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Armand

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  1. Thanks for the invite! Unfortunately, I can't make it that Sunday. Those of you who have visited Melbourne, AU may have seen the public GAS grills they have available in their parks. (photo attached) They put our charcoal grills to shame. I was also impressed by how clean their stainless steel surfaces were kept. Armand
  2. Thanks for your support! I'm also one of those people who aren't comfortable with food stuck between my teeth. The world is divided among people with spacey teeth who catch a lot of food and love what floss can do for them, and those people with tight teeth, who don't catch much food between their teeth and have trouble even getting floss between their teeth. These tight tooth people wonder what flossers are so excited about. (I guess there are also people with false teeth, but they're another story). People with tight teeth often like fine floss, but monofilament flosses like Crest/Glide or those made of Tyvek (also called PTFE) are often adequate. Monofilament flosses slide between teeth easier than polyfilaments and they don't shread. At the moment I don't know if extra fine will be offered, but I know PTFE is an option. For the general audience, I recommend PTFE, since it's more likely to be useful by the widest audience. A. PS. Restaurants could also post "no flossing" signs or write on the packets "Please floss in private" to avoid having naive flossers annoy others.
  3. Yes. In fact, the picture of the "My Floss" packet attached to the original post is mint floss. FYI, They also offer PTFE (a Tyvek floss), which is the equivalent of Crest/Glide.
  4. Hello, You folks have been busy. The point of my bringing this up wasn't to "out" flossing in restaurants or other public situations. Not that there's anything wrong with that - if you can be sure you're not offending anyone. (BTW: if you watch the FLOSCAR video ( ), you'll see how Steve Martin parodied the idea in "LA Story" in 1991.)I take no offense at any rants or criticisms. But please don't get too distracted from the idea of a little packet of floss, with your advertising on it, as a promotional item. What people do with it will be up to them. Thanks, Armand
  5. Thanks for all of your comments! Regarding Buzzkill: The flossing is to make your teeth/mouth feel more comfortable, so you can really relax and enjoy what you've eaten. If it hurts, maybe you're not choosing the proper type of floss. Regarding Flossing in public: This topic is discussed on www.flossing.org, in our Q&A section, hosted by Dr. Chip Tartaroff. The bottom line: Follow the same rule smokers should have always followed, never floss when others are around unless you check with them beforehand that's it's ok. A.
  6. Hello, Armand here. I'm a new member of this list serve. I've been living in Washington for almost 30 years, working mostly as a toxicologist. About 12 years ago, I started a website, www.flossing.org, with the grandiose name of the National Flossing Council (NFC). Today, it’s still just a website which has one stated goal: “Help Spread ‘’Peace of Mouth.’” Since you can’t really enjoy a great meal if something in your mouth is bothering you, I’m writing for input about a matter that may interest others, like myself, who enjoy both food and floss. Dentists have been hollering at people for years to get them to floss, so instead at the NFC we use advertising techniques to spread the word. Among other things, we’ve given awards to Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres for their efforts to promote floss. We gave the “Floscar” to the best of five movies that included floss. Last year, we declared Jon Voight, “Public Flosser #1,” after he was reported to floss before a Senate meeting. Since 2000, we’ve promoted “National Flossing Day” – always the day after Thanksgiving – and last year, in a top down sort of effort, we publicly asked McDonald’s Corp to consider offering floss packets with their meals, eg. “Would you like floss with that?” As an outgrowth of that effort, two groups who print customized single floss packets (.04 each in batches of 10K) have contacted us. This year, in a bottom-up type effort, we're trying to get specific restaurants (as well as hotels and health related groups) to begin offering these floss/advertising items to their customers. For restaurants, the era of the advertising matchbook is over. Places that sell steaks, chicken, or any food that gets stuck between teeth, could charm their customers with a floss packet that includes all their contact info. The packets could be left out for use in rest rooms (as is done in some Brazilian steak houses) or tucked in with the check (instead of candies). I’m posting here to ask for comments and suggestions by those of you who know food and restaurants about possibilities for this effort. This year, for National Flossing Day (Nov. 28, 2008) we will issue a press release and mention all groups who have decided to start distributing floss packets. Thanks for your interest! Best wishes, Armand
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