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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Holly says
They all look great, but I’d love to try the Mandarin Orange 🙂
Debbie says
Yay for the video! The giggles are adorable! Andrea, your voice is so clear and easy to listen to. This is a great dispenser.
Andrea says
Thanks Debbie 🙂
Lauren says
Mandarin orange
Renee says
Mandarin sounds refreshing
Mal says
Probably the spring water or the mandarin orange.
Julie says
Lavender
christina purvis says
I have been wanting to get a soap dispenser like this for a while. I would love to try the lavender or grapefruit soap. Nice giveaway!
Kristi says
This is fabulous! Two young kiddos and one on the way, I need this! Thanks for sharing Andrea!
Jenn says
Would love to win his for my young kiddos!
Mary L says
Oh, the Mandarin Orange scent sounds like it would be amazing! I just love the idea of automatic soap dispensers, especially for children.
Bianca says
The spring water scent sounds right up my alley. Thank you for this giveaway!
Heather says
The mandarine orange hand soap sounds delicious! Awesome find!
Michelle says
I love everything orange so orange would be my favorite scent too! Thanks for the opportunity and Happy belated Birthday to Dave.
Nina says
I would love this. I hate to touch the dispenser when I’m handling raw meat or fish. I’m always washing the soap pump because I worry about spreading salmonella. I would prefer unscented.
Liz Lubbers says
Lavender!
Olga says
My dream would be to see them partner with Mrs. Meyer’s or Seventh Generation for some of the scents I already love… but of the existing ones I’d choose fragrance-free for hand soap. Looking at their website, they also have a dish soap pump… for that I think I’d try apple! Since we have no kids, the soap in our bathroom isn’t an issue, but I hate pushing a pump with messy hands in the kitchen, so I’m going to put one of each on my wish list.
Andrea says
yes, that would be great for them to partner with other companies for those scents too!
Also, the pumps are exactly the same — you just use different refills for the dish soap.
Yvonne says
I’d probably say grapefruit, of those choices, but being very fragrance sensitive, I’d like a fragrance free option.
Derondah says
Orange would be my favorite!
Michelle Bosse says
would love to win this
Kerri says
Lavender
Marie says
I would love to win, and try the lavender!
Kiy says
I’m torn between the lavender and the cucumber. I’d probably have to try both!
Janet B says
I would love to win one of these! The design looks great!
Rebecca G says
I think I would like the unscented version the best. 🙂
Edie says
This would be perfect in our half bath that gets used so much! I think I would like the cucumber scent best!
Amber says
What a wonderful giveaway! The spring water scent looks wonderful.
Julie H says
I would love to try the mandarin orange scent! This looks like it would be great for my boys!
Brittany says
Green Apple sounds awesome!!
Lori says
Spring water would be my first choice, but they all sound good!
Danielle H. says
The plain one. Scented soaps make my kids hands chapped but it would be interesting to see if these ones do.
Gloria Peterson says
I really like the hands free option of this dispenser. I think spring water sounds refreshing!
kapn says
lavender!
Cheryl Schell says
geranium sounds delightful!
Lorrie says
Happy birthday to Dave! My favorite scent would be lavender. LOVE the video of the children!!
Melissa says
I’d try Spring water!
Natalia says
Apple would be my first choice, but mandarine orange sounds delicious, too!
Allison Nutting says
Does it contain SLS? I’m allergic, and trying to make everything allergen free!
Tiffany Eschete says
Lavender is my fav!
Sarah Brown says
Lavender!
Adri says
Lavender 🙂