I am a stay at home mom that has tackled the never ending battle of trying to clean out the curded milk or molded apple juice from my children's sippy and thermos straws. I tried using toothpicks, pipe cleaners, Qtips, even small paintbrushes .. always with minimal success. I never felt confident that it was clean enough to have my children drink through it again. After hours of slaving away at the sink trying to clean out those pesky little straws and throwing away TONS of expensive sippy cups because they were just to dirty, I came up with the idea for a mini straw brush cleaner.
February 13, 2010
The BPA free SiPpY StRaW ClEaNeR is an outstanding solution for dealing with the constant frustrations of trying to clean the juice stained, curdled milk, or moldy apple juice out of the insides of children’s sippy, thermos, accordion, and sports bottle straws. Most importantly, the Sippy Straw Cleaner universally fits ALL major brands of sippy straw cups. Our customers have told us it is also perfect for cleaning medicine droppers, jewelry, and keyboards!!
Being a mother, I only wanted to develop a product that was safe for both me and my children. On top of being BPA free, which most parents are concerned about, it:
1) Saves parents money by not having to toss Sippy Cups out regulary 2) Better for the environment by decreasing plastic toss out 3) Keeps kids healthier by decreasing lingering bacteria in those pesky straws.
The brush has a nylon bristle tip, stainless steel rust free wire stem, and a polypropelene handle to allow for easier holding and scrubbing motion. In the boutique designed, eye-appealing blister card package, you will receive two brushes. The packaging is very light weight and allows for inexpensive shipping.
Inventor: Jennifer Reyes
My name is Jennifer Reyes and I am the inventor of the Sippy Straw Cleaner. I currently reside in Austin, Texas and have been married for 6 years with two beautiful children Alex, 4, and Kylie, 2. I maintain a paramedic and nursing license, but currently stay home with both of my children. As if being a stay at home mom and inventing the Sippy Straw Cleaner hasn’t been time consuming enough, I also go to school full time and have recently launched my very own iphone App called iSWEAT2theBEAT. This APP allows you to calculate your workout beat per minute pace and match it with 70,000+ songs that have been classified by BPM so that you’re always working out to the beat of the music.
After only a few days of our big launch, and limited PR exposure, I was inundated with orders from Bachelors as to how wonderful the Sippy Straw Cleaner would be for cleaning the nooks and crannies of a “keg-o-rater”. Clearly, there was yet another use for the small cleaner that I had not yet explored!
“Cordster solves the problem of neatly storing headphone cords and keeping them untangled. Small, lightweight and simple to use." San Francisco Examiner
I wanted one for my then-girlfriend. When I couldn't find anything like it, I wondered if I could make it myself. After designing, patenting and producing it, I tried to break into retail but as you know it is not easy! Four years later, it is now sold as a promotional product but alas, no retail distribution... yet!
Inventor: Drew Zoller
I have had a variety of consulting roles before and since developing the Cordster, mostly in branding, technology, and strategy.
I'm also in a punk-swing-ska band in New York City called Tri-State Conspiracy.
Do you remember the movie ''300''? The killer movie about the ancient Greeks? Warner Brothers did a promotion using Cordsters awhile back, so there are Cordsters imprinted with the ''300'' logo running around out there somewhere - they looked very cool!
Also, New York Magazine called it a "cheap little plastic piece of brilliance."
mike says:
May 14, 2010 at 1:26 am
this is...revolutionary! lol its a pretty neat device and although i find it kinda tedious to wind the cord up its better than having to wrestle with ur cord till ur fingers are sore =D really handy. Heads Up: the cordster is made out of plastic...in the … more picture it sorta looks metallic..
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stuart cave says:
Feb 14, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Finally someone has come up with the cure for the common cord. i find it incredible that Steve Jobs did not invent this first. Mr. Zoller should be running Apple!! Great product...
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Aaron Betik says:
Feb 14, 2010 at 8:40 am
Best accessory I've ever used... and apple can't mark it up 4000% get it, you'll love it
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Chris says:
Feb 13, 2010 at 6:39 pm
The Cordster rocks. It has seriously simplified my life. No more tangled cords, no more crushed earbuds. A very simple and easy solution that makes listening to my iPod that much more convenient.
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hsc says:
Feb 13, 2010 at 5:31 pm
LOVE THIS IDEA! I hate, hate, hate dealing with screwed up and tangled cords...
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D. Saunders says:
Feb 17, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Great Product, worth it's weight!!
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Camille Malec says:
Feb 14, 2010 at 10:02 pm
FANTASTIC IDEA! I have thrown out more sippy cups after 3 children than I care to count simply because I couldn't clean inside the straw!!
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NINI says:
Feb 13, 2010 at 10:00 pm
EVEN GREAT GRANDMOTHNERS FIND USES FOR THEM WHEN THE LITTLE ONES ARE NOT VISITING!
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Andrea says:
Feb 13, 2010 at 4:47 pm
great idea. I have 2 kids and washing their sippy cups is always a difficult task. This is a brilliant, yet simple, invention that every parent should own!
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Holly - The Work at Home Woman says:
Feb 13, 2010 at 4:11 pm
This is such a great product! I don't know how many sippy cups I've thrown away because I couldn't get the spout clean!
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