I’m a guy in every sense of the word, but I do clean because no one wants their home to smell like a guy’s house. Fine, I clean, no big deal. Most cleaning products have a decent scent, in my case I prefer citrus, but none the less, a scent works for most of the areas that need to be cleaned. What I don’t like, is scented hand soaps.

When I’m in the middle of cooking in my kitchen, I wash my hands a lot to avoid cross contamination with regards to poultry, beef, cutting boards, knives, so on and so on. I don’t want my hands to smell like watermelon or spring rain or one of my all time hates, cucumber melon scent. Sorry, but if I’m making chicken piccata I’ve got enough aroma going on that none of those scents are going to help any.

So sometime ago while in a local store I happened to be in the cleaning isle and saw a company called Method, but the design of the products is what intrigued me as I was pretty sure they were designed by Karim Rashid – checking when I got home, I was right. As a consumer, my eye was caught so I looked to see what they offered. To my surprise, they made a manly product! Go naked is what Method calls their dye free, scent free line of home cleaners and hand wash go naked seemed to be made entirely for me. Being a thrifty consumer I also noticed the price was a bit steep, about $4 for a 12oz bottle. I bought it anyway, knowing that $4 purchase would all but eliminate the dread of having my hands smell like something other than just clean hands.

OK, I can’t be the first person to blog about go naked or even Method products, but I will now share an idea that I stole from friend and fellow Randomn3ss staff writer, Jessica. While in her kitchen maybe two years ago I noticed a thin, clear beer shaped bottle with a bottle pourer with some funky colored contents parked behind her sink next to the faucet. Asking what it was, she explained it was hand soap, bought in bulk and then filled into the glass container and topped with a typical bar liquor pourer spout.

So it took me two years or so to actually remember to do this, partly because I don’t drink so don’t often have the chance to get a glass bottle, and partly because I forgot about it. About two months ago this changed though when I bought some Jones Soda (blue lemonade is so good!) and instantly thought to save them. After enjoying a tasty beverage, I stripped the label, used mineral oil to rub off the stickiness left on the glass and sent them through the washing machine. I have a bag of pour spouts in the closet that I bought from the local restaurant supply store some time ago to use for olive oil and similar oils, so I was totally set, except for a refill of soap. You could buy these spouts online but it’s honestly much cheaper to hit your local restaurant supply store, after you figure in shipping, it’s almost never cheaper to buy these things there.

The last few times I’ve been to the store I’ve looked for the Method refill soap and have never seen it in go naked, last night I finally got lucky. It’s great to see a company understanding that a refill is not only appreciated by consumers but for us tight-wallet folks, we look for these deals. See, the 32oz refill has a suggested retail price of $6 from Method but my local store sells it for $4. It doesn’t take a math wizard to figure out that 32oz for $4 is a better deal than 12oz for $4. Now since I already had the Karim Rashid designed bottle, I could just fill it, but I really liked Jessica’s idea and had the glass bottle and topper for it.

Tonight I filled up the bottle and put the top on and really liked how the bubbles look so I snapped a photo and wanted to share this with you. If you buy a 4-pack of Jones soda or similar tasty beverage in a glass bottle, consider picking up some pour spouts and buy the refills of hand soap. Not only is it cheaper, it’s green, by reusing the glass bottles and the Method refills come in very minimalistic packaging that is also recyclable. Your wallet and the environment will approve this idea.

Thanks for the idea Jessica!

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