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   jp1885
   

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   …on behalf of the Abandoned Shower Gel Foundation.

   Every year thousands of bottles of shower gel are being abandoned - left to gather dust in bathroom cabinets, corner shower shelving units and the back of the sock drawer.

   Given as presents by unthinking wives and aunties, these innocent shower gels are left neglected by their owners: unopened, unused, unloved – except when someone forgets to replenish the soap. Many are sold as part of a two pack with some deodorant, which is quickly used while the shower gel can only look on forlornly.

   But there is hope.

   The Abandoned Shower Gel Foundation is dedicated to finding new homes for these poor semi-liquids. Every day we rescue hundreds of bottles of shower gel from middle aged men and re-house them with younger people; those more caring about their washing routine, grooming products and personal odour.

   But we cannot continue without your help. Please give as much as you can to the Abandoned Shower Gel Foundation – just £2.50 will pay for the postage to send a bottle of Lynx Africa wash gel to someone who showers more than once a week, doesn’t prefer Imperial Leather and/or would rather a nice bath.

   Please give generously and remember, a bottle of shower gel is not just for Christmas (and possibly your birthday).

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Boutros
   

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   Airports have for some time been offering a free collection service for these items. Just rock up to the X_Ray scan where you'll find convenient bins for you to drop in your unopened shower gels and shampoos, cans of lager, and miniatures from the minibar of the hotel you just vacated.

   The tombola stall at the airport workers Christmas party must be visible from space.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   borednow
   

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   you've just given me a good idea. At my old high school every Christmas we were forced to make a Christmas food parcel for various elderly residents in the area who may or may not have relatives nearby. All well and good but in reality just a way to get rid of the tat that came in last years hamper (fray bentos dog food pies, tins of cock a leekie soup and the likes). Now given that most of my locality is the northern equivalent of Bournemouth but without the seaside and most of them seem perfectly able to shuffle around morrisons for their bits and bobs foodwise and that most council properties now come converted to wet rooms instead of proper bathrooms perhaps they could be donated yearly to the elderly?? Might liven up the parties at the day centres a bit when the lynx effect kicks in.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Screenie
   

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   I like. Shame you can't play forlorn background music on here. I shall home some lost stars with you.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   beau-jolly
   

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   I used to wash my hair with shower gel every day until my daughter pointed out that the brand I favoured didn't make shampoo. I didn't believe her until I got proper glasses.
   Why don't the bottles have a bastard great G or S on them so you know what you are doing in the shower? And what the f*** is conditioner anyway?

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   rikkor
   

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   I am old enough to have received soap on a rope at least once. Conditioner puts the grease back into your hair that you just took out with the shampoo.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   The All New Jeni B
   

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   If, however, you are of the female persuasion, it is a bizarre fact of life that a relative of some description will buy you a gift set of what are ludicrously known as 'pamper products'.

   Without exception, I am allergic to these so the result is either an horrendous rash or a stash of gift sets which I 'recycle' by giving them to the YM's teacher as Christmas/Easter/End of Year gifts.

   I suspect that they eventually make it back to me.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Gerontius
   

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   Rikkor...I think you might find the rope thingy was Chinese love-balls....that's why you could never get any lather and it lasted for over 7 years. You say you had more than one eh....top man.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Jesse Bigg
   

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   Mummy told me to use it all up, then put the empty container in the recycle bin.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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