my revolution

There's nothing that gets me as riled up as the blatant waste of natural resources. Well, I really get upset about war, genocide (and in general all crimes against humanity), racism, and cruelty to animals, too, but that's not what's got me going today.

I have an eyelash curler that I love. I found it when I typed "best eyelash curler" into my search engine. It's wonderful. It fits comfortably into my hand, it feels ergonomically correct (like I'd know) and the rubber bit is nice and hardy. The maker is Shu Uemura, and their products are not cheap. Fine, I splurged; I love the results and want to use it forever.

And here's where I get mad: you cannot replace just the rubber bit after it wears down (about six months with daily use). You MUST replace the entire curler to receive the two new bits that will get you through the next year. My tail feathers are pissed.

I absolutely refuse to toss out the entire curler just to replace the stupid tiny piece of rubber that I need to replace because it won't work without it (it literally starts to rip out eyelashes and/or curl them in random and ridiculous directions).

So here's what I want to do: create a line of rubber bits for all of the fancy eyelash curlers out there that don't offer refills. I'll charge $5 a piece, and people like me will be thrilled to have at least one more thing they don't have to throw out because of some stupid company who doesn't care about wasting and being wasteful.

I'm starting a revolution. It's about standing up for your right to use something you bought for more than one stinking year, and show you care. About my eyelashes.