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Grossed out by your new mother-in-law's magenta lipstick marks?

12.28.2007

Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 1:58am.
The Bite:
On your wineglass or cloth napkin, we mean. An easy fix: When the fam's in town, hand out distinctive wineglass charms and napkin rings so that there's no mistaking whose is whose. Keep folks from losing track of their vino and grabbing another glass, and save the gently used napkins for the next meal. At the end of their visit, you'll have less to wash, saving water. Works like a charm...
The Benefits: 
  • Saving water. It takes about two full glasses of water to clean a dirty one. And unless you're eating BBQ with your hands every meal, there's no need to toss an endless number of napkins into the washer.
  • Minimizing chores. If you're hosting the fam, fewer napkins or glasses to clean = more time for playing practical jokes on your little bro.
  • Less ick. Even if you share genes, you probably wanna avoid accidentally swapping spit with someone who has a cold.
Personally Speaking: 
When she hosts family dinners, Jenifer ties snippets of different-colored old ribbons around each napkin to help distinguish them.
Wanna Try: 
  • Urban Napkin Rings - write on the reusable stainless-steel placards for mnemonic ease ($15).
  • Vine Ripe Charms - endlessly reusable decorative wineglass charms; hundreds of different sets available ($13-$15).
  • DIY Bite: make your own charms or rings.

Win $100 at the Greenloop eco-fashion store by inviting your non-Biter friends to join Ideal Bite in the next 24 hours - smaller pool, bigger chances!

Cocktail Fact

Last month, an art fan who left a lipstick mark on a $2.8 mil, all-white painting by Cy Twombly was ordered by a French court to pay a "symbolic" €1 to the artist.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters use one fewer glass at a party, we'll save enough water to run a dishwasher for 139 loads.

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