A Cure For Ladies With Smelly Poop

[meegbear]

"I want to be as ubiquitous as toilet paper," Rob Bobinski recently told me. He's not talking about himself — he's talking about YouGoGirl, an in-toilet product he invented for women who are afraid of others smelling their poop.

We admit we bristled when first alerted to the product, which is sold, among other places, at Skymall. Wasn't it promoting the notion that shit is only embarrassing when it comes out of women?

When I talked to Bobinski, though, he said the product had started out gender-neutral but had been repackaged for women because they were the ones who had shown overwhelming interest in it in early testing.

"You can't say men enjoy the smell, but they're kind of proud of it," he said of their sample group, which was mostly word-of-mouth. "Women aren't. It makes sense to go after the people who are most interested...The thought was never to stigmatize anyone."

Still, enough men want it that the company will be introducing GottaGo (for any gender, different scent) and KidsGottaGo (in response to women wanting it for potty training, apparently.) Other key demographics, he said, were people suffering from gastrointestinal problems and seniors embarrassed about bedpan usage.

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http://jezebel.com/5835947/a-cure-for-ladies-with-smelly-poop

[Denninmi]

1. Well, I guess I can die now.

Now I've seen everything.:shrug:

[av8rdave]

2. Surely they can come up with a better brand name

How about Feceraser, or Don't Pull My Finger, or Cleveland Dreamer?

[7wo7rees]

9. I see what you did there.

SmartFart
Smellicious!
Bloomin' Bloomers
Eww To Eau
and
BowelVac

[rurallib]

10. the obvious name - My Shit Don't Stink

[mysuzuki2]

3. I got news for these folks -

everybody poops, poop stinks, get over it.

[PassingFair]

6. I've been in nursing homes at "changing time"...

I think it would be nice for the oldsters
(not to mention the "changers" if the odor
were removed.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. now That is a good use for the product. n/t

[MrMickeysMom]

4. Loved the music....

However, nothing can disguise the wind!

:hurts:

[Sanity Claws]

5. I want a Cure for Cats with Smelly Poop

Sometimes I think I need a gasmask when I clean out their litter box. :(

[formercia]

8. My kitteh is like that when I treat her to Tuna

Sometimes, a change of Diet is in order.

[gkhouston]

12. LOL, my best friend took in a stray like that.

When people asked her what breed the cat was, she always said, "North American Stinky Shitter".

[Arugula Latte]

16. Oh yeah.

Kitties -- I can't live without 'em but man, the poop, oooooooweeeeee. x(

[Lucian]

7. Poop stinks.

Let's get over it now.

[dimbear]

13. Not only that, but it does for a good reason. So you put it somewhere distant and leave it alone.

Evolution. Of course if you're Rick Perry, I guess it wouldn't.

[Kat45]

11. Looks like it's just something you put in the toilet

to prevent odor (and splash-back, I guess, though I don't quite get that one). Most people just use Glade in the bathroom. I also doubt that people will carry the travel pack with them to use when they're in public toilets. Why should you be embarrassed at your private toilet at home?

[Lasher]

15. "You can't say men enjoy the smell, but they're kind of proud of it."

:rofl: