Ryan Huo 2010-02-27T10:21:01-05:00
or you can just use a bucket?

Melissa Havens 2010-02-08T21:44:07-05:00
I'm excited to see this one go to production! I have ordered 3.... I keep killing plants with city "tap" water. I'd like to have a green thumb, not a black one. Hurry hurry ORDER!!!

Shellie Storm 2010-01-26T22:16:34-05:00
I live in Australia so water conservation and collection is a mega issue. Would you believe my hubby came up with the idea of a funnel over a year ago but for a much larger application. I got a real surprise to see the advertisement for this product in the Aussies House & Garden magazine. The real potential could stem from using the funnel idea andapplying it to water tanks. There is a big push for households to have their own water tank, with water usually collected off a roof down a pipe into the tank. The problem is that many housholds don't have an ideal position to put the tank in order to harvest the water from the roof. My husband came up with a funnel concept (or the top of the tank could be moulded to funnel shape, with a shut off valve when full). This means that the tank could be positioned virtually anywhere where there is space and you can then use a pump system to use the water for its allocated purpose (garden watering namely, unless tank is large enough to support other household activities such as washing clothes). We have even considered the tank application for farmers to use it as a water source for their livestock or for crops. The tank could be positioned close to a drinking trough. You could even have a filter/mesh system at the top to cover the whole opening so that birds couldn't take a bath!

Heidi Wolfley 2010-01-23T00:41:09-05:00
Cheap product and cute. Hard for me to visualize using the product unless I was camping.

Jamie Thomas 2010-01-21T21:42:55-05:00
Classic quirky idea! i.e Looks cool and is functional. So much so I've just pre-ordered 4 of them. Since I'm down under in Melbourne, Australia these will be extremely useful given the drought. Just needs to rain now? Further features? When pouring water onto vegie patch or when distributing the collected water a directional spout would be useful? Maybe the petals could close up somehow to form this spout or simply produce a similar or mark 2 'petalpourer' product with screw application? Agree that stability would be an issue too.

William James 2010-01-11T17:26:59-05:00
Should come with another screw on top.On that is a spike with holes..So you can stick it in your indoor plant base..The water release should be timed(hole size/diameter) using a big bottle or a small one.Example weekend/day/longer for a small bottle...anyways self watering.

Caleb Worm 2010-01-07T14:03:44-05:00
Different sizes? How about a size that fits a gallon jug? I also like the idea regarding multiple pieces in one pack for sale instead of selling one at a time.

just Sturgis 2009-12-29T16:29:45-05:00
While I don't view this as a "big impact" eco item, it certainly is a fun idea and it will likely sell which is a big part of the equation here at Quirky. Many people have mentioned weighting or stabilizing the bottle somehow. While it wouldn't resolve the issue for all size bottles, a base that matches the petals could resolve the stability issue for the most common sized bottles. Basically another set of "petals" for the base to provide a stand. And if the center of that base set had the rubber "petals" found in many car cupholders, it could accommodate variant sizes of single serving water bottles with the added benefit of adding a little more eye candy to the whole setup. If the popularity of the product increased, I could see offering variations for larger (1 gallon plus) sized bottles.

Rand Howard 2009-12-26T13:25:46-05:00
Cute product, just a couple of comments: About the legalities of collecting rain water, the state of Georgia where I live owns all the water that exits, in the clouds and on the ground, having said that we do collect rain water. We are required to have a permit but that is rarely enforced. Water rights in other states are taken more seriously, Colorado comes to mind. What is taken seriously here in Georgia is that anything used to collect rain water needs to have a cover on it to keep mosquito's out for health reasons. Bottom line is that if this product is to be marketed as a rain water collection device it will need a filter on it to be on store shelves. The other comment is that I would like to see greater collection surface area, overlap petals perhaps or large flower design, perhaps. I can see scattering a number of these around the garden and using up the bottles that otherwise to go the recyle center. Because of the drought, hand watering went from a requirement to a habit so having a liter or so of water near by the plants would save a lot of packing from the rain barrel.

Sean Hreha 2009-12-18T03:10:49-05:00
I would hate to "rain on your parade," but have the legalities of state water rights been of any concern as to where this product might be sold or used? In some states it is illegal to collect rainwater by any means.

Carine Ullom 2009-12-15T12:10:05-05:00
What does this do that a bucket, peanut butter jar, or tin can won't do? This seems to me like a solution in search of a problem. I'm not buying...

Keith Wade 2009-12-13T20:30:49-05:00
Us "Keiths" think alike...i knew i heard that someplace before-couldnt put my finger on it!

Keith Ozar 2009-12-13T17:40:57-05:00
I think we have a problem: The tagline for this product "When It Rains, It Pours" is registered to Morton Salt - http://www.mortonsalt.com

Adam Tiner 2009-12-11T11:27:50-05:00
If you plan on using this water to feed a plant, I wouldn't suggest using a penny to weigh down the bottle.

Johan Buang 2009-12-11T01:52:13-05:00
Well done!

Kaari Jae 2009-12-10T16:28:56-05:00
Ok I finally got around seeing this one. :-) I like the design BUT since I have a garden (and already collect water in big tubs) this doean't really fill any purpose for me. BUT if you add two things to it, I'd go for it. a) a holder which could be made of a simple plastic covered wire to be able to push the wire in the ground and attach the bottle to it say with velcro type thing b) make a glue on strip for the bottle (each one for standard 1 or 2 liter water/soda bottles) that accurately shows the amount of rain that has fallen both in metric and inches. With those additions you'd catch the gardening market for something we all need, a nice looking rain metering device!

Ian Patrick Co 2009-12-09T08:04:39-05:00
I think this will be great for the kitchen as a funnel/ fluid mixer. 1 liquid per leaf = delicious concoction. It can also double as a liquor mixer during any party. And after you're done, just leave it outside. No need to wash, just wait for it to rain and viola! Clean Funnel + a bottle of water for gardening or mapping the floor.

Michael Landes 2009-12-08T21:16:35-05:00 | 1 Replies
I just want to say to everyone posting about how there should be bottles with wider bottoms and bottles marketing to kids, that this product has nothing to do with the bottle. This product is the top you add to the bottle to capture rainwater; the customer supplies the actual bottle. Also, to people saying how the bottle will just tip over, that is explained in the description. The suggestion is to put some pebbles or pennies in the bottom of the bottle, which I think will probably work. Also, to everyone talking about how sunlight will refract the bottle and fill it with toxins, again, the bottle is up to the customer. They can use a "green" bottle if they want- but also, the water isn't just for plants. Yes, that is the marketing point, but it says later that you can use the water for housecleaning, washing the car, or whatever. The only problems I see with the product is that the area covered by the petals could be maximized better and the environmental benefits may not be as much as they seem. You need to factor in the energy used to create the product, as well as comparing against normal water. But altogether, this is a good product, that doesn't deserve these trash comments that are already answered.

Rohan Likhite 2009-12-08T20:58:15-05:00
Love it!

VicDesotelle DiscoveryFuel.com 2009-12-08T16:45:39-05:00 | 1 Replies
When it rains, there's us wind. So you need a way to weight very light plastic bottles. A tipped over bottle is useless for gathering/storing water. Plus, when the sun hits this kind of plastic, it releases toxins. I would reconsider the whole approach to this design. Merely using recycled plastic does NOT necessarily make for a green design solution.