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.
Oh what a great gadget! I hope I can win. I already follow you on email and Facebook.
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I liked that it reduces germs
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I love that wet or messy hands don’t need to touch. I also love that it takes standard paper towel rolls.
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sensor that enables it to learn the perforated length of each towel
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I like that it has a sensor!
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Just one feature, I love them all! Motion sensor is great, pulling the unused or untaken paper towels back in is marvelous! One color is fine, but many to choose from (and a hint at Blue LED’s on facebook) is amazing! I was not originally thrilled at being up early with the flu, but it may all be worth it!
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I visted innoviahome.com and the feature I like the best is that it reduces germs as well as look clean and neat
the sensor is awesome!
I like that its hands free
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My favourite feature is the Smart Dispense™ sensor that enables it to learn the perforated length of each towel! How awesome is that?
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My fav feature is that it take standard paper towel rolls and you don’t have to buy special ones for the dispencer!
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I visited the website. I love that it helps keep us clean and germ free and it is very sleek and modern looking.
•EASY HANDS-FREE OPERATION I alo like its sleek design
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I like that it accepts almost any brand of paper towel!
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i like that it is sanitary.
i like that it autoretracts the extra towels
I love this product. It’s such a fantastic way to stop the spread of germs. Love that it’s easy to use and hands-free!
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Looks like a great product.
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Looks nice and no diety hands on clean towels
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I like that it reduces the spread of germs.
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I like that it uses any brand of paper towels.
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Favorite feature is that it’s hands free!
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I like the Smart Dispense feature that dispenses just the right amount, and retracts any excess!
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I like that it prevents croos contamination and I like that it figures out itself how long it’s papertowel length is.
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I like that Innovia Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser load new rolls quickly.
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I love that the unused rolls retract back into the machine!
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I love that it’s hand free. Sometimes I’m holding my daughter and need a towel but it’s hard to get because I can’t rip it off the roll. This would make it easier & faaster!
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I like that it gives you the exact amount you choose, for every job, every time, hands free.
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i like the hands free use no cross contamination
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I like that it is touch free thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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I like that you can “teach” the dispenser what length to always dispense!