Happy Friday, all!
I am so thrilled to write this post for you! The product that I am going to tell you about has been such a fabulous addition to my kitchen, and not only am I super excited to tell you about it, I’m even more excited because I get to give one away to a very lucky reader!!
This little beauty arrived on my door step just a few weeks ago, and has made me so happy! The Innovia Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser is a motion activated disperser that is truly SMART! Not only does the dispenser know how long your paper towels are (yup, even if you buy the ones that come in different sizes!), but it also knows when you have activated it too many times and it will take the extra towels back in. It is smart enough to know when I am operating my Keurig that sits underneath it, and when I actually want a paper towel. It doesn’t go off when I walk by like some motion sensitive products, and it keeps my paper towels protected from germs, water from the sink, and any bacteria that could be on my hands when I am cooking!
We have been talking about healthy homes a lot around here, and food borne illnesses are a huge concern of mine. When I cook or bake I will literally wash my hands every 2-3 minutes because I don’t want to spread raw eggs, raw chicken, or any other raw foods around my counter tops or appliances. I always hate when I have to grab a paper towel while cooking because it’s nearly impossible to do so without having some part of my contaminated hands touch the roll or the stand. Sometimes I end up throwing away the next 5 or 6 sheets because I’m afraid that I have spread the bacteria to them. This product has eliminated that worry for me and I couldn’t be more grateful!
If you have kids and/or pets like I do, then you know how quickly you need paper towels sometimes, and to be honest, there have been quite a few occasions (spit up, spilt milk, puppy accidents, baby accidents, etc.) when my hands are definitely not in any condition to touch a roll of paper towels. Now, I am all set thanks to Innovia! (Where were you 3 years ago when I had an infant with acid reflux?!)
Here are a few things to note about the product.
- My husband installed this in our kitchen in about 20 minutes. He is a business man, not an extraordinary carpenter or anything like that. It’s an easy install!
- The unit does require power. It came with an AC adapter, but we are currently running it on 4 D batteries because we didn’t want the cord hanging down. It would be easy enough to hide it in a cabinet with an electrical outlet if you have one.
- The unit comes in many different colors. I chose to have the stainless steel one because it went with my other appliances, but you can also get it in black, white, red or blue.
- The dimensions are as follows: 14.6 inches wide x 9.6 inches deep x 7.6 inches high. It fit just fine under our cabinet and like I mentioned, our Keurig and our spice rack are both below it.
- We are currently using the unit with Marcal Small Steps paper towels, but we have also used our grocery stores brand and had no trouble. They do warn on the website that over sized rolls may not always fit, and for some reason Viva paper towels do not perforate correctly.
- My kids find it very fun to set off the sensor. Luckily, if you give it a few seconds, the machine realizes that you don’t want the paper towel and it sucks it back in.
It has been really fun having friends over and showing off my new technology. It’s quite a conversation piece when someone asks for a paper towel! This product retails for $99 on Innovia’s website and shipping is FREE! But for one of you, this baby will be arriving on your door step at absolutely no cost! Here’s how you can enter…
Each of the following count as one entry. A separate comment must be left bellow for each entry.
- Visit www.innoviahome.com and tell us what feature you like most about the dispenser.
- “Like” A Frog in My Soup on Facebook.
- Become a follower of A Frog in My Soup on Twitter.
- “Like” Innovia on Facebook.
- Follow Innovia on Twitter.
- Blog about this giveaway with a link to this post and then share the link in a separate comment.
- Tweet about this giveaway with a link to this post and @AFroginMySoup.
- Share this giveaway on Facebook with a link to this post and tag A Frog in My Soup.
That’s a total of 8 possible entries! Remember, each comment is it’s own entry, so be sure to leave a separate comment for each of these that you do.
This contest will end on February8th, 2012 at 11:59 pm and a winner will be announced on February 10th, 2012. You will have 72 hours to respond to afroginmysoupinfo@gmail.com or a new winner will be chosen.
Disclosure: I received these products free of charge to review, however Innovia did not compensate me in any other way. The opinions expressed in this post are mine. You can read this site’s disclosure policy here.
