Nobody likes to stand in pee, especially somebody else's pee. But we are doing it every day in 90% of all the restrooms across America and the world. That's why the WizKid Antimicrobial Mat has been growing steadily every year since its inception. Once it is in there, people notice it, they appreciate it and they respect the fact that you care about them and your own business.

The problem is not those other guys...

I'm going to share with you a little story on how one invention came to be — The Splash Hog.  The vertical urinal screen that extends up the back wall.  One day in South Florida I went to a restaurant. It was a nice, upscale restaurant and I was wearing shorts and flip flops.  There are lots of places like that near the water where that kind of attire is appropriate.  Before dinner arrived, I excused myself to visit the restroom.  When you own a urinal mat company, it's nearly impossible to go anywhere without having to go to the restroom to check things out.  It just so happened that in this exceptional place they had our Wizkid Antimicrobial Mat.  As, I slowly walked to the urinal I know I was smiling from ear to ear.  When I got closer, I looked down at that beautifully shaped mat with deep colors and I noticed it was glistening.  It was basically shimmering because there was so much urine on all the antimicrobial fibers.  It's working.

The mat was doing its job easily, there was no odor and no puddle on the floor, I wasn't standing in pee, and all is good, but it bothered me a bit that the mat was soaked.  And so, (this may be a bit too much info now) as I started to go (you can figure that out) I was thinking - gosh, these guys here are horrible, how are they missing the urinal, we are standing right in front of it, do those other guys dribble that much?  And I was standing there, and in that moment, it just hit me.  Literally, it hit me.  I could feel the hair on my legs dancing around and the mist of my own urine alighting on my feet.  Oh No! We have got a problem here. I could feel my face contort; I start pulling away, I adjusted my aim to one side, then the other, then down and up again, I'm pretty sure I did the hokey pokey, but it was still hitting me. Finally, I drained out, zip, and I moved as normally as I could to the sink as other guys were making their approach to the urinal.  I was like a cool duck on the pond.  Everything looked fine on top, but below the surface I was racing with thoughts and wondered if I should wipe down my shins and feet.  I went back to the dinner table like nothing ever happened.  But something did happen, and I was on a mental mission to fix it.

A short time later, while I was still a bit flushed, I had an epiphany — We are not missing the urinal, it's the splash back.  It is not all those other guys, it's me, plus all those other guys.  The vast majority of the pee on the floor is not from dribble but from splash back.  I obviously knew there was a problem since middle school with splash back because every time I wore khaki's I had spots on the front of my pants, but I never connected that to the puddle of urine on the ground.

Well, it's obvious now — that most of the urine on the floor is not because we men have horrible aim, or because we are having sword fights with fellow urinators, or because we dribble and drool like an overweight English Bulldog on a hot Saturday afternoon; it's from splash back.  As an inventor you must be honest with yourself, and this can be difficult.  The first thing I did was to accept the fact that most guys don't aim straight down towards their feet where all those urinal screens are claiming to cut down on splash back.  However, it's true, they do cut down on splash back, it's just that most men don't aim at the bottom of the urinal but towards the back wall.  Now, hold on, don't get your panties in a wad - I do not have scientific evidence for that claim.  I would, but I couldn't get myself to hang out in restrooms to watch guys taking a leak and interviewing them afterwards. That's a bit weird and I didn't want to get punched out or thrown in prison.  But I know it's true — you are just going to have to believe me and take it by faith.  Or you can bring the subject up at your next staff meeting with a raise of hands.  Please let me know how it goes.

After a great moment of thought I said — "We have to come up with a new urinal screen that extends up the back wall to stop splash back where guys are aiming."  And that's how it started.  So, if you do not have a Wizkid Antimicrobial Urinal Mat underneath the urinal — you are most likely standing in pee, and if you do not have the Splash Hog that extends up the back wall of the urinal — don't wear khakis or flip flops or go ahead and wear them and we will pretend the spots on your pants are from you washing your hands.

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