SOAP SHEETS: MAGELLAN’S
Every trip I ask myself ‘what color is this trip?’ Last year I had a purple sumDrop a bio-degradable soap sheet into water for instant suds. The 2 3/4” x 1/4” x mer. For business trips, I 1 3/4” TSA-compliant container holds 50 use a lot of black—black sheets. Available from Magellan’s. pants, turtleneck, scoop neck and change it up with different jackets. Same with shoes. They’re a big culprit. I only do flats for leisure. My husband has it pretty easy. He’s naturally efficient and his clothes, pants and shirts, easily do double-duty. For shoes, he packs driving mocs. There are several brands out there. He prefers Tod’s. They also pack flat. So do our athletic shoes. We both take Nike Free. Unless you’re doing marathon training, they work for cross training and they flatten right down. I am constantly thinking about things that pack flat, even handbags. Scarves are great to change up an outfit for women, and they take up hardly any room.” “Tell people you want better options. Even if the Nike Free shoes person serving you is not making those kinds of decisions, ask them when they will be using biodegradable containers. Hopefully, the comments will eventually filter back to management. Management values customer feedback. It puts pressure on them to look at other options because the options are out there. Our company’s surveys tell us that 69% of our customers are very concerned about the environment and factor enviro-conciousness into their buying decisions. We have 47 different operating practices that have been modified to be more eco-friendly. Tell travelers to let the places where they eat and where they stay know that they want to see a commitment to the environment.” ■
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