by inlu blog patrol on September 20, 2010
You know it. You’ve seen it coming. That first toy with batteries that turned into an iPod, has now turned into a laptop with apps and downloads, membership fees and more. WOW. Where did the day of pet rocks and stick forts go? 
Well, if you’re wondering the same thing, you’re not alone. Parents everywhere are like, dang, how we gonna swing great gift$ like that?
One word: INLU.
GO for it. It’s reasonable to ask for fewer gifts and let everyone pitch in for something wicked extra spectacular. Seriously, TRY IT!
Then, you can spend all the time NOT running around shopping & shipping creating cool little pet rocks…great idea for a PARTY FAVOR!
by inlu blog patrol on June 30, 2010
(Woot! FIVE FIFTY more trees thanks to INLU users!)
Why TREES?
We figure you’re busy like us. If you are, you’re faced with the everyday challenge: to balance convenience with conscience. It’s like, I don’t single-handedly have time to save the planet, but I don’t want to trash the place either.
With all the oil spillage and the plastic island info floating around (sad pun intended), it’s hard NOT to think, “dang it, we really HAVE TO take better care of this planet.” But how? Where to start?
(Pause to refelect. BAM. real life interrupts sentimental thoughts … phone rings, emails ping and the millions of distractions flood your mind…) dang it. busy…right…planet…ok, so um, well…
Back to the daily dilemma: HOW TO balance RUNNING AROUND with FEELING LIKE YOU DIDN’T DESTROY the place.
Well, we’re not claiming to be green goddesses flying in on our eco-cloud but we DID design a little feelgood element into our service. It’s just a little something to make that planet part of your brain say, “aaaahhh…”
INLU PLANET POINTS are what we call ‘edutainment’. We’ve concocted a LOOSE yet scientifically based point-yielding formula that will result in a happier planet.
Huh?
Here’s the deal—INLU empowers people to choose the EASY WAY to skip EXCESS GIFTS and SHIPPING (thanks to a group pitch-in process) while conceptually tracking reduced CO2 and wasted “stuff.” After you create an INLU, you and all contributors (who pitched in IN LIEU OF excess, hassle and waste) will receive INLU PLANET POINTS.
Then what?
For every 10k points, Team Inlu makes a donation to plant a tree via American Forests. DONE.
BONUS! We’re so excited about INLU users hitting 50k Planet Points that we’re doing something cool.
We’ve decided to go crazy with our start-up budget and donate to plant 10 trees for every 10,000 Planet Points for our first 100,000 points! We can’t do much but we are doing this together to make a difference. Thank You INLU USERS!
by inlu blog patrol on June 23, 2010
