Considering that it's been more than a month since I last posted, I'm sure some of you are disappointed with the title of today's blog entry. Don't be. This is such an important tISSUE that I felt so compelled to get off my lazy butt and actually blog about it.
First, we must establish that I am an authority on this subject. You see, I grew up in a household where both my parents smoked with no concern for the effects it could have on their children. This particular child always choked up in the presence of smoke. Mother thought it was funny to blow the smoke in my face. Father would use the lock windows feature on the car so I couldn't get a breath of fresh air in edge wise. What does all of this have to do with facial tissue? Stick with me! Because of my parents' filthy, disgusting habit, I always held my breath. To this day, I still have to remind myself to breath. It wasn't until I went off to college that I could actually breath clean air. It was wonderful and joyous. It was also miserable. By my senior year of college, I started having problems with runny noses, post nasal drainage and all that fun stuff - I finally knew what everyone was talking about when they said they had allergies. Yay for me! I was in the "in" crowd now. Unfortunately, my allergies have progressively worsened through the years. I was getting allergy shots when I lived in Georgia and they helped a good deal. Let me tell you, Georgia allergens are a walk in the park compared to all the crap that blows through the Texas Panhandle. Not only am I getting an allergy injection in each arm every week, I also take Allegra, Singulair and Flonase to help keep my nose under control. I also bought a netti pot ... actually, it's just a bottle with a taco neck and spout of sorts that you use to flush the invading allergens from your nostrils. Good fun. Now, to the point ... Have you ever met me in person? Have you ever seen me without a tissue in hand? Chances are, not only have you seen me with tissue in hand, you've probably seen me walk around in a cloud of tissues. I can't get enough of them. I'm always dripping, sneezing, or blowing something truly disturbing from my nostrils and tissue is instrumental in the process. For several years, though, all the tissue use resulted in a red, irritated snout. Then, one day - hallelujah - Puffs introduced Puffs Plus with Lotion. God bless them. They were soft, gentle and lotion-y. Life was good. If I would've been smart, Puffs Plus stock would have been purchased in abundance. Even in all this nose joy, I couldn't believe that the makers of Kleenex didn't come up with this brilliant idea first. I'm not sure how long its been since Puffs Plus debuted, but I know I've been using them for at least two years. Then, late last year, along comes the Kleenex corporation with their own spin on the lovable lotion idea. Here's what it says on the bottom of their lotion tissue box:Redefining what it means to soothe.
Welcome to the next generation of lotion tissues - more soothing than ever!
Soft and soothing, with a delightful touch of moisturizing lotion. Ahhh!
It feels good to feel.
How nice. Can you count how many times they used a version of "soothe" in the description? Is that the best they could do? And are these tissues the best they could do? You see, while the Kleenex rendition is soft to the touch of your fingers - it's really not that soothing to the nose - not when you compare it to the Puffs brand. To make matters worse, the Kleenex tissues are nowhere near as durable as the Puffs tissues. So, if you suffer from allergies or are just experiencing the crud that's been going around, may I suggest that you treat your nose nicely with a fresh box of Puffs Plus with Lotion? You NOSE you want to! *This is NOT a paid advertisement - just merely an expression of my abundant experience with both brands.
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