Skip Launches Latest Evolution of Wearable Tech Designed for Your Messiest Eats (2024)

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Oct 11, 2023, 12:00 ET

Skip debuts the GameTime Tarp to enhance the at-home viewing experience, available to win through Exclusive Order. Shoot. Win. Contest!

TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2023 /CNW/ - SkipTheDishes, Canada's only homegrown food delivery network, is gearing up for another exciting NHL® season, delivering meals, groceries and more from coast to coast. As the official food delivery app of the NHL® since 2021, Skip has always been committed to delivering game day favourites and enhancing the viewing experience for fans at home.

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In a recent survey* of hockey fans, Skip found that over 70%* of fans like to chow down while watching the game. As a Canadian brand, Skip knows hockey as well as they know food delivery - which is why they understand that you can't risk missing a minute of the action due to a mid-game spillage situation.

As Canadians gear up for their game day viewing experience - Skip continues to lead the way in In-Active Wearable Tech to protect fans from a potential game day catastrophe - worse than missing a short-handed, game-winning goal. In 2021, Skip introduced the iconic Playoff Pants, which featured comfortable stretchy pants with built-in napkins to wipe away sauces and mess. This NHL® season, Skip is proud to introduce The GameTime Tarp to combat messy food casualties - talk about a win.

Made with absorbent fibres, the SkipGameTime Tarp is an all-purpose fashion item that includes a towel-lined front pocket for any snacking need. To bring this functional fashion-forward piece to life, Skip re-enlisted Canadian fashion designer, Izzy Camilleri to develop this evolution with fans, gamers, and multi-tasking eaters in mind.

"As a Canadian company we're constantly reimagining the at-home hockey viewing experience and the ways we can elevate it," says Phil Sylver, Head of Creative, Brand & Content at SkipTheDishes. "The GameTime Tarp is a testament to our team's understanding of true fandom, and how Skip can make these moments even more fun".

Skip's GameTime Tarp hits the big screen

To showcase the GameTime Tarp - Skip partnered with Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers®

forward, and Olympic Champion, Marie-Philip Poulin to demonstrate its function and capability in their newest ad spot set to air on October 14th. Skip also tapped the directing duo, The Jerk Store, out of The Deli, to return to direct the sequel to Playoff Pants. Skip's integrated NHL marketing strategy also includes TV spots on both conventional and in-game broadcasts, in-arena brand presence across Canada, and a wealth of digital activity across social media, online video, and more.

Skip's launches Order. Shoot. Win. contest with great prizes to be won this Fall

Hockey fans will have the chance to win their very own Skip GameTime Tarp by participating in the Order. Shoot. Win. contest this fall through the Skip app. With every order, Skip customers will be prompted to take their shot at winning a variety of prizes, including Skip's exclusive GameTime Tarp, Skip and NHLShop.ca gift cards, and a $5,000 all-expense paid trip to the 2024 Rogers NHL® All-Star Weekend in Toronto. Hockey fans can keep their eyes out for exclusive deals on Skip all season long!

To elevate the viewing experience even further, Skip surveyed Canadian hockey fans to find out their favourite game day eats. Their snack of choice? Wings of course - with 82%* of fans choosing wings as their hockey viewing go-to.

Of those who opt for chicken wings as their go-to game day snack - 61%* consume at least 1.5 pounds of wings in a seating. This past hockey season, Canadians ordered an astonishing 13 million chicken wings across the Skip network!

Introducing a Boston Pizza and Skip menu exclusive: Double Overtime Wings

Committed to delivering more of what Canadian hockey fans love this season, Skip has also teamed up with Boston Pizza to introduce 'Double Overtime Wings' - a double order of Boston Pizza's famous chicken wings with 3 times the sauce - available exclusively on Skip!

Ahead of the puck drop, fans can place their order for Double Overtime Wings through the Skip app or website on October 11, 2023, and Order. Shoot. Win. this NHL® season with Skip!

*These are the findings of a survey conducted by SkipTheDishes from September 22nd to 25th, 2023 among a representative sample of 1,504 online Canadians who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. The survey was conducted in English and French. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/-2.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.


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Skip Launches Latest Evolution of Wearable Tech Designed for Your Messiest Eats? ›

The food delivery company has created the GameTime Tarp, a new edition of its “In-Active Wearable Tech,” designed to combat messy food casualties. Made with absorbent fibres, the Skip GameTime Tarp features a towel-lined front pocket and was designed by Canadian fashion designer Izzy Camilleri.

Is the Skip game time tarp a real thing? ›

Jerk Store teamed up with Skip once again to create custom apparel to protect your gear from messy game-time meals. This time it's a bright orange tarp with a terry cloth front pocket that may not be everyone's cup of tea… but with NHL star Leon Draisaitl's approval, how can you go wrong?

Is there really a Skip tarp? ›

Made with absorbent fibres, the Skip GameTime Tarp is an all-purpose fashion item that includes a towel-lined front pocket for any snacking need.

Who is in the SkipTheDishes tarp commercial? ›

To demonstrate the GameTime Tarp's function and capabilities, Skip partnered with Leon Draisaitl, an Edmonton Oilers forward, and Olympic Champion Marie-Philip Poulin in a new ad that aired on October 14th. Elevating the viewing experience, Skip launches the Order. Shoot.

Who is in the SkipTheDishes commercial with Draisaitl? ›

To showcase its new top, Skip partnered with Edmonton Oilers forward, Leon Draisaitl (above), and Olympic Champion, Marie-Philip Poulin (below) to demonstrate its function and capability in their newest creative set to air on Oct. 14.

How do I get a skip tarp? ›

With every food order, customers will receive an email notification inviting them to take their shot to win prizes that include Skip and NHLShop.ca gift cards, GameTime Tarps or the grand prize of an trip to the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto.

How do you play hole tarp game? ›

Game play introduction: Students hold the tarp and work together to lift it up or down to move the balls. Wrap the ball around the tarp for as long as possible without letting the ball fall into the hole or leave the tarp completely. Whichever team moves the ball all the way from one side to the other first wins.

Can you put bags of clothes in a skip? ›

Typically, you can put these in a skip: Construction waste. Old Furniture. Clothes and other textiles like curtains, sheets, and more.

What is not allowed in a skip? ›

You cannot put hazardous or harmful items into a skip. These include but are not limited to TVs, computer monitors, asbestos, tyres, fluorescent tubes, fridges, paint and paint tins (unless empty), plasterboard, batteries, medical waste, gas cylinders, liquids, solvents, oil, petrol, diesel and explosives.

Can you put drywall in a skip? ›

It can not be mixed with other waste, as if it becomes wet, produces toxic fumes, as such has been prohibited by the environment agency to be taken to landfill. In general do not put plasterboard waste in skips!

Who is the girl in the SkipTheDishes commercial? ›

Amy Ciupak Lalonde is a Canadian-born television and film actress from Pelham, Ontario. She holds a degree in drama and history from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Lalonde appears on the television channel SCREAM.

Which hockey player is in the SkipTheDishes commercial? ›

Canadian food delivery network SkipTheDishes has launched a new exclusive virtual restaurant in partnership with Maple Leafs F Mitch Marner.

Who are the guys in the SkipTheDishes commercial? ›

Building on the relationship between Canadians and Skip (as Canada's most-used food delivery app), the new creative stars Hamm doubling-down on his “Canadian-ness”, accompanied by his trusted assistant and confidante Brandon (played by actor/comedian Monty Geer).

Is the Skip tarp a real thing? ›

Made with absorbent fibres, the Skip GameTime Tarp is an all-purpose fashion item that includes a towel-lined front pocket for any snacking need.

What commercial was Jon Hamm in? ›

Minute Maid Zero Sugar, the category-leading innovation from The Coca-Cola Company, proudly unveils its inaugural 360-integrated global marketing campaign, 'Sells Itself. '

Who signed Draisaitl? ›

Standard Contract

Leon Draisaitl signed a 8 year, $68,000,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Aug. 16, 2017.

What are skip bins called in the USA? ›

A dumpster is a movable waste container designed to be brought and taken away by a special collection vehicle, or to a bin that a specially designed garbage truck lifts, empties into its hopper, and lowers, on the spot. The word is a generic trademark of Dumpster, an American brand name for a specific design.

What can I use instead of a skip? ›

A man with a van (or a cage truck) is an excellent alternative to hiring a skip and is perfect for a house clearance or garden clearance.

What is a skip cover? ›

Skip Safe chute covers fit completely over the waiting skip, therefore reducing the amount of dust pollution & airborne particles released into the atmosphere. This is an especially important feature in busy public places, where people with breathing and respiratory illnesses may come into close contact with the skip.

Where can you buy the game time tarp? ›

They're now available on Skip Express Lane 🚨 Order yours today on @skipthedishes 🏒 | Instagram.

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