05 Jan 09
As I was mashing a couple of broken pieces of soap together in an attempt to salvage a usable piece, it occured to me that Russ and Chris, with their considerable wealth, are unlikely to have to deal with such a problem. I imagine that every time Russ steps in to the shower to soap up his jumblies, rather than a thin, broken and cracked remanant, he grasps a brand new, fresh sented bar that has been carefully selected and placed by his 'soap guy'.
Do you think that the super wealthy get a new bar of soap everyday or just once a week or so? How wealthy do you have to be to merit not running a bar to its cracked and broken end?
05 Jan 09
Originally posted by Hand of Hecatewhy do you waste your life worrying about what the rich folks do?
As I was mashing a couple of broken pieces of soap together in an attempt to salvage a usable piece, it occured to me that Russ and Chris, with their considerable wealth, are unlikely to have to deal with such a problem. I imagine that every time Russ steps in to the shower to soap up his jumblies, rather than a thin, broken and cracked remanant, he ...[text shortened]... r so? How wealthy do you have to be to merit not running a bar to its cracked and broken end?
05 Jan 09
Originally posted by Hand of HecateThrift is the genie in a bottle of any wealthy person. Its not just squeezing the bits of soap together, its getting your soap guy to justify his keep by getting them to rummage through your neighbors weekly garbage to make sure you never run out.
As I was mashing a couple of broken pieces of soap together in an attempt to salvage a usable piece, it occured to me that Russ and Chris, with their considerable wealth, are unlikely to have to deal with such a problem. I imagine that every time Russ steps in to the shower to soap up his jumblies, rather than a thin, broken and cracked remanant, he ...[text shortened]... r so? How wealthy do you have to be to merit not running a bar to its cracked and broken end?
05 Jan 09
Originally posted by generalissimoThink of the number of Mexican children that could have much improved lives with all the semi-used/salvaged soap bars. There is a significant potential industry in the collection of barely used soap from both the rich and fancy hotels. This salvaged soap could be reformed into 'new' bars and shipped to the third world. Think of joy a new bar of fresh soap could bring to a small Mexican village.
why do you waste your life worrying about what the rich folks do?
05 Jan 09
Originally posted by Hand of HecateI know what you mean, but if you have the money, you don't really care about those things.
Think of the number of Mexican children that could have much improved lives with all the semi-used/salvaged soap bars. There is a significant potential industry in the collection of barely used soap from both the rich and fancy hotels. This salvaged soap could be reformed into 'new' bars and shipped to the third world. Think of joy a new bar of fresh soap could bring to a small Mexican village.
And you can't force them to do that, but I guess its worth trying to tell them what they could do in order to help the less fortunate.
05 Jan 09
Originally posted by Hand of HecateBrazilians need soap much more than Mexicans... so I've heard.
Think of the number of Mexican children that could have much improved lives with all the semi-used/salvaged soap bars. There is a significant potential industry in the collection of barely used soap from both the rich and fancy hotels. This salvaged soap could be reformed into 'new' bars and shipped to the third world. Think of joy a new bar of fresh soap could bring to a small Mexican village.
05 Jan 09
Originally posted by generalissimoI envision small, ornamental, used soap collection containers. These would appear in every hotel, Russ's bathroom and the bathrooms of other obscenely wealthy people. Each container would have a tasteful Soapy Heart Logo. Every week or so a collection representative would come by and take the soap residuals from the containers. This would become a Green service that we can get endorsed by movie stars, the EPA and Greenpeace.
I know what you mean, but if you have the money, you don't really care about those things.
And you can't force them to do that, but I guess its worth trying to tell them what they could do in order to help the less fortunate.
I've dreamed a dream...
05 Jan 09
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Originally posted by Hand of HecateSo in a sense to be someone in this world you have to be a contributing soap suds sub?
Every week or so a collection representative would come by and take the soap residuals from the containers. This would become a Green service that we can get endorsed by movie stars, the EPA and Greenpeace.
06 Jan 09
Originally posted by Hand of Hecatethey already have those. not with the logo, tho. they have plastic beads in the bottom that melt the soap somehow. i think the containers have a standard liquid soap pump and nozzle that let you pump out and use the liquid. been a while since i've seen one, tho.
I envision small, ornamental, used soap collection containers. These would appear in every hotel, Russ's bathroom and the bathrooms of other obscenely wealthy people. Each container would have a tasteful Soapy Heart Logo. Every week or so a collection representative would come by and take the soap residuals from the containers. This would become a ...[text shortened]... that we can get endorsed by movie stars, the EPA and Greenpeace.
I've dreamed a dream...
06 Jan 09
Originally posted by eamon oI have a better idea, gather up old bars of cracked and broken soap, grind them up into a uniform size and stuff a good handful into an old sweat sock (no holes and tied up at the end). In each small Mexican village you can hang the soap sock on a piece of string neat their communal faucet. To was their hands they just get the soap sock slightly wet and rub their hands on it.
in the old days they used to save up all the small used/ cracked bars
and melt them down to make new ones. i tried it out once as a kid using a saucepan to melt them. a credit crunch busting idea?
I thought of this idea while watching a movie with Charlize Theron in it. HAWT!
