I was thrilled — and just a little annoyed — when a Home Depot sales assistant (yes, they exist) recommended the “Zip-It” drain cleaner to use on a couple of backed up/slow-running drains in my home.
The $1.99 device — essentially, a long piece of plastic with attached barbs — works every bit as well as advertised (the culprit in at least one case: Barbie doll haircuts performed by my 9 year-old daughter cum hair stylist).
Head Slapper
So, what was the annoyance about?
Why didn’t I invent that?? (I’m sure I share that sentiment with a couple other million people out there).
In fact, the inventor is a Minnesotan (from Duluth) who came up with the idea about a decade ago.
