Today is Earth Day! The day we celebrate our home planet. It's the day to renew and rejuvenate our natural resources. This is a day of World observance and education for all. To sustain life, we must all contribute to save the Earth. Big or small -- each time we reuse, reclaim, replant, and restore -- we make the world a better place.
To learn more about Earth Day, just click Here!
It is always a pleasure to work with a company that believes in and produces reusable, sustainable items. Glass Dharma is just such a company.
They produce glass straws with borosilicate tubing, the strongest glass commercially available. This ensures that the glass is very strong and resistant to cracking and breaking. These amazing glass straws are not only beautiful, but think of how much you save when you use them. And I'm NOT talking only about money.
Just imagine, if you will, how many straws you use in a year's time. A lot? Too many? And where do they all end up? In the trash and off to a land-fill. Plastics don't break down easily. It takes years. How many plastic straws are made and discarded yearly? Trillions.
How long will a glass straw last? Years. If treated properly, maybe a lifetime.
It's not hard to switch to glass straws. They are portable: keep them in your purse or glove compartment. Easy to clean. Practically unbreakable.
Lizz took her Glass Dharma straws off to University and uses them still. Mike and I love ours, too. About once a month, we let them soak in distilled white vinegar and use the cleaning brush to make sure they're ready for their next use! SIMPLE! *Note: Cleaning brushes do not automatically come with all Glass Straw purchases.*
GlassDharma glass drinking straws are:
*Made of borosilicate tubing and is the strongest glass commercially available.
*Means that we have spared no expense in bringing you the strongest, most durable drinking straw possible.
*Annealed to Corning, Inc. specifications (a process that strengthens the glass).
So you can have confidence you are purchasing the highest quality glass straws available.
*Made of glass which does not leach ANY TOXINS into your food.
So you can use your non-toxic straws with confidence.
*Created with the beauty and elegance that only glass can give.
You’ll feel like royalty – with a touch of ‘glass’.
*A great environmental addition to your kitchenware.
Great for hot or cold drinks, microwave and dishwasher safe!!
*Are fully backed by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
If they don’t meet your expectations, return for a full refund.
*Covered with our unbelievable Lifetime Guarantee Against Breakage.
Means that if they ever break, we’ll replace them - Free,
*Hand-made in the U.S.A.
Buying from GlassDharma means that your dollar is not going off-shore - it stays right here in the U.S.A.
Right now, Glass Dharma is offering a special 2014 earth day "shorty" -an elegant 5.25" (+/- .25”) length.
The 2014 Earth Day straw is now available for purchase! It is the perfect size to fit in short mugs, stemware, and kids’ glasses! Enjoy your morning juice, smoothie, coffee, or tea from your 2014 Earth Day straw!
These glass straws are simply elegant. Using them gives you a sense of luxury (at a very reasonable price), and of well-being. Knowing that you've chosen to reuse and renew is very empowering. It will lead to other small steps and make big changes that benefit us all.
You can purchase Glass Dharma straws across the nation, just check for a location near you!
You can connect with Glass Dharma on their Social Media Pages:
Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and @glassdharma on Twitter.
The wonderful folks at Glass Dharma have offered one of my readers the chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to their Web Store! How cool is that?
Just follow the entry instructions below for your chance to enter to win!
***Open to USA only, please. No PO Boxes. All entries are verified.***
These are made in the US---"Our straws are all hand made in Fort Bragg, California. Our Hemp Sleeves are made in Linden, California. Our cleaning brushes are manufactured in the U.S."---nice.
ReplyDeleteMary Beth Elderton
I learned that Dharma's straws are made from "borosilicate glass" which is made from silica & boron oxide and that helps these straws be more resistant to thermal shock & are also hypo-allergenic. Amazing! And probably most important, they contain no lead.
ReplyDeleteFOCUS: The GlassDharma philosophy is not to try to be all things to all people. Our focus is to do what we can do and what we do best.
ReplyDeleteI learned that all of their products are made in the US
ReplyDeleteI love that Glass Dharma straws are made in the USA :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win
Jessica @ OrganicallYou
I learned that the same one man built the whole company from the ground up! Inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI learned that the fusing technique is important to how well the glass straw holds up (like when they put the decorative dots on). Good to know! scain54@aol.com
ReplyDeleteon the website i learned they can make special order custom sized straws.
ReplyDeleteI like that all of their stuff is made in the united states.
ReplyDeleteI learned that the company created Glass Straws help to educate the public about reducing the amount of plastic straws endangering our environment.
ReplyDeleteI learned that they have a lifetime guarantee against breakage!
ReplyDeleteI learned that they offer a lifetime warranty
ReplyDeleteI learned that they offer a lifetime warranty
ReplyDeleteI love Glass Dharma, I own a few straws already from subscription boxes and from the Earth Day giveaways. I learned that you can also buy a Family Pack Straw Carrier as well as Hemp Soft Sleeves for storing and taking your straws.
ReplyDeleteI also entered the Pinch of German giveaway
ReplyDeleteI learned that Glass Dharma straws are made in the USA, and that they not only have a lifetime guarantee against breakage, but they also have a satisfaction guarantee. Nice!
ReplyDeleteI entered your giveaway sponsored by A Pinch of German.
ReplyDeletehandmade in the USA!!
ReplyDeleteEntered the German cookbood contest
ReplyDeleteI learned they use borosilicate glass, the strongest commercially available glass
ReplyDeleteThey use borosilicate glass because it is the strongest commercially available glass on the market.
ReplyDeleteI would get the set of four smoothie straws. I absolutely love Glass Dharma!
ReplyDeleteThat the straw is non-porous and Hypo-allergenic
ReplyDeleteUSA made- wonderful news
ReplyDeleteI love that one man made it. I love that it's ecofriendly too.
ReplyDeleteI learned that they back every straw we make with our Hassle-Free Lifetime Guarantee.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of Glass Dharma. I looked at their website, and the idea of glass straws is awesome. I love all the different straws they make. Straight, ones with little dots, different sizes for different drinks, and my personal favorite the curved straw. I think that would be great for kids!!!
ReplyDeleteThey come with a lifetime warranty which is really impressive
ReplyDeleteAnything made in USA I stand behind
ReplyDeleteI saw that they are guaranteed for life. lexbaylor27 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI learned that Glass straws don’t leach toxins into your food as you drink.
ReplyDeleteI am really into reusable things, we use cloth diapers/cloth wipes for baby. I really want family cloth, mama cloth, unpaper towels, etc! I'm slowly getting there!
I learned they offer fundraisers - awesome!
ReplyDeletei learned that they are made in the USA
ReplyDeleteI love that they have fundraisers you can do for non-profit organizations.
ReplyDeleteI learned that they're made in California and have a lifetime guarantee.
ReplyDeleteI learned that David Leonhardt launched GlassDharma in 2007.
ReplyDeleteSince March of 2007 GlassDharma has been producing glass drinking straws.
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