This is the Last Straw

14. May 2009

Last Straw Featured on Fox & Friends

We’re just back from New York and Emily and I are so excited to have been featured on Fox & Friends on the Fox News network. The response from moms, dads, grandparents and even several juice and packaging companies has been tremendous! We look forward to keeping you posted on any future developments. Thanks [...]

10. May 2009

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Take Our Quick Survey for a Chance to Win an iPod Touch

We’re thrilled to have received so much press coverage and interest in the Last Straw from people like you! Thanks for visiting our blog to learn more about us and the Last Straw. While you’re here, we’d like to know if you’re tired of wiping up messy juice box squirts and spills. Take our quick [...]

28. April 2009

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Watch Our Story on 11Alive News Tonight

We’re excited to announce that WXIA 11Alive visited with us at home today and left excited with a Last Straw story to broadcast this evening between 7:00 - 7:30pm tonight! Please click here to see Robert and Emily on the news!

5. February 2009

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Ready to try the Last Straw?

We are excited to invite you to participate in our first virtual focus group for the Last Straw. We are looking for a limited number of moms and dads to try the Last Straw with your family in your own home and to share your feedback with us. Here’s how it works: 1. Send an [...]

29. December 2008

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And the winner is…

Congratulations, Mrs. Caroline Hester!! She was the lucky winner of our iTouch giveaway on December 19. Thank you to all who took our survey and entered the contest. Keep visiting! We will have more giveaways in the near future for fun stuff like naming the straw, picking our packaging design, etc. We [...]

5. December 2008

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We’re turning the map green!

As we move forward with this exciting new product I am constantly learning new tools to help track our progress courtesy of our friends at Elemental. The map above illustrates, in green, all of the countries that have visited our blog and website. How exciting is that?! The survey is going great and we can’t wait [...]

12. November 2008

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Win an iPod Touch!

We’d like to know if you’re tired of wiping up after messy juice boxes that spill when tipped over or squirt everywhere when squeezed a little too hard. How frustrating is it when your child accidentally gets grape juice or chocolate milk all over their clothes from a juice box? I don’t know about you, [...]

17. October 2008

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Our new website will be coming soon!

We are so happy to announce that our corporate website is almost ready for launch. After taking a peek behind the curtain, Heather and I can now say that it is everything we expected from Stephanie and Kristin of Elemental. Great work you guys! The real push can now begin. Heather and I can now tell [...]

12. August 2008

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The First Day of School

Robert and I took the kids to their first day of school today. I drove while Robert took videos from the front seat. Which was lots of fun for our younger two, but incredibly embarrassing for Jessica, our 6th grader. The funniest part was I saw a camera flashing away in the [...]

25. July 2008

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Story Behind the Last Straw: The Idea

I have been exploring the concept of a no-spill straw since the summer of 2003. The idea came to me at home one day. It all started with just an accidental spill from my then two-year-old daughter, Em, right after I handed her a full juice box. Frustrated, I studied the box to find the [...]

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