Are you a fist-bumper? Do you instantly strip the cover off the hotel bed when you walk in? Do you think Adrian Monk and Howie Mandel have the right idea? Are you, in short, extremely cautious about germs? Well, here’s a new enabling product to feed your phobias: the Gluvi. This wrapper for remotes prevents contamination from handling a gadget that other people have touched before you. The makers claim it fits 95 percent of hotel cable TV remotes, which sounds like a made-up number, but maybe they really did visit hundreds of hotel rooms to check. They also claim it’s made from “easy grip stylish yoga inspired reflexology material.” Really? Because it looks like it was inspired by Saran Wrap.
The fear-mongering site also suggests that travelers can get herpes from a hotel remote. Perhaps you’d better get the bellboy to slip the Gluvi on for you. Tip him well. This product, which I’m hoping is an early April Fools joke, will be available March 30, for a price not yet named. Until then, consider wearing gloves while changing the channel.
