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March 13, 2008



To whom it may concern,

Yesterday I had the opportunity to try one of your products for the first time. I must say, I was greatly impressed. Never before have I had the opportunity to use such a fine, well made piece of equipment in a restroom before. Without question, your hand dryers are a cut above the rest. The Nova #5, I believe you call it the Airline, is #1 in my book! I assume the rapid dry time is attributed to the 153 C.F.M. engine.

However, my only complaint and not one with your product specifically, is that as hand dryers begin to replace paper towels in restrooms, the consumer is faced with the prospect of having to touch that filthy, stinky door nob in order to exit. Without the protection of a paper towel one must wait for someone else to enter before exiting. It’s truly shameful that in this day and age some people are still adverse to washing their hands. Why is that? I had one guy in my office who just refused to do it. Everyone knew too. That’s why nobody ate his deviled eggs at the holiday party. Well, that’s not true, Larry ate them. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t be boring you with stories from my life when we have business to discuss.

Have you considered producing a model that as it turned off, it would trigger a mechanism to open the door? You don’t have to tell me if you are, I understand trade secrets and wanting to have an edge on the competition and all. If you haven’t, you can take my idea. It’s my gift to you for such a great product! You could call it the “Blow and Go” but if you do, I want credit for giving you the name. Today it’s all about trying to find a cure for Polio or discovering life on Mars (For the record, I don’t think they have yet but they sure are spending a lot of money trying). Society forgets to reward and credit the common everyday inventions and inventors. I’m not part of that society. No sir! I give credit where credit is due and credit is certainly due here.

Okay, okay, I know I’ve probably taken up far to much of your time already so I’ll try and get to my primary reason for writing and then wrap up. Given the environmental consequences so eloquently displayed on your website regarding waste and paper towels, I’ve decided to do away with the paper towel dispensers in the bathrooms of my home. Of course, I’d like to replace the dispensers with two Nova #5 dryers. I’ve never encountered any of the problems you cite on your website about vandalism. Maybe it’s because I’m selective when it comes to letting people use my bathrooms. That said, you do make good points. Nobody likes to see those paper towel spit bombs stuck to the mirror or a commode jammed up with toweling. Especially when you really have to go. Since I require all my guests to wash their hands their wouldn’t be any need to use a paper towel to open the door because only clean hand would be touching the door nob. I installed a little sign that says, “Guests must wash their hands.” so that way they know that it is a requirement of mine. I know what you’re probably thinking at this point, “Why would this guy have paper towel dispensers in a private residence?” Well, let me take a moment to answer that for you. I’m eccentric like that. Plus, the paper towel allows everyone to feel like an individual. It’s good for people to be able to express themselves. Some would argue that communal hand towels are the work of Socialists. I don’t know, maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. I don’t get involved in politics.

So, do you sell directly to home owners? If not, what retail outlets stock your products? I have a Home Depot nearby if that helps.

Thank you for your time. I’m sure it is very valuable since you are on the cutting edge of technology. I look forward to hearing your response.


With warm regards,

Sherb
Your number #1 and #2 fan (get it?)
and inventor of the Blow and Go