Packaging.
The most wasteful part of every product.
As a manufacturer.
I pay.
And as a consumer.
You pay.
For something that will be thrown away.
In 1994, when we launched the Fitz Like A Glove Ironing Board Cover, we approached packing companies.
Because.
All products need to be ‘packaged’.
The response was overwhelming.
Minimum quantities were 10,000 units. For a throwaway item.
In 1994. We were still broke. From Paul Keating’s ‘the recession we had to have’ in 1992.
We couldn’t afford this expense.
My partner, Victor Pleshev, the architect who designed the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover for his mother. To help her with her ironing when she was recovering from a stroke.
Said no!
We can do better.
And we did!
There was a strip of fabric left over when the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover was cut out.
It was just enough to make a pocket. To encase the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover. And make it look like a handkerchief. Poking out of a pocket in a tailored suit.
This pocket becomes a utility bag. That hangs from a hook on the Fitz Like A Glove™ Cover. Under your board. And holds a spray bottle. A clothes brush. And anything else your heart desires.
And for Allen from Wagga Wagga. His bottle of scotch. When he irons on Saturday. Watching sports on TV.
Living in the bush. We hate waste.
We live a life of recycling. And we apply that to all of our products.
This pocket for packaging. Adds no cost to the Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover. And looks so stylish. People love giving it as a gift.
Your thoughts? Email me at the bottom of this post.
~Carol Jones, Ironing Diva❤
PS. This Ironing Diva’s iron. Ironing Board. And Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover. Are my gateway to leading an elegant life. There is power in the iron. The ‘Joy Of Ironing’ is far from a myth. Beautifully pressed garments. Make a statement about who you are. When you’re well pressed. And well dressed. You ooze elegance. Beautifully pressed linen. Cloth napkins. Tea towels. Pillow cases. Make your home shimmer with style.
PPS. I am not only an Ironing Diva. But as one friend says, I am ‘The Queen’ when it comes to ironing.
I Am The Purveyor Of The Tantrum Free Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies
Made with love and care in RURAL Australia by men and women who have a disability.
It’s not for everyone.
But it’s definitely for you if you’re fussy about the cover you iron on.
And if you love to support Australian made.
And want to put something back into the community when you make a purchase.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover cover has more than 350,000 customers in 29 countries. Because it lives up to its name. It ‘Fitz Like A Glove™’ every time you iron.
And these are the ‘Other Goodies’
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Another Perfect Spring Day. Morning Sun. Big Blue Sky. A Dusky Woodswallow.
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An Island In A Sea Of Mist. The Hills At Sunrise.
