Teenage Boys, Cheese and a Hot Glue Gun
I couldn’t figure out why the hot glue gun shorted out yesterday. Today, while downloading photos from my camera, I came across this…
So what are you looking at? My two oldest sons carved a piece of cheese into the shape of a hot glue stick, put it in the gun, and used it to make cheesie crackers.
February 20th, 2006 at 7:57 am
That is just plain funny. Ingeniuity at its finest. Perhaps they too are entrepreneurs at heart. They had a problem (tired of using processed cheese from a can) and created a solution (thus the cheese gun). You might have a winner on this idea. Just think of all the hungry, cheese-and-cracker-loving craft fair participants. Talk about a niche market…
February 20th, 2006 at 8:06 am
It’s definitely a niche… Geoff Moore would be proud. I think there are some product kinks to be worked out still… such as the fact that it is a single use item so long as the hot glue guns keep shorting out after the cheese is applied.
February 20th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
That’s just wrong.
February 20th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
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February 21st, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Those are clearly stone wheat crackers… these are kids of class and distinction.
March 29th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
I am an employee for Coldheat. We have an exciting new DIY/crafting product called the Freestyle Glue Gun (www.coldheat.com). It is a cordless glue gun with many features including, a removable battery pack, tip protector, anti-drip mechanism, powersave, and work light. Can you imagine what the boys can do with no cord involved? they could circulate at parties like waiters - offering cheese nibbles on the spot!
March 29th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
Send me one Deborah!!! I’ll put them to work on it right away.
April 3rd, 2006 at 11:50 am
Alec - If I send you a glue gun would you consider writing a review on your blog? It would be nice if you even tried it out with glue sticks - just a thought :) I’m impressed by the ingenuity of your boys - As a former event planner - I can envison an entire party based around tools used for purposes other than their original design use… (shish ke babs on long capentry nails, hot glue gun appetizers, small hack saws for slicing bread/bagels, pliers to offer up foods as opposed to tongs, - foods seved in toys dump trucks instead of bowls or platters on the buffet table, construction hard hats filled with ice and chilled shrimp, etc.) It would be ideal for a ground breaking ceremony for new construction. Okay - don’t get me started! Next I’ll be talking about blow torches!
April 3rd, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Absolutely. And I love your idea… makes me want to have a party like that.
April 5th, 2006 at 10:47 am
Alec,
You can contact me at my business email so that we can coordinate mailing. drc@coldheat.com