Giants Past and Present

Green Giants

I was shopping in Whole Foods yesterday, looking for a stain remover – something that could clean up my son’s knees, as he believes baseball is largely about sliding and diving and getting as dirty as possible. (And who am I to tell him otherwise?) I picked out a product, and a woman who was standing in the aisle asked why.

One thing led to another, and it turned out she and the man she was with were from Vaska, a Berkeley company that makes herb-based detergents and stain removers. Believe it or not, they said Vaska handles the laundry needs for your San Francisco Giants, the greenest team in baseball! (You heard that right: solar panels, water-saving irrigation, compact flourescent bulbs, and phosphate-free detergent. And you thought the A’s were green!)

Eugenio Velez may be the dirtiest Giant

If Vaska is good enough for Mike Murphy to use to get the dirt of Eugenio Velez’s uniform, then I’m willing to see how it does on my guy’s Little League uni.

It’s not yet in Whole Foods, but it’s available anywhere at www.alice.com, a new shopping site with thousands of household products, and free shipping.

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Brian Staudenmaier posted on February 14, 2010:

Dan-

Did you get the sample? I hope so and let me know what you think of our spot remover.

If you like it you should ask the manager at WF to inquire about getting it in the store. UNFI has it avaialble to the store!

Cheers.
Brian
sanfrandan posted on February 15, 2010:

The product is fantastic. I just used the Vaska spot remover to clean my son’s muddy pants after a football game, and they look brand new. Now I know why Mile Murphy uses it! I’ll ask Whole Foods for it asap. Thanks.