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Last Straw Featured on Fox & Friends

14. May 2009

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 [...]

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

10. May 2009

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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 [...]

Watch Our Story on 11Alive News Tonight

28. April 2009

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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!

Ready to try the Last Straw?

5. February 2009

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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 [...]

And the winner is…

29. December 2008

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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 [...]

We’re turning the map green!

5. December 2008

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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 [...]

Win an iPod Touch!

12. November 2008

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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, [...]

Our new website will be coming soon!

17. October 2008

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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 [...]

The team is complete…it was time to meet

25. September 2008

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The team is complete…it was time to meet

Earlier this month I sat in a conference room designed for 16 people with 18 colleagues from the various businesses that own fractions of or represent The Last Straw L.L.C. Standing room only…for a straw? Yes, that is exactly what I was observing and I will have to say that a sense of pride and [...]

Another Juice Box Mess

9. September 2008

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This is a post written by one of my close friends. She has 3 children and this is one of her experiences of juice box messes. Thanks Rebecca! Oh No you didn’t!! Those were the exact words out of my mouth when my 6 year old squeezed juice box all over our class room and his [...]