I (Jessica Pohlkamp) was sitting in my car about 6-7 years ago and pulled my dirty, grimy cell phone out of my purse. I began a pointless ritual of sliding my phone on my sleeve and pant leg to wipe off the grime. I simply asked myself what I should be cleaning my cell phone off with. NOTHING came to mind. And beyond that, I thought wouldn’t it be great if I could find something that smelled good like Pina Colada or fresh Berries? I went home and did some market research and most products were designed as computer screen wipes and were very home office oriented. They weren’t portable, they weren’t geared towards cell phones and they certainly didn’t smell good. I thought for sure someone else had to have already made scented cell phone wipes – it was such a simple idea! I sat on the idea for 5 years thinking I had to protect the idea to the extent of paralyzation. I thought I had to blend the fragrance and cleaning solution and I had no idea how to do that. Then one Thanksgiving my brother in law, with mouth full of turkey, asked if I had reached out to any wipes manufacturers. They may have fragrance in house and do the research and development with me. I took a huge gulp of faith, buried my fear of revealing my idea and one company in the USA finally took me seriously. 2 years and 3 fun, fresh fragrances later, I have a patent pending product.
September 14, 2009
Where has your cell phone been lately? Celly Smellys™ are the first LCD screen safe, pre-moistened, portable wet wipe infused with refreshing fragrance. Celly Smellys™ are intended for use on cell phones, smart phones including iPhone, laptop and computer screens, MP3 players including iPod, hand held video games, GPS devices, PDA’s, digital cameras and any personal electronics device in need of cleaning and refreshing. Celly Smellys™ wipes remove finger prints, dirt and grime where germs may reside without streaking the screen.
Benefits:
- Pre-moistened wet wipe package in 15 count re-sealable zipper packs
- Packaging utilizes Inno-lok technology which is re-sealable zipper lock commonly used in the food industry to ensure freshness
- Intended to remove dirt and grime where germs may reside and reduce the exchange of dirt and germs from cell phone to user
- Innovative and unique way to personalize your cell phone (available in berry, melon or pina colada flavor)
- LCD tested and safe by Independent Laboratory, COLTS
Inventor: Jessica Pohlkamp)
I grew up in a small town in south eastern Ohio in Gallia County. I went to school where the original Bob Evans Farm was and I drove a tractor as a tour guide for my first job. I ran track in high school and college and coupled with my geeky love of math and science – a career in Physical Therapy was a natural progression. I came to Cincinnati to get a Masters degree in PT with every intent to move to Columbus, Oh to reunite with my twin sister and my family. I met the man of my dreams at my first Physical Therapy internship. He was a professional BMX bike racer with a partially torn hamstring muscle. If it weren’t for the front desk lady slipping him my phone number (unbeknownst to me) we wouldn’t be happily married for 4 years now! Regarding inventing and entrepreneurialism, my Father always pushed my sister and me into independent thinking and living. As a salesman that can sell ice to an Eskimo, he always recommended we strike out on our own and start a business. All I know is that as an Aquarius, I’ve always wanted to save the world and if I thought putting eyeliner in the freezer upside down in a lunch box would help somehow, then I would do it!
I wanted to use a peal-and-seal application with my packaging. You’ll notice my current package has a re-sealable zipper lock on the front. My manufacturer called me one day to let me know the results of the adhesive-solution interaction of my product for shelf life. He said, “the fragrance is aggressive” and I just about lost it laughing. With everything so close to production and my mental image of a strawberry with boxing gloves on (aggressive) I knew I had something special. Henceforth, Celly Smellys® come in a re-sealable zipper pouch so the wipes stay nice a fresh – and I guess you could say they are also polite now!
The dwink box - Universal drink box holder, prevents children from squirting and squeezing their juice boxes and juice pouches. Made of durable plastic, dishwasher safe. Comfortable handles for little fingers and non-skid bottom to prevent spills.
The dwink box keeps your kids happy with their juice box and you not worried about spills.
After being tired of telling my kids, “Don’t squeeze it!”, I looked online and found several drink box holders, but none of them was able to hold ALL the different types of juice boxes and pouches. I decided to design and invent a drink box holder that would hold everything out there.
Inventor: Yvonne Huang
Yvonne is a mom of 2 boys and 1 baby girl. She is happily married to her husband, Richard, of 10 years and lives in Southern California.
Some people ask why I called my product the “dwink” box… it’s because that’s how my kids said “drink” when I invented it 3 years ago.
Maurice Sousse says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 9:13 pm
These 2 items are totally different, but I think the dwink would be cooler to have, especially with kids.
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Sandy Glick says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 9:06 pm
These dwink boxes are very very handy. It's simple to use and the price is great, too. It would be nice if someone offered free shipping... :)
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Sally Wang says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Awesome invention!!
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Gayle Buckawick says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 8:57 pm
My granddaughter has the Pink dwink box and loves it. She's telling me now that we need to also get Orange and Purple to match her other outfits.....
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The HausMaster says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Where was this when my little guy was drinking these. Outside I could care less... but in my car... I still have red stains that I can't get out! This is a cool idea.
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The HausMaster says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Just another wipe to keep track of. My current cleaning wipes do just fine on my cell phone. And why are these scented??? Why would I want my phone to be scented. Sorry, I am more inclined to disinfect my phone with a good wipe than I am to wipe it … more with something just because it smells good.
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Kim says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I think it's awesome that these clean your phone AND make it smell great. We are always buying products to make our homes and cars smell great - how about the thing that is always right under our nose? Our cell phone. Great product. I ordered Pina Colada.
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Susan says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 9:04 am
Love it!!! Great idea and much needed.
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Merry says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 1:36 am
It's about time somebody came up with a good method of cleaning LCD screens of all kinds. Hope you sell a gazillion!
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Denise Wallace says:
Sep 14, 2009 at 1:12 am
Why do the wipes need to be scented?
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