Get a new lip balm by sending empty containers

[~Luna~]

http://www.ecolips.com/Recycle.aspx
This seemed quite cool to me so I wanted to share. (Unluckily I guess they don`t sell these here but anyway.) :elf:

[karenM]

Nice! They even have a vegan product in their lip balm line. I'll be checking out ecolips next time I'm out of lip balm. (I only use one container every 2 or 3 years, so I doubt the trade-in offer will still be available.) But thanks for the info!

[soilman]

You are at the airport, you are getting ready to board a plane, and you have one of these in your carry-on bag. You go thru security and you are asked: what is in the bag. Do you say: "I have a hair brush, hair gel, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some dental floss -- and, a, a -- a balm."

Or should you be dishonest and say "I have a hair brush, some hair gel, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some dental floss -- and, a, a, that's all."

"You don't have anything else in there?" The imaging machine shows several small cylinders. Do you have anything in there that could be used as a weapon? Do you have a bomb in there?"

"No, no -- no balm"

"Well, let's have a look..."

They discover the balm, and throw you out of the airport, because you refused to tell them everything you had in your bag. Or, you tell them "I have a balm" -- and they throw you out of the airport. Either way, you don't get on your plane, and don't get to your destination. Either way, you are in big trouble. Maybe it is better to just tolerate chapped lips?

[Marie]

Heh.. so people will waste a box or a padded envelope and send in used chapstick containers so they can receive a free chapstick packed in whatever they pack stuff in?

[Thalia]

Maybe they could just sell the balm itself and give you instructions on how to melt it down and load it into your old tubes. That would seem even more efficient.

[Adagio]

You are at the airport, you are getting ready to board a plane, and you have one of these in your carry-on bag. You go thru security and you are asked: what is in the bag. Do you say: "I have a hair brush, hair gel, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some dental floss -- and, a, a -- a balm."

Or should you be dishonest and say "I have a hair brush, some hair gel, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some dental floss -- and, a, a, that's all."

"You don't have anything else in there?" The imaging machine shows several small cylinders. Do you have anything in there that could be used as a weapon? Do you have a bomb in there?"

"No, no -- no balm"

"Well, let's have a look..."

They discover the balm, and throw you out of the airport, because you refused to tell them everything you had in your bag. Or, you tell them "I have a balm" -- and they throw you out of the airport. Either way, you don't get on your plane, and don't get to your destination. Either way, you are in big trouble. Maybe it is better to just tolerate chapped lips?

:lol:

Why not just say "chap stick"? Synonyms rock.

[Garnett]

I reuse packaging. I have a feeling this company would too but I havent read into it. Anyways, I DO have lots of empty lip balm containers to send in - I cant throw them out and they dont recycle them here, so theyre just sitting around. I cant wait to try the Bee Free one!! I am terribly addicted to chapstick. And I dont want to break that addiction. :lol

BTW, that offer is still good. They will even send a full sized sample if you pay $1 shipping.

[sarahjayn1980]

Heh.. so people will waste a box or a padded envelope and send in used chapstick containers so they can receive a free chapstick packed in whatever they pack stuff in?
Right, because we all know that envelopes and packing material is total un-recyclable, unlike the lip balm containers. :)
I don't know about you guys, but I save all the packing material I get for my future mailouts.

[Garnett]

mine came last week and its awesome. I will definetely be ordering some when I run out. (and when I can afford it heh.)

[Fyvel]

You are at the airport, you are getting ready to board a plane, and you have one of these in your carry-on bag. You go thru security and you are asked: what is in the bag. Do you say: "I have a hair brush, hair gel, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some dental floss -- and, a, a -- a balm."

Or should you be dishonest and say "I have a hair brush, some hair gel, a toothbrush, toothpaste, some dental floss -- and, a, a, that's all."

"You don't have anything else in there?" The imaging machine shows several small cylinders. Do you have anything in there that could be used as a weapon? Do you have a bomb in there?"

"No, no -- no balm"

"Well, let's have a look..."

They discover the balm, and throw you out of the airport, because you refused to tell them everything you had in your bag. Or, you tell them "I have a balm" -- and they throw you out of the airport. Either way, you don't get on your plane, and don't get to your destination. Either way, you are in big trouble. Maybe it is better to just tolerate chapped lips?


I've been through airport security several times since the recent changes, and I've had at least one tube of lip balm on me each time. If it's in my pocket, it comes out and goes in the tray through the x-ray machine. Otherwise it's in my purse, which gets x-rayed as well. Not once have they even mentioned the presence of the lip balm.

[Garnett]

I had a dream last night that I stole a whole bunch of empty chapstick containers from a department store so I could mail them in and get a free tube. How weird. Maybe Ill do this again.. I still have a bunch of empties here that I dont know what to do with. And I loved the balm they sent me!

[geekygirl007]

I had a tube of this once....it was the best stuff ever....and then....I lost it. life can suck sometimes.