 My poop bag share station after ten months on a Seattle utility pole. | Typist: Bethany About ten months ago, I put up a homemade poop bag dispenser in our Seattle neighborhood. It took a while for people to actually share plastic bags for cleaning up their dogs poop at my do-it-yourself community poop bag share station but I can now report that it has been a huge success. The only failure was the sign. I printed Sugar the Golden Retrievers awesome Scoop That Poop infographic on waterproof paper, covered it in clear contact paper and sealed it in a plastic sleeve, it still didn't last long in Cascadia's windy, wet autumn. Even though neighbors have been using the outdoor poop bag holder that I made from a plastic water bottle, I have been wanting to replace the long since removed sign it started with. So when I was contacted by BuildASign.com to try out their website and giveaway a $25 gift certificate* to one lucky Cascadian Nomads reader, I knew exactly what I wanted to do: |
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BuildASign.com made making my durable, plastic signs simple and fun. They have an almost overwhelming amount of templates to choose from. There is an easy option to start from scratch and make a fully custom sign, including uploading and layering photos or logos. I chose a simple BuildASign.com template and worked to make my desired Scoop That Poop words fit. Once the words flowed, it took just minutes to line everything up on the sign, preview and order. My signs came surprisingly fast, ready to be put up with my community poop bag share station.
First, though, the outdoor poop bag holder and utility pole needed a little clean up. Ten months had been surprisingly kind to my community poop bag share station but it was being held up only by the top zip tie. The bottom zip tie had come loose and most of the staples were gone. After tidying up the utility pole and reinforcing the poop bag holder, I stapled and nailed up my new BuildASign.com sign.
First, though, the outdoor poop bag holder and utility pole needed a little clean up. Ten months had been surprisingly kind to my community poop bag share station but it was being held up only by the top zip tie. The bottom zip tie had come loose and most of the staples were gone. After tidying up the utility pole and reinforcing the poop bag holder, I stapled and nailed up my new BuildASign.com sign.
 I removed the unstuck staples from the loose (lower) zip tie for proper, safe disposal. |  While I was at the utility pole with pliers, I removed some other unused staples and nails. |  I re-stapled the loose (lower) zip tie and reinforced the staples on the upper zip tie. |
 A renovated community poop bag share station complete with a new sign from BuildASign.com |  Huxley, Brychwyn and Wilhelm admire their community poop bag share station handiwork. |
| Since this outdoor poop bag dispenser had stood the test of time and endured the elements in addition to being accepted and used by dog walking neighbors, I decided it was time to add more community poop bag share stations to the neighborhood. I had chatted with a neighbor many months ago about the unscooped dog poop problem she was having in the green space behind her house. This neighbors vinyl fence is exactly the right place to test out the other way of hanging my outdoor poop bag dispenser is designed for- around a pole! The last time I had walked past this neighbors fence, she had taped a sign up asking people to obey the law and scoop that poop. Yet it had since fallen down so I added a "5 Reasons Dog Owners Must Scoop That Poop" sign. I told the neighbor that this sign would not last long and recommended she check out BuildASign.com for something more durable. |  A new poop bag share station zip tied to the outside of a neighbors fence (with permission, of course.) |
My next mission was to put up another community poop bag share station at a nearby park. The park itself is usually poop pile free but the blocks surrounding the park can be pretty gross. I think that an obvious and centrally located dog poop bag dispenser could be a big help. Both the do-it-yourself water bottle poop bag holder and the sign from BuildASign.com had to be attached to a pole at the park with zip ties. This is definitely a dog poop bag share that I hope will last and gain active community participation.
 DIY Community Poop Bag Share Station at our neighborhood park I am indeed very pleased that our first dog poop bag exchange has been a success. Hopefully our two new ones will be just as productive. Maybe someday everyone will know how important it is to scoop that poop, they'll never forget bags and the neighborhood will be clean! What would your BuildASign.com Scoop That Poop sign say? Tell us in the comments and you'll be eligible to win!* |  Wilhelm admires the new poop bag share station at our neighborhood park. |
Cascadian Nomads received complimentary product from BuildASign.com in exchange for our honest review. We were not otherwise compensated for this post. Cascadian Nomads only shares information that is relevant to our readers and all opinions are always our own.
*Cascadian Nomads is hosting this $25 BuildASign.com giveaway, will choose (at Random.org on July 28th) and notify the winner (via e-mail) but BuildASign.com is responsible for prize fulfillment. BuildASign.com offers more than just signs and the winner can use the $25 towards any product. Cascadian Nomads Scoop That Poop sign and any comment ideas are simply meant to inspirational.
*Cascadian Nomads is hosting this $25 BuildASign.com giveaway, will choose (at Random.org on July 28th) and notify the winner (via e-mail) but BuildASign.com is responsible for prize fulfillment. BuildASign.com offers more than just signs and the winner can use the $25 towards any product. Cascadian Nomads Scoop That Poop sign and any comment ideas are simply meant to inspirational.
If you missed our post on how to make your own versatile community poop bag share station by re-purposing a plastic water bottle, check it out here. Did you make one? Please let us know how it has worked out!
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| Thank you to the Scoop That Poop blog hop hosts Sugar the Golden Retriever, My Pawsitively Pets and Oz the Terrier. Please join us in raising awareness about the importance of picking up after your dog by joining the hop or sharing the #ScoopThatPoop wherever you can. |  |
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