Comments on: PeopleTowels: Wash your hands of the hand dryer vs. paper towel issue

By: Siel

Siel — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:46:15 +0000

A hook under the desk?

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:45:47 +0000

I waste paper towels mostly at work so I think this would be very useful for me. I would just need to find a discreet, acceptable place in the office to hang the PeopleTowel to dry :-)

By: Siel

Siel — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:49:25 +0000

Hey machiko — So do you mean that you clip it to the handle but let your PeopleTowel hang INSIDE the purse? That’s a good idea — though since most of my purses zip up, I’m not sure it would really work for me.

I am curious though — How do the women in Japan do it? Do they take out the towel pre-pee? Or dig into purse with wet hands? Thanks for the v. encouraging comment :)

Cybele — I often dry my hands on my hair (basically patting down strays)…. :)

By: cybele

cybele — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:55:24 +0000

Eh, often I just wash my hands, shake them and then wipe them on my pants.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:02:10 +0000

Agree with the first two comments, encouraged by the third!

By: machiko

machiko — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:49:49 +0000

i have been having the same issue as you.. but i have been clipping mine on the handles of my purse, so it’s for me, easier to open, even if my hands are already wet.

i’m convinced, though, that i can shake off the habit. i spent my entire summer in japan where the fanciest bathrooms don’t have any paper towels at all, and everyone just carries a towel around. it can work!

it’s especially funny b/c people in japan will buy their hand towels at their bloomingdales equivalent – not just something for the eco-minded or whatever.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:45 +0000

I’m one of those weirdos who needs to use a paper towel to touch bathroom door handles on the way out, so this wouldn’t do me much good.

By: How Green Is My Valley

How Green Is My Valley — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:35:03 +0000

I like the idea–but you’re right, it does seem like it could be more cumbersome in a lot of situations. I guess that I’d tuck one in one of the outside pockets of my backpack when I’m using my backpack, which would make it more accessible than inside, and less flappy than clipping it somewhere. But I suspect that it wouldn’t be that hard to take this a step further and use something I already own, like an extra handtowel.