| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/2/2008 11:41:52 PM | It has been suggested that the use of these items is harmful to the environment (as they will end up in a landfill releasing possibly harmful toxins later, not to mention the cost of energy to manufacture and transport them) and some members do not want to wear them because of this.
What are the alternatives?
Should members be forced to wear them as a condition of attending an event?
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 1:44:04 AM | I personally like the glow bracelets as it identifies the POF crowd more easily, especially if I'm running about taking pics for the event or just want to chat with them. At the last event, there were some whom I was told refused to wear the bracelets. So I took my charming personality & a handful of bracelets & walked around chatting with everyone & managed to persuade many of them to let me put one on their wrist or on other parts of their clothing or anatomy.  Only a few refused to wear them.
As far as pinning ribbons onto clothing, I personally don't like sticking pins onto my clothes as it leaves unsightly holes in the fabric & my clothing has been damaged in the past from pins, especially when you snag them.
I suggested name tags at the last event because it's impossible to remember everyone's name when you're being introduced to someone new every couple of minutes. Whenever I returned to speak to someone, I had to ask their name again, which gets embarrassing after you do this several times. There were plenty who did wear the name tags at the last dance I attended in Mission several months back. Mind you they were worn in some pretty unique places & I recall having to ask someone to bend over so I could read the name on their tag.  | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 6:42:03 AM | Here's the thing...
If we KNOW something is toxic
If we KNOW it ends up in the landfill and is HARMFUL to our environment
Then we SHOULD not create, make, manufacture, and distribute such a thing.
But we do....
Sooooooo...
We have a choice.
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 7:05:11 AM |
I am curious what better alternative the cry-baby hippies have?
And they are non-toxic.
wrong answer 
I dont think a glow bracelet was ever mandatory at a POF event. An alternative is obviously needed to appease the masses. Personally I like the glow bracelets and not just for pof events....my son always wears one when we are camping for his own safety and that is not something I will change until a better alternative is found. | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 8:10:00 AM | OP
Its a difficult dilemma hosts have to solve.
Most of the clothing worn to an event is not environmentally friendly. Most guests will have burned toxic petroleum directly or indirectly to attend the event. Many will consume liquid refreshments through a plastic straw. Yet they complain about the glow bracelets.
The glow bracelets are relatively inexpensive when bought in bulk and they do provide easy determination if a person is a POF member in the low-light conditions of dances.
Name tags are hard to read in dim light. I'd certainly not endorse anything with pins or adhesive either, esp. the pins. As pointed out, clothing can be ruined and eventually some inebriated twits will find other uses for the pins.
Arm bands conjure up memories of genocide and concentration camps so that wouldn't work well.
Perhaps a monetary incentive, such as discount for drinks at the bar if you wear a bracelet would motivate some people, but admittedly would be difficult to administer.
Perhaps admin can allocate some of the bucket loads of money he must be making in flogging the cyber gifts that require real money to buy, to provide event hosts with a POF "fish" stamp and ink pads loaded with non-toxic, sweat-proof, glow-in-the-dark ink.
Then hosts can stamp a big glowing fish on each person's forehead, or offer them the alternative of the glow bracelet.
Seriously, ultimately you cannot force people to wear anything they don't want and it makes little sense to deny them entrance to the event on the grounds of their refusal.
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 9:30:30 AM | Glow bands are non-toxic in the definition of the word as they will not kill you or cause harm by wearing them.
If you are going to start worrying about how things are produced, manufactured, and disposed of, perhaps you should start looking in ALL aspects of your daily life.
How many people own a "green" pc?
Who is driving smart cars?
What about refusing to buy anything from the grocery store that has been trucked over 100km?
While I am all for everyone doing their part to help save the planet, I am sick of hippycrites complaining about how one things like this (that happen once a month) are so damaging to the environment, yet they do things to damage it everyday. | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 9:30:32 AM | Hi T!
I agree with Silky in that I have never understood the folks who come out to events because they presumably want to meet people and then refuse to be identified as someone who wants to meet people. Go figure.
We use glow bands here in Victoria for dances because they work in the dark. Period.
For hikes or other daytime events one of my co-hosts invented a Fish tag that consists of a cartoon fish laminated inside a luggage tag....you can almost see them in this photo. They attached to lanyards, ribbons or zipper pulls. You didn't have to wear your name but you could choose a cartoon fish that suited your personality...and people loved them!
http://forums.plentyoffish.com/partyimages/1bkymyyj2z_189067.jpg | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 10:11:08 AM | holy Politically Correct Societal issues Batman-woman.
We are all so afraid of offending someones sensibilities(or insensibilities) that it has come to a rediculous thread like this.
Not even worth the discussion. | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 11:33:09 AM | I personally like the bracelets better than name tags. I am all for some type of identification
at events.
It is a dilemma for host(s)/ess(es) and you'll never be able to keep the masses happy. We
will always find whiners in every group. I have found however that more people are receptive
to the glowing band idea for the reasons stated above. | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 11:48:41 AM | | Is there not such thing as recycling plastic...maybe have all the guests hand them in when they leave the event and that way they can be recycled rather than end up in waste can and then the land fills....that should appease most of the members, and make everyone all happy happy and glowing | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 12:08:37 PM | In my experience the bands "glow" expires after a few hours rendering them fairly useless for re use at
future events. I am sorry to see so much opposition to an entirely do able opportunity to go green,
It's a lot like smokers who deflect responsibility for their part in air pollution until there are no more
cars polluting or businesses polluting on a larger scale. lol. "Opportunity" meet "Pass the Buck"!
How about cloth bands made by the wearer?More cost and green effective than the glow bands
and they don 't even have to be sewn. Just cut a common piece of sturdy, brightly coloured fabric into strips (at the door) and tie one on!!!
THAT last part is already popular at events!
I voted that I don't need to be identified since I find that I do that fine all by myself. Those who
are shyer could get help with a few more introductions by the more outgoing of us! I realize this happens a little already,
but far too little when compared to the need or there would be much less need for any identifier.
I experienced that the bands give non pof members at events the impression that they are excluded
from interacting with us until I informed them otherwise.
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 12:17:27 PM | the glow bands r ok but sometimes a pain and costs money. I still like the idea of either somekind of name tag or fishie pins. There s lot out there in market in accessory stores etc that have some kind of fish ensignia.
Quite frankly, the glow bands r over rated and don't last the night through.
BTW OP the bands do fit around my ankles .. I've tried it! | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 12:19:45 PM |
sometimes a pain and costs money
http://www.gopolymers.com/?gclid=CM7SvY-ipZcCFRIcawodlmhS-A
here is a website for recycling plastic....and they buy it from you ! It states a green alternative ....are we happy yet ???
go green !
go glow bracelts go !  | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 12:43:07 PM | With respect to the comments regarding how long glow bracelets last I was curious about that myself.
When I left he event I hosted here in Powell River last September I brought my bracelet home with me. It was still quite bright on the drive home at 1:00 am, five hours after activation. By morning it had faded somewhat, perhaps 10% and was still reasonably bright 24 hours after activation.
The bracelet took about three days to fade completely.
I certainly cannot complain that the bracelet did not glow brightly through an event that was only one evening long.
I bought them at the local Dollar Store. | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 12:55:44 PM | ^^^ They were fabulous, Tyee .. I wore mine all the way back home to Van the next day and they were still partially glowing.
How about all the POFers just dress up in PVC and wear Rainbow coloured party hats? | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 1:53:08 PM | We could have a collection box at the door & have everyone drop off their bracelets in the box before they leave the event to be sent off to recycling. Alternatively, as someone who loves bead curtains, I'm thinking that we can loop the bracelets together & make bead curtains from the glow bracelets, sell them & donate the money to charity. Since the glow fades after a day or so, one can always spray them with various colours to make for more colourful bead curtains.  | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 2:00:33 PM | and they buy it from you ! It states a green alternative ....are we happy yet ???
Not when there is a step much greener than that!
Recycling plastic by melting it down at the plant has a much huger footprint than not using plastic or re using it.
And ... it also contributes unusable waste from the process to our environment in a toxic way.
Recycling plastic is way below not using it, on the list of viable options,
for those who DO want to utilize a green and sustainable solution.
Love your greener ideas Funny and Sweet! | |
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 3:00:22 PM | ^^^Thanks. Another idea that just popped in. With Christmas coming, I'm wondering if those bracelets could be used to make crafts, such as Christmas tree ornaments. A lot of 'crafters' are always looking for items that can be used in this way.
I used to buy plastic or foam rings to make crafts with the kids when I was running my daycare many years ago. I had the kids spray paint them, throw on some glitter, ribbon & what not to fancy them up so they would have Christmas tree ornaments to give to their friends & family members.
I also utilized recycling items such as the lids from frozen juice containers, caps from milk jugs, etc. to make Christmas decorations. We even recycled used popsicle sticks & would glue them into stars or other shapes, then glue on Froot Loops, add glitter & a ribbon to hang it on the tree.
My Christmas tree is usually covered in home-made crafts that my kids made when they were younger. Although I admire pretty trees with fancy ornaments, I much prefer a personalized tree that is ladened with sentimental memories.
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| Wrist bands / glow bracelets, do you want them?
Posted: 12/3/2008 3:23:10 PM | Should we wear recycled paper hats? Maybe pin tree branches to our chest?
Yes. I know it is a smart azz answer. But sometimes it is deserving. How many of us drive cars? Have any of you bought useless childrens toys made of plastic? Maybe you live in a large home that requires heat. Do you drink milk or waste food because cow manure and organic waste is a huge polluter.
My personal carbon footprint is next to nothing. I dont drive a car on a regular basis. I use public transit for long distances. I recycle and go out of my way to produce as little waste as possible. I think if I wear a glow bracelet once or twice a year the environment will still be able to sustain itself.
So instead of banning glowy jewelry why dont we look for unique ways to use it after it has served its original purpose. | |
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