Twice-weekly green giveaways.
Today’s freebies are for the eco-frugal who want to green their bathrooms. One lucky green LA girl reader will win two Practecol devices that’ll help you save water and money.
The first’s a Shower Timer that’ll stick to your bathroom wall. Hit it before you turn on the water and you’ll get a green light — that’ll start flashing at 4.5 minutes to get you to rinse off already. At 5 minutes, you’ll get a red LED light. Obey those little signals, and you could save $44 a year.
The winner will also get a set of two Perfect Flush Toilet Tank Displacement Bags. These polyethylene bags are made with 50% post-consumer plastic — and each save .8 gallon per flush. My toilet’s already water-wise and won’t flush properly with these bags. If you’ve got an older, more wasteful toilet, these bags are for you.
The Practecol Shower Timer and Displacement Bags are available at Target for $4.99 and $9.99, respectively. But for a chance to win them free, comment by Tues, July 20 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wed., July 21 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.
Earlier:
>> Practecol Refrigerator Kit: Turn your fridge into a mean green machine
>> Practecol solutions to vanquish vampire in your home and save money
These seem great!
I currently have water bottles in my toilet tanks, but sometimes they get caught in there and the toilets keeps running until I notice and move the bottle. So much for saving water!
And my boyfriend could definitely use the shower timer :o)
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Comment by Helby — July 14, 2010 @ 8:13 am
Would love a chance to win these…
Comment by Saul Korin — July 14, 2010 @ 8:33 am
oh boy could i EVER use this in our old toilet here in our rental…asked our landlord to change them out to more water wise toilets, but “no” is all i get cause they still work fine according to him :(
Comment by Lisa — July 14, 2010 @ 9:06 am
Wonderful products!! Thanks so much for posting & discussing these items!!
Comment by Tory Jeen Valach — July 14, 2010 @ 9:52 am
‘perfect flush’ sounds perfect for the toilet in my apartment rental! thanks for sharing!
Comment by Rachel Winokur — July 14, 2010 @ 10:42 am
What an excellent way to conserve when you rent and can’t swap out your appliances and fixtures :)
Comment by Jessi — July 14, 2010 @ 1:28 pm
I would love one of these to help manage our water consumption.
Comment by Erik Daehler — July 14, 2010 @ 3:42 pm
I just found your website, and I think it’s absolutely fantastic.
Comment by Wayne — July 14, 2010 @ 5:53 pm
I read the magic word “save”
Comment by Jeffry S. P. — July 14, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
Great green gadgets!
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Comment by Sally — July 15, 2010 @ 7:44 am
brilliant – always looking for ways to conserve water! have been watering my plants with the water wasted waiting for hot to come on.
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Comment by Rebecca — July 15, 2010 @ 11:16 am
these look great!
Comment by Monica — July 15, 2010 @ 4:52 pm
Would love to win these! Thanks.
Comment by Grace — July 15, 2010 @ 7:29 pm
Cool! thanks for the chance!
Comment by Kim — July 16, 2010 @ 10:55 pm
The shower timer is something I really need. I take horribly long showers and have no idea how long I’ve been in there until I get out and it’s 20 minutes later, I’m horrible.
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Comment by mudnessa — July 16, 2010 @ 11:09 pm
Very cool. I love your posts that show easy, affordable, money-saving green tips.
I’m not in it to win the goods: we just bought a house, and the (very old) bathroom fixtures were the first conversion. Next step: greywater, native plants outside, then a green roof (we hope).
I will certainly keep you posted.
Comment by Cassandra — July 20, 2010 @ 9:34 am
Sounds so useful! Thanks.
Comment by Grace — July 20, 2010 @ 10:07 am
Tory Jeen Valach is the lucky winner!
Comment by Siel — July 29, 2010 @ 8:42 am