Today is Dave’s birthday, and I thought we’d celebrate on the blog by doing a fun giveaway!
Happy Birthday, Dave!
You might think a soap dispenser giveaway is an odd choice for Dave’s birthday; however, I can assure you he is just as excited about these soap dispensers as I am because he frequently uses the kids’ bathroom and these fabulous simplehuman foam cartridge sensor pumps mean the kids’ bathroom is quite a bit cleaner!
Also, Dave is a hand-washing fanatic — which has definitely rubbed off on me and the kids — so really, a soap dispenser giveaway is more fitting for Dave’s birthday than you might think. (Don’t worry, I’m also taking him to Culver’s for dinner tonight!)
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Anyway, back to the giveaway…
I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated by the soap situation in our kids’ bathroom and the bathroom off our kitchen (which the kids use to wash their hands several times a day).
Nora is usually relatively clean, but Simon is a crazy boy who insists on doing the soap himself — which usually results in several squirts of soap all over the sink and counter before he actually hits his hand. Then he realizes he can’t turn the water on with soap in his hand, so he turns the water on with his soap-filled hand, “loses” his soap on the faucet, and proceeds to start the whole soap dispensing process all over again.
Needless-to-say, I spend a fair amount of time wiping up soap suds and spills in our bathrooms — and we go through an alarming amount of hand soap on a weekly basis!
At least he’s adorable!
A couple of months ago, I decided to look for some sort of automatic soap dispenser… and as I was searching online, simplehuman contacted me to see if we’d like to try their brand new foam cartridge sensor pump.
I think I responded to their email in approximately 4 minutes and had an exclamation point after every single sentence. I was SO excited!
When our simplehuman goodies arrived, I immediately placed one pump in the kid’s bathroom and brought Nora and Simon in to check it out. I don’t think either of them knew what “automatic” meant — so they were both giddy and giggly when the soap squirted out for the first time 🙂
I’m SO glad I decided to take this quick video of the kids testing out our soap pump for the first time!
Yes, the kids went a little crazy the first time they used this “magical soap pump” (as Nora calls it)! However, they now know to just use one small squirt each time they wash their hands.
Since it’s foaming soap, it doesn’t slide off their hands or instantly wash down the drain when they get their hands wet (we’ve been a huge fan of foaming soap for a couple of years now as it’s so much easier for kids)!
So there is NO MESS!
I realize this might seem like a very small thing to some of you — but the fact that both Nora and Simon can now wash their hands completely independently without making an enormous mess in the bathroom each time is very exciting for me.
Can we pause for one minute and smile about the very sub-par haircut I gave Simon the night before these pictures were taken! I guess I have a little more trimming to do… and next time, he’s getting candy so he actually sits still! 🙂
The simplehuman foam cartridge sensor pump is so easy to use — just click in the accompanying soap cartridge, turn it on, and you’re ready to wash. Then pop the empty cartridge out with the touch of a button and you’re ready to enjoy another one of their amazing scents (lavender, geranium, mandarin orange, spring water, cucumber, and more!)
The sensor pumps are germ-free (because you don’t actually need to touch the unit) and they’re battery-free because they come with a USB charging cord (they only need to be charged about once every 3 months!)
Oh, and did I mention they are MESS-FREE!?!?
No gobs of soap running down the dispenser, no smudgy handprints all over the faucet, no streaks of soap covering the sink, no water puddles under the soap dispenser. Just nice, clean (well, relatively clean) kitchen and bathroom sinks and counters!
Happy Birthday to Dave and Merry Christmas to me!
The simplehuman foam cartridge sensor pump might be a nice addition to your own Christmas list too (especially those of you with little hands around the house!)
It’s amazing how something so small and seemingly insignificant instantly solved our ongoing messy hand soap problem.
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Leigh Bridenbaugh says
Orange
Amber VerWolf says
Cucumber would probably be my favorite.
Nana says
Lavender would be lovely to try.
Missy says
Peppermint or lavender would be awesome! And this dispenser would be so great for my small children!
Lauren says
What a great idea! I think I would like the lavender scent.
Heather says
Lavender! Definitely sounds like a must for little ones!
Kelynn R. says
Grapefruit!
Melissa says
This looks so nice to have!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Melissa says
Spring water would be perfect!
Melissa says
Crazy! I was just looking for an easy to use foaming soap dispenser that our 3-year-old can use by herself! wouls love to try Spring Water. Thanks!
Heidi says
Lavender sounds nice!
Virginia says
I would love to try the spring water scent
Liddy says
I’d love to try the Grapefruit scent!
Janice says
I’d love to try to Mandarin Orange!
K.Crowe says
Spring Water sounds wonderful.
Renae McElroy says
My favorite scent is lavender. So calming!
Ann says
Mandarin sounds like my favorite!
Ashley Dirks says
Cucumber or Mandarin Orange would be awesome!
Sharon Sieber says
Lavender
Jennifer says
Grapefruit sounds amazing! My son is not an independent hand washer yet but I know that day is coming and this would make this a lot easier.
Corinne says
Mandarin for me too!
Jenny Z says
This would be awesome with 5 kids who.wash hands!
Trish says
With 4 kids of my own, this would certainly come in “handy”!
Favorite scent = mandarin orange! 🙂
Jen says
Mandarin Orange for sure!
Reva says
Spring Water sounds wonderful!
Kristine says
Lavendar
Tracy says
I would love to win this!! I would love any scents but probably lavender would be my first choice.
Janine says
Mandarin orange!
Kim Church says
Spring Water!
Michelle says
I would like to try the spring water soap scent. Thanks for the giveaway!
Abbie says
I love the sleek look of this soap dispenser. I think lavender or a citrus scent of some sort (orange/lemon) are my favorites for soap as they don’t tend to be too lingering. Thank you!
Karyn says
I think my favorite scent might be lavender. My kids would probably all have different favorites. This sounds like an awesome soap dispenser!! Thanks for telling us about it, and giving us a chance to win!!
Mary says
The peppermint and tea tree sounds amazing. Looks like a fabulous system for kids!
Lynette says
I’m excited about this giveaway! I think I would enjoy the Spring Water scent – who wouldn’t enjoy smelling fresh cut flowers?! Thanks for the opportunity to enter!
Christy W. says
Spring water 🙂
Barb says
Lavender!
Lauren S says
Grapefruit sounds fresh to me!
Barb says
What a fabulous idea! Would love to try one of these!
Juie Veldman says
You kiddos are adorable!!! I would love to win the simple human soap dispenser and I, too love lavender scent.
Megan says
That looks really cool! My kids make such a mess too. I think my favorite scent would be lavender or maybe spring water.
Leatha Houk says
I’d love to try this out!! Looks fun and clean!