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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Dawn Hop says
I would choose spring water, simple fresh and clean! Our 2 year old and 4 year old would love this, especially since they like to do stuff themselves.
Beatriz says
I know you had done a post about DIY foaming soap in the past, can you still use your DIY version with this pump? Otherwise, that looks cool might suggest it for my sister.
Melissa A says
I think I’d choose Grapefruit, but they all sound really great. My kids are 14 and 9 and our bathroom counters are still a mess, so this would be awesome!
Amy Owen says
Mandarin orange
Lisa Christensen says
I would have to say Lavender would be my favorite.
Rachel says
I would love to try the mandarin orange. Would love less mess with my kids
Michelle says
My favorite is lavender!!
Katie says
This is awesome! The soap mess is for real!
Lynn Oyama says
I would like to try the Mandarin Orange! It sounds heavenly!
Debra Martin says
lavendar for sure…very cool!
Kristy says
Orange would smell so good!!!!
Leslie says
This would be nice for when the DH comes in the house with greasy hands. I’d like anything orange-scented.
Brenda says
I don’t have a favorite, but I love anything “natural” smelling…plant, flower, herbs… nothing too sugary sweet!
Christine says
I’d love to try the geranium scent! My husband is a big hand washer too.
Margo says
I’m weird, I prefer scentless.
Happy Birthday Dave!
Katie M says
Mmmmmmm lavendar!
Melissa says
This is such a great idea! I didn’t know such a thing existed that you could have at home (I’ve seen the automatic soap dispensers at public restrooms but didn’t know they were available for the rest of us! :))
Laura says
I am a sucker for cucumber scent!
Jane says
We love lavender
Emily says
I love citrus scents! Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Birthday, Dave!
Kristen says
I’d like to try lavender!
Martha says
Love your blog! Spring water is the one for my family!!
Deb says
I have little kids, too, so this product would be perfect! I would like to try the lavender scent.
Patty says
Thank you for the giveaway! I’ve never heard of Simplehuman before!
Abby says
I’m a fan of anything that gets the kids to wash their hands!!
Suzanne says
I forgot to add the scent! Peppermint!
Christine Treece says
Lavender
Suzanne says
This would be awesome for us!
Annie B says
Bergamot sounds wonderful!
Julianne says
Lavender!
Sarah says
Spring water is my favorite scent!
Kelly says
I’d love to try the cucumber scent! My kids would love this!
Jenny says
lavender sounds nice!
Debra Schramm says
I’d like to try the EO Lemon & Eucalyptus!
Rhonda High says
With 3 small children at hime, I would love this product! 🙂
Jackie says
Keeps germs off the pump too!
Mary Giorgio says
The cucumber scent sounds great!
Erin says
I think that the cucumber scent would smell nice. This is something that I have been thinking about this with you 2.5 year old. We haven’t ‘converted’ to foam yet, and the liquid soap isn’t going well.
Veneta says
I think my favorite would be lavender. I have a toddler and this would be a great way to reduce the mess of washing little hands.
Shelly says
Looks like a great product.