MaidAids® Speak Housekeepers Language Get Spanish-Speaking Housekeepers Communicating!

Homeowners frustrated with not being able to communicate to their foreign-language speaking domestic help now have a handy way to get the job done. Called MaidAids®, these pre-printed notes contain instructions for the housekeeper for each days work.

Homeowners frustrated with not being able to communicate to their foreign-language speaking domestic help now have a handy way to get the job done. A new company based in Olney, Maryland, has produced sticky notes that are checklists pre-printed with Spanish directions (and sub-titled with English) for common household chores. Called MaidAids®, these pre-printed notes contain instructions for the housekeeper for each days work.

Frustrated by not being able to speak the language, MaidAids co-founder Shayna Heller turned to a Spanish translator to jot down some of the chores she wanted her housekeeper to do. My housekeeper kept nodding her head ‘yes when I would ask her to do something, but things still werent getting done," Heller said. I realized that she didnt understand what I wanted her to do because she really didnt speak English, but was just being polite."

In researching the common phrases, Heller and her two co-founders, Barbara Moller- a Spanish-language translator, and Mike Weiner, a local entrepreneur, hit upon the idea of pre-printing notes that would instruct the housekeeper to do common, and not so common, tasks for the day. Moller added, Leaving a MaidAid checklist in a prominent place makes sure that your wishes are known to your help. MaidAids are a way to bridge the language barrier easily."

Weiner remarked, With MaidAids, you get an inexpensive way to get your housekeeper working for you, rather than doing what she or he thinks needs to be done."

MaidAids are available for ordering online at www.MaidAids.com or toll free at 877-879-5810.
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NOTE TO EDITOR:   We will be happy to send you a free sample of MaidAids upon request. Please email your mailing information to mweiner@maidaids.com.