Why didn't I think of that?

[hippiewannabe]

Like most of us who work on cars, my friend's dad got frustrated with losing the plastic straws that come with Gumout, PB Blaster, etc. But he came up with a solution. Little magnets with a slot in them to hold the straw to the side of the can. Apparently that magnetized plastic stuff they make refrigerator magnets from is cheap; in volume, these cost a few cents apiece, made in the USA. He hopes to sell a pack of a couple of them to stores for $.50, who will them resell them for $1. Unless WD40 or someone buys them out to make it an exclusive feature. Coming soon to a FLAPS near you.

[Amskeptic]

Like most of us who work on cars, my friend's dad got frustrated with losing the plastic straws that come with Gumout, PB Blaster, etc. But he came up with a solution. Little magnets with a slot in them to hold the straw to the side of the can. Apparently that magnetized plastic stuff they make refrigerator magnets from is cheap; in volume, these cost a few cents apiece, made in the USA. He hopes to sell a pack of a couple of them to stores for $.50, who will them resell them for $1. Unless WD40 or someone buys them out to make it an exclusive feature. Coming soon to a FLAPS near you.

Great idea. I have a collection of 476 straws . . .
Colin