a good place to work
It has been a busy time here at GladRags. Besides our day-to-day efforts of sending out great products to smart women, we've recently moved from our too-big warehouse to a smaller just-right-sized commercially-zoned house. That means we have to be very neat and clean to keep things functional here. Too much mess or a few of days not picking up after ourselves and the place becomes disfunctional. But it feels good to be operating in a more efficient, compact space. We're in a thriving zone of North Portland and it's fun to watch all the activitiy out the window. There's a bus stop out front and we're right on a bikelane that is full of bikers come rain or sun so it always feels very alive here. And the garden holds surprise after fragrant surprise.
Spring has brought a lot of new things to GladRags besides the garden surprises. This blog has been on our "to do" list for months, we've introduced the new Moon Cup , and Sara is just working on in-store packaging for the new Pantyliner . It's already meeting with great success on the website and will be our May special on the site.
- Brenda
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May 21st, 2007 at 4:28 pm
This is the best blog I’ve seen since Bob Loblaw’s law blog.
May 21st, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Although I myself do not menstruate and therefore cannot personally utilize GladRags’ Menstrual Alternatives to their fullest, I have witnessed the satisfaction that my partner has derived from them and can can say that I believe strongly in the work they’re doing.
First of all, GladRags products do not suffer from shortcomings compared to their disposable counterparts, but rather work every bit as well, allowing users to maintain their lifestyle during their cycle. GladRags’ products’, however, offer quite a lot that ‘traditional’ menstrual products cannot. Forget your worries about Toxic Shock Syndrome as the dangerous, toxic chemicals used by mainstream manufacturers are not used in GladRags’ products. Know that you are choosing greater environmental responsibility, as those highly toxic chemicals are absent and you needn’t contribute to landfills unnecessarily. The economic advantages, for many, is further vindication as GladRags’ products are significantly more affordable than their alternatives.
While writing this praise, it occurred to me that the terms ‘traditional and ‘alternative’ are certainly misplaced. Surely the term ‘alternative’ would better suit the wasteful, harmful, and costly products their competitors offer as I’m sure their chemical-laden menstrual solutions least resemble historical norms and ‘traditional’ practices.
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
The comments above from Bryan and Michael are obviously from our friends - we were asking for comments so we could test the blog. But it just goes to show GladRags fans aren't all women. There are some enlightened guys out there too!