MN-Sen: Introducing the "Blo & Go"!

by brownsox

Blo & Go for $19.99

Daily Kos

For years, Coleman had been jury-rigging wire coat hangers into holders for
her blow-dryer so she could use both hands to style her hair. "You go on a
trip with senators and you have 45 minutes and you have to be ready to
go," says Coleman, who doesn't have the luxury of traveling with a
hairstylist. "Norm's not going to blow-dry my hair."

Her makeshift holsters were awkward, but they worked. That led a friend,
Anthony Turk, who is now her business partner, to encourage her to develop and
manufacture the device. It took four years of working with a product designer,
but you can now get a Blo & Go for $19.99.

Prices have increased due to the economy, of course, but still!

The Washington Post rather dryly notes:

It is hard to believe that the name Blo & Go was not chosen to, at the
very least, amuse. This, after all, is a world in which the term "wide
stance" churns up easy chuckles.

Coleman's voice registers shock -- and dismay-- that anyone would make such
a connection. "I didn't think of that," she says.

Comments:

well marketingwise there are going to be a lot of confused guy with a new way to blowdry

comment by ducky on July 6, 2008 6:31 AM ()

With 600 Starbucks shops vacant, the Blo and Go apparatus may go over big. Anybody who forks over five bucks for a cup of coffee is a natural customer.

reply by bumpedoff on July 7, 2008 3:53 AM ()

~ A very, interesting title ~ you can 'understand' how it wasn't chosen as the product name (mind you, when you went to a store, you are hardly likely to 'forget' the name of the product)!!!!

comment by augusta on July 6, 2008 5:30 AM ()

reply by augusta on July 10, 2008 4:34 PM ()

The American Dream: One gimmick can make your family wealthy for three generations.

reply by bumpedoff on July 7, 2008 4:00 AM ()