Shower Smarts You can sell: travel games, pet massage brushes, door guards.
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A pyramid of shampoo bottles is not functional art, it's anuisance. Give your customers elbow room in the shower with theDispenser.
The Dispenser holds shampoo, conditioner or liquid body soap foreasy, mess-free use in the bathroom. It comes in white, vanilla andchrome, and its fixtures hold up to four of your customers'favorite liquids. Each of the Dispenser's pop-out chambersholds 15 ounces, and the patented pump delivers the liquid with oneor two pushes of a button. Installation is easy: The plasticDispenser adheres to tile, marble, plastic and fiberglass.
Wholesale price: $8.98 to $13.39 for one chamber, $12 to $13.45for two, $14.22 to $24.45 for three and $16.44 for four. Minimumorder: 12 units.
From Better Living Products International Inc., Toronto. Toorder, call (800) 639-4756.
Pampered Pets
By Laura Tiffany
Does Fluffy complain of aching joints? Does Fido look stressedout? Rescue your customers' ailing pets with a pamperingmassage from the Massage `N' Brush, a unique pet brush thatgives animals a soothing, vibrating massage while brushing awayhair.
The vibrasonic action of the brush can be activated with theflip of a switch. The dual-sided brush has flexible wire bristleswith ball tips for brushing and massaging, as well as large rubbernodes to pick up loose hair.
The Massage `N' Brush requires one "AA" battery(included) and is safe for use on dogs, cats and other furryfriends.
Wholesale price: $5. Suggested retail price: $9.95. Minimumorder: 12 units.
From Wee Talk! Inc., Agoura Hills, California. To order, call(888) 422-8810.
Home, Safe Home
By Laura Tiffany
How many times have you seen a door get kicked open in themovies? These scenes may leave your customers questioning thesafety of their own locks. Sell them peace of mind with the DoorGuard, an interior door barrier that withstands tremendousimpact.
The Door Guard is easy to install; the main piece adjusts to anysingle-door width and slides on and off its mounted brackets inseconds. When an intruder tries to open or break down the door, thenylon device absorbs the impact. Because it's mounted to wallstuds rather than the door, the wall must be destroyed before anintruder can break through.
Wholesale price: $19. Suggested retail price: $69.95.
From Hinge Lok Inc., San Juan Capistrano, California. To order,call (888) DOOR-GUARD.
No More Travel Tantrums
The inventors of the Are We There Yet? card game are parentsthemselves, which explains how they know exactly what parents andkids need to survive family vacations with nerves and sanityintact. Take advantage of the growing travel-products market byoffering your customers this unique new travel card game, whichpromises parents will hear the dreaded "Are we thereyet?" a lot less often.
The game includes 450 cards in five categories: objects, people,signs, vehicles and animals. Players try to spot such items as"a pet traveling in another vehicle."
Wholesale price: $7.25. Suggested retail price: $14.95. Minimumorder: 12 games.
From Are We There Yet? Worldwide Inc., Calgary, Alberta. Toorder, call (800) 892-9012.
