Up

Finally after the frustration subsides you get things to near normal. Wonderful invention these environment saving plastic pump things.

Just a quick push and you have a palm full of soap, lotion, or whatever it is inside that container with the thing.

What? You push the thing and nothing happens. What? Here we go again. Pump pump pump! Nothing.

Pump pump pump, oh how I long for the days of the spray can.

Pump pump pump – splooooosh! Finally. Huh? Not a drop on you palm, where did it go?

Oh there it is – on the opposite wall, and the front of the counter, your pants leg and your left slipper.

This is not one step forward, this is the era of the splooooosh!

Good To The Last Drop

You laugh now, just wait until the container is nearly empty with about a half inch of ‘stuff’ left. Just try and get that out. You will really find out how these pumps work.

Travel With It

And if that doesn’t do it, just try and take one of those pump bottles with you when you travel. I dare you to push that pump down and try to lock it.

Get any on ya?