3 weeks ago
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I’m a writer, which often means I’m trying to juggle a laptop, a cup of coffee, and a notebook all at once—usually while wearing my favorite white linen shirt. Predictably, disaster struck last Tuesday. I was on a packed train heading to a client meeting, feeling supremely professional, when the train lurched. My travel mug, despite its “spill-proof” claims, decided to baptize my pristine white shirt in a flood of lukewarm black coffee.
My heart sank. This wasn’t a small drip; it was a sprawling, dark brown catastrophe right on my chest. My meeting was in twenty minutes, and I had no backup shirt. I frantically rummaged through my bag, mentally preparing to explain to a potential client why I looked like I’d wrestled a badger in a coffee shop.
Then, I felt the familiar, slim shape of the Miss Mouth’s Messy Eater Stain Treater Pen — the “To Go Instant Stain Remover Pen” I’d tossed in my bag months ago. I originally bought the two-pack when my niece was an infant, thinking it was a perfect, practical baby shower gift, and had kept the spare one for “just in case.” I opened the cap with shaky hands, half-expecting it to be dried out.
It wasn’t!
I quickly dabbed the soft tip onto the dark, still-damp stain. The instructions were simple: press, rub lightly, and blot. As I began to gently work the solution into the fabric, I watched, completely mesmerized, as the dark coffee stain began to lift and dissolve. It wasn’t magic, but it certainly felt like it. I used a napkin to blot away the foamy residue, and within two minutes, the horrifying coffee blotch was reduced to a barely-there, faint damp patch that quickly evaporated in the train’s air conditioning.
When I stepped off the train, my shirt was crisp, white, and completely stain-free. The pen had saved my shirt, my professionalism, and the entire trajectory of my day. It’s no longer just a “newborn & baby essential”; for me, it’s a non-negotiable “on-the-go & travel essential” for grown-up messy eaters, too. That little 2 Pack To Go has earned a permanent place in my EDC (Everyday Carry) bag.