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Additional Bathroom Taps
Taps for soap, shampoo, gel, lotions, cream, perfumes, juices, liquor, whatever
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We get water through taps. So why not soap and shampoo too? Okay, so it doesn't make sense to pipe soap and shampoo from factories across miles and miles to your average home (too sluggish and doesn't flow fast enough), quite aside from the question of choice.

But why not bath-tubs and sinks that come equipped with built-in taps and containers where you can store whatever type of liquid you need? Liquid soap, shampoo, certainly. Also useful for: hair gel, lotions, perfume, shaving cream, orange juice, liquor and whatever else you might need in the bathroom.

So what's the advantage over the usual plastic containers, you might ask. Well, for one thing when you're in the bath you might be too lazy to climb out and reach that shelf where your shampoo is kept, or you might just freeze to death if you get out. Besides, the built-in containers can store a lot more stuff. And turning on a tap is just so much more convenient.

With some modifications, you can make the stuff come out from your shower sprinkler too.


baboo, Apr 09 2002

Shower Caddy http://www.inventio...OOTHS/booth235.html
This is an example of a whole class of devices constructed to keep your utensils nearby in the shower. [jutta, Apr 09 2002]

Cheese taps http://www.halfbake.../idea/Cheese_20taps
[phoenix, Apr 09 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]

Showerhead soap dispenser http://www.halfbake..._20soap_20dispenser
[phoenix, Apr 09 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]

Bath Buddy Soap Dispenser http://danddbabysho...sk=item&ItemID=IT88
Three see-through containers, push-button taps; easy to use with one hand. [jutta, Apr 09 2002]

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       //too sluggish and doesn't flow fast enough//
Seems to work OK for cheese.

angel, Apr 09 2002
  

       Isn't this baked?

beauxeault, Apr 09 2002
  

       Don't forget the bugle.

bristolz, Apr 09 2002
  

       Urinal horn?

waugsqueke, Apr 09 2002
  

       Common bugle repertoire item.

bristolz, Apr 09 2002
  

       was hoping for beer on tap........

rbl, Apr 09 2002
  

       We did have the 'Extra Stuff on Tap' idea at one time. It must have gone when its author did.

phoenix, Apr 09 2002
  

       The insides of those taps would soon get pretty disgusting with dried shampoo etc. And when you switch to a different shampoo, you'd have to somehow dismantle everything to clean it out (or you get an unpleasant mix of several kinds of shampoo coming from the tap). On the whole, this would be more work than today.

herilane, Apr 09 2002
  
      
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