Thanks holly

Thanks so much Betsy, Sherri, and David! I was so nervous I didn’t sleep at all the night before. But it ended up being a really fun experience.

Holly, I’m a big fan of Carmex too. Love the idea of a share-able style.

Has anyone else been on other internet forums?
If you think Beadle is being a troll, just say, “troll alert”, or “stop trolling” or whatever. Why hijack a whole thread?

Back to lip balm…
IMHO, nothing fixes the ol’ chapped lips like Carmex packaged in the glass pot; even the squeeze tubes of it just don’t seem to be formulated the same AND when I get a pot of Carmex, my son always swipes it.
What if it could come in smaller, snap-apart compartments that would easily slide into your pocket; a container like the little melt away breath strips come in. That way, you’d still get the same amount of Carmex, but in a more convenient, “share-able” style.
Just a thought.

Beadle,

I see you changed your avatar to Billy the Kid toting a gun. You are also made the following references:

“if you dare”,
“will soon be dead”…..

Are you planning on doing harm to yourself or someone else?

Hi Beadle,

While I am flattered at the invitation, my musings were public and I would prefer to keep them that way…I stand by my post…simply wondering out loud why there is such a mystery here…..if the only way for me to know the “whole story” is to enagage you behind the scenes, I will pass.

Also, the entire theme and feel to your post is a bit cryptic and unsettling…

“if you dare”,
“will soon be dead”…..
the avatar with the rifle….

I have absolutely no idea what you are referring to, but I am horrible at reading between the lines……..so if there was a message in there, I apologize that I did not get it….

I have spent far too much time on this entire subject….it is what it is….I would like to focus more on the folks in this forum who are getting GREEN LIGHTS on their dash, landing licensing agreements, getting G8s, etc…..I hope you can understand.

P.S.——-Dear Edison Nation, I know today is Valentine’s day, but please donate any red you may have headed my way, to a nice charity organization – I don’t need any…… actually, can we pretend it is St.Patrick’s Day today? Maybe some green?!!! Yes, how about a GREEN VALENTINE…shaped like a circle…..right on my dash…..and feel free to make that little exclamation point at the end green too ;)

Greg

This is for you and you alone. I’ll gladly tell you anything you want to know, but not in this open forum. You’ll either have to e-mail me under my screen name at Yahoo or, if you dare, send me a friend request. If you do opt for the latter though don’t worry, Beadle will be very dead, VERY soon so you won’t have to live the stigma of having “friended” him…

Well done margaret it was good to see you in action i agree with sherri (cool calm, and collected ) like a duck to water.well done

Margaret and Betsy…love how both of you ladies are so natural and beautiful (and calm, cool, collected) in front of the camera!!!

That was an awesome Edison Nation story, too—do hope it gets posted in the blog so others will see it!!

I loved it too Margaret! Bet it was fun!!

Thanks Sherri!

Have the forums degraded? I didn’t think they had…lots of great news around here on a daily basis almost…BTW Huge Congrats on that awesome news story, Margaret!! You looked like a superstar; EN should post that article/video up in the blog!! Fabulous!!

Hopefully when the Casting Calls get under way soon…it will be more fun; less drama!! If we enjoy that “EN-forum” drama thing…we always have those eighteen pages from last year we can re-live!!!

To contribute to this topic…I caught the tail end of a Dr. Oz show about people that were addicted to lip balm and they demonstrated how lip balm actually contributes to dryness/peeling. He had recommended to everyone to use coconut oil/creme instead as a lubricant that can actually heal/protect/soothe the skin!

P.S.
Yolanda, I like the way you think. :)

Name-calling? Really??
Have these forums degraded to this?

sigh

I don’t follow the drama (thankfully), but on occasion, when I do poke my head in, I like what I see less and less.

I’m sorta curious if someone is putting you up to posting here now too Jack! I just did a search of all the posts during last year’s Casting Calls—“nimblejack” —eighteen pages full of Magic Toob/Steven Key many threads started under the “Everyday Edisons” topic…and all ended where you had actually tried to turn EN members against other EN members (many of these were deleted of course)..is this your agenda for this year’s Casting Calls, too?

Jack, it doesn’t have to be pistols at dawn; why couldn’t you have just been yourself?
Like Margaret said, it’s the feeling of being deceived that’s hard to get around.

Some no-name comes in here and starts talking the smack, of course I’m going to
jump in, but you know that we always got along and as far as I remember, we
never had a cross word between us…. but under “Beadle” and others, you talked
to me like a red-headed stepchild! What did I ever do to you to deserve that?
I helped you when you were talking about your patent and we conferred on projects…
I just don’t get it?
You were put-up to doing it, weren’t you?

But that’s okay, Jack… our association has ran its course now I think so that will
be all.

I’m real. (Picture of me and my daughters at EN and News video to prove it). I know Jack’s story, but I would prefer for him to tell it if he wants. But in my opinion, things were said, feelings were hurt, and things went bad from there. Nobody likes to be deceived. And I agree, we are a forgiving bunch. I love the annual meet and greet idea!

If you had half an ounce of dignity you would follow the Bushido code (figuratively speaking of course).
Thanks Frank and Greg for the leadership.

OK….I figured out that Beadle is really the old MagikTooob guy…..but what I missed and am trying to grasp is what exactly happened? I stopped following things for a while, but from what I remember the Toob guy was in good standing here at one time….I think I remember him getting a lot of congratulations and support from the members here…..what did I miss?….Didn’t he storm off for some reason? Or was he banned? And if EN is such a bad place, why come back under another alias? Why spend so much time stirrnig the pot? Would not that effort be better spent tying more tubes? And why not simply say who you are? Seems to be a pretty forgiving crowd as long as folks are honest…but this whole double agent, hell raising, pot stirring charade has me really confused…I am getting too old to play who’s who….I assume Frank is Frank and Roger is Roger and Margaret is Margaret….why is Jack not Jack anymore? Someone please enlighten me….Jack, can we just clear this up?….It is really hard to keep up….Perhaps we can start a voluntary VERIFIED member program…Frank, I vote you Captain….You verify real people here and keep the list….come up with a way to do it….heck, I will send you a photo ID….maybe we have annual meet and greets……Then, within the EN forums we can post and constantly update a REAL member list to help new, like minded, sincere, truthful people by steering them to real verified members for help..and when the game players want to get serious, they can ask Frank for an app and join up….

MWAHHH!!! (Blows Frank a big kiss…) Frank you old sleuth you; my fate is in your hands. Will we sit down and share a drink, or will it be pistols at dawn?

Know a lot about Chemistry do you. “Beadle”?

There was someone else around here one time that was a Chemist… now who was that???
Not only that, he was from Massachusetts too, loved skiing in NY in the winter, and he
talked about this beach near Marshville he’d go to…. what was it…. oh yeah, “Beadle’s Rock”

Wow, small world isn’t it?

It’s all a matter of chemistry. To produce a cooling sensation menthol reacts endothermically (absorbs heat) when in contact with one’s lips. Hence to produce something that feels warm, you’d have to use something that reacts exothermically (releases heat). The likely choice would be something derived from capsium fruits such as hot peppers, etc.

Thanks Peter,to make an already idea popular or profitable you have to g weird…lol or shall i say unique

That is a pretty cool idea Yolanda.

Okay, it doesn’t look as though Frank is actually thinking of submitting his idea so I’ll just toss out these comments.

The only tricky part that I can see to a lip balm that’s flat and oval shaped is the little screw mechanism that’s used to propel the balm out of the tube. The little dial used will have to be recessed into the body of the tube but this approach has already been done. Simply take any antiperspirant like Speed Stick for example, and imagine it being scaled down to the dimensions called out. It might represent a “new” method for dispensing lip balm but of course it’s not new. But I suppose you could say it’s a new application of an existing method. Seems like it would work fine though…

Its cold il IL…u should have the lip balm be able to warm up. Feels good on ur lips when warm in the winter time. Maybe the container can plug into usb :) cool

Frank

I too live in the northeast and I never leave the house (all year round) without my trusty tube of lip balm! (Eric, I’ve used Bert’s Bees many times, but mainly on my hands that take a beating in the winter up here.) My current favorite is called Natural Sport Ice SPF 30. I’ve used others with the same SPF that have a terrible taste. But this stuff isn’t bad at all. The menthol used to produce the “Ice” effect is probably the reason. I could never find the stuff in any store, but I was able to order it off the web.

As for the dimensions you call out, I believe it could be done. May I ask what you mean by you’d be “happy to be a tester”? Was that said in jest or are you talking about some sort of test marketing that you perform. Regardless, I think you may have hit on something and I have an idea of how it could be done. It strikes me as something that could fit into multiple EN searches. If that’s true perhaps you wouldn’t want to discuss it a public forum. You can always friend me or simply e-mail me under my screen name at yahoo dot com if you want to hear my idea.

If on the other hand you’re just thinking out loud to promote a group discussion on your general idea, then simply confirm that and I’ll post my thoughts right on this thread!

C’mon Albert!! HAHA!! I use the stuff daily! Bert’s Bees is my girly lip balm of choice, haha! I work outside year around and need the protection form the cold and as well from the heat, nothing like a sunburned lip. :)

Good idea, problem is chapstick is bought mostly by women and they have purses. I live in Co so I have to buy it occasionally but usually borrow it from a girl.

Take it out of your pocket…

http://www.retractablereels.com/stick®-balm-at...

Blistex ‘LIP INFUSION’…the best in all kinds of climates!!!

Frank,
Easier method to deal with that is to simply move to Florida where a cold winter day is 60, so is the average age. :-)

Seriously though, sounds to me that you are not inventing new chapstick or lip balm but you have re-thought lipbalm packaging. That is Key! You have a reference thickness, the cell phone; You have a problem; You have a solution. People may not even know they have the problem until you point it… That is what marketing is for. In a highly competitive market such as that, your new lip balm packaging may have a chance to be licensed.

Chappy!

Sounds like you just did.