Comments on: Three ‘eco’ dog sticks for $13!? Um…

By: tri wiyono

tri wiyono — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:16:51 +0000

that’s good to your dog,but it’s so expensive to me.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:30:20 +0000

I got the release too. My initial reaction was, “You’ve GOT to be kidding.” Who is going to pay for STICKS? But then I remembered the millions who paid for pet rocks! We greenies can be an especially serious lot. I wasn’t sure whether it was a joke or not, but either way, I didn’t want to touch it with a ten foot stick! Guess they’re getting publicity either way so I suppose this is one way to do it.

By: JulieF

JulieF — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:15:49 +0000

Yeah, I do think they’d hire a PR company. This just reeks to high heaven of ‘they’ll buy anything, for any price, if we call it ‘GREEN’

Seriously. Think about it.

Sticks. For god’s sake, STICKS. If there are people out there stupid enough to buy sticks, then they deserve the $13 price tag on kindling.

By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:12:03 +0000

I don’t think it’s a joke because of the PR company. I still don’t think it’s a good idea though either. The ONLY way I could see buying sticks would be if some kid in my neighborhood started a local business, and even then I’d say, “Well, kid, how did you harvest these?” It’s just not very green past the non-toxic aspects. But I can’t see them sending out PR on a total joke. Although, you never know. I just saw meat water the other day and almost thought that was real, even though it’s disgusting. But the website was so real. I should post that!

By: Peggy Rowland

Peggy Rowland — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:27:15 +0000

Julie, do you think they’d hire a PR firm to promote a joke? I did get an email response from their PR people, but I was only asking for a photo and credit. I didn’t call these “eco-friendly” in my post in Pets. However, maybe it’s true that some city folks can’t find sticks??

I don’t know. I thought about this one a long time before posting. I don’t think it’s a joke, but it’s not exactly green either.

By: JulieF

JulieF — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:18:04 +0000

Just checked over the site. It’s a joke. Really, don’t let anyone else you know get duped into reviewing these, they’ll just look like fools and get laughed at as ‘Look at those idiot eco people, they’ll buy anything’

By: JulieF

JulieF — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:12:38 +0000

You knew I’d stop by, didn’t you?

This is just ridiculous, especially if the ‘toys’ aren’t harvested from scrap. Even if they are- $13? For sticks?

Seriously, this has to be a joke company, a joke product, put out there by someone who thought it would be fun to see just how far those infatuated with ‘green’ will go in endorsing something. Possibly why you haven’t gotten a response.

For real, why would anyone buy sticks? For crying out loud, someone living in the city- like myself- can find old sticks that have fallen off a tree naturally.

And dear Gods, folks, don’t come back at me with something like “These sticks are safe, a dog could get poisoned on one you just pick up.” I’ve lived on farms, grew up handling dogs, and I’ve yet to see a dog so moronic that it would eat an entire poisonous tree.

By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:52:14 +0000

I have no idea. If the company would email me back maybe I’d know. I was trying to be open minded about it, but a ’sapling’ by def, is a baby tree, not technically a branch. I agree about the toxic part. The plastic baddie dog toys are no good either, but shipping wood? It just, on top of other questions I have seems so not eco-minded. UNLESS they buy credits or use renewable energy or something, but again, they won’t email back.

It’s funny though, I had seen the stick post at AC and TH but when I did a search, yours was one of the only others that came up Funny.

By: Peggy Rowland

Peggy Rowland — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:43:23 +0000

Jennifer, I too actually thought the before and after forest photo was odd! However, this is still better than a plastic chew toy made in a factory where trees used to stand. Also, there’s less pollution. But, there is still the whole tree issue.

Do you think that maybe these sticks come from branches, not the whole tree?