Pootie Pad Kickstarter - a Request for Comments

Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 6:09pm

I am posting this here to reach our friends who gather here...
This weekend, my sister, Ann, and I were thrilled to announce our launch on Kickstarter to bring our Pootie Pad business to the next level. The goal is to raise funds for a website update, advertising, and for the materials and time it takes to make a stock of goods to meet increased demand for our quilted herb-filled pads. We have under three weeks to achieve this — and we are about 14% there. Not bad! But we have a long way to go...

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE POOTIE PAD KICKSTARTER!

Here is my plea… Anyone who has bought Pootie Pads, whether for cats, dogs, or a lavender pad or quilt for themselves, would you please sign up on Kickstarter, make a pledge (I think as little as a dollar will do it but of course any amount to help us reach our goal is deeply appreciated!) and leave a testimonial in the comment section. The way Kickstarter works, you can’t leave a comment without being a backer. It will help us immensely to have a good showing of backers and a populated comment section.

In the Pootie Pad Kickstarter, you will read about a cat on a boat — this is she on her Pootie Pad!

If you have already pledged, THANK YOU! Please come back to our Kickstarter page and comment!

And of course, please share our campaign with your circle of contacts.

Shout it to the rooftops to people who want to buy well-made, maker/artisan products, made in America.
Tell people who will be delighted to help two mature women make a wonderful business in what has been a hard economy
Know someone connected with an animal shelter or rescue organization? We would be especially glad for the introduction because Pootie Pads are very soothing to animals in transition from shelter to forever home — and where cats are concerned, Pootie Pads are a super effective attractant in a humane trap, too!
Tell your family, friends, and neighbors! Tweet, Facebook, and share widely! Have them share with their networks!
And remember, although the primary purpose of the Kickstarter is to Kickstart our business, there are rewards of Pootie Pads for different levels of giving. Think forward to the holidays! Pootie Pads make terrific gifts.

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE POOTIE PAD KICKSTARTER ONCE AGAIN!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I know that with our friends we can make this goal!

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Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 6:16pm

We appreciate any and all help --

not just with pledges but with networking. The internet is chock full of cats (and dogs) -- lots of people out there are devoted to their pets. We need to reach pet people outside of our circle. Facebook shares, Tweets, and other social media sharing is so helpful.

If you have other ideas of where to share, please let me know!

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 7:25pm

Hey Sarah, welcome to caucus99%. It is good to see

you pop in over here. I'll meander over to the kickstarter shortly. Thanks for dropping in.

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Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 7:48pm

Thank you!

So kind, {{{{enhydra lutris}}}} And what a wonderful comment you left for us! Many, many thanks, it means a lot.

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Submitted by dkmich on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 7:50pm

Count me in.....

I will do it tomorrow, but I will FB this now.

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Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 8:03pm

{{{{dkmich}}}}

Thank you! Every bit helps. And sharing on Facebook is so important to a campaign like this. Much appreciated!

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 8:48pm

Are these things washable?

Knowing our cats, they would be saliva ridden within days. Especially cat nip (although one of our cats prefers cat mint).

But then if you wash them............? The herbs?

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Submitted by Damnit Janet on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 12:09pm

Yes

I've washed our two pootie pads at least 6 times since we bought them a few years ago. Just wash in cold water so you don't "brew" the nip.

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Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 8:56pm

Yes, you can wash them.

Sometimes it is necessary (furballs, you know). We have pads that are years old, have been washed multiple times, and the cats still like them. The trick is to use mild soap, cold water only, and to hang to dry. If you use warm or hot water, you will make catnip tea in the washer! If you put them in a hot dryer, the herbs will toast and lose their scent.

There is a lot of catnip in each pad -- and it is the good stuff, cut leaves and flowers, little to nothing in the way of stems. Four handfuls in each original size pad! So it will last a long time with proper care.

One way to refresh the scent in one of our pads is to ball it up and rub it briskly. This will bruise the herbs inside and release more scent.

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Submitted by pswaterspirit on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 9:12pm

I shared you on Facebook

My life is up in the air at the moment so not sure I can manage a contribution things will be clearer soon.

Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 9:36pm

Thank you!

The sharing really helps. We need the exposure to as many people as possible. {{{{pswaterspirit}}}}}

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Support Community Quilts by buying Pootie Pads, awesome catnip aromatherapy for your cat, available in lavender and thyme for dogs, too.

Submitted by Writerinres on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 10:06pm

Have you thought of

altering the pootie pads to have a velcro seam so buyers can add more herbs to replenish the originals when they are spent, which you can sell?
Or a zipper? That way the pads can be washed and you can sell two products instead of one.

Submitted by Sara R on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 10:53pm

Yes. We decided not to do that

for a number of reasons. A big one is that if you can open a pad, so can an enterprising cat. The Pootie Pad is designed to be very durable -- and therefor well sealed.

Another thing is that fasteners of any type add considerably to the time to make a pad.

The way we have done it, the pads last a long, long time anyway. If you look in the comments in the Kickstarter, there are several attesting to the longevity of the pads.

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Support Community Quilts by buying Pootie Pads, awesome catnip aromatherapy for your cat, available in lavender and thyme for dogs, too.

Submitted by riverlover on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 4:57am

Shared on FB, attesting that your quilts (recipient here)

are great dog targets, at least mine has been, even without herbal addition. I generally forget that I can FB over here. Good luck!

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Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.

Submitted by Sara R on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 11:57am