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I've been recommending this method for months. These containers are great: lightweight and the lids snap tight. If you have the same ones, they stack empty in a small amount of space. There are smaller ones too for things like nuts and yogurt covered raisins (am I giving myself away with that reference?). Anyway . . . good idea.
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What a wonderful idea, as I am reading that, I am thinking, just last week I recycled about 10 of that type of container, now I can recycle them another way!!!! Thanks for sharing.
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I have been using some of the same containers too! Just wash em good and there you got it! :)
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It is just DH and I and if I buy a whole head of lettuce or pkg of spinach it usually rots before we can finish. Yes, it may cost a bit more but I buy small quantities from the salad bar. They have plastic containers you can put your salad in and this is what I save and reuse. You pay by the weight and you can even buy them empty if you choose. You just pay the tare weight. Works for me. I feel terrible to throw out food. Just buy what I can use. I live in a small town and go shopping the "European" way. It is all local and I help support my local economy instead of driving 2 hrs. to save a little money.
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Originally Posted by moonrise
I inherited all of my grandmother's (and through her, my great-grandmother's) sewing stuff. On top of the metal cabinets, I bought some of these storage containers from Walmart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...of-14/13376573 They're large see-through shoebox-style containers with latching lids, for $2 each (sold in packs of 14). Not free, but they're cheap and also very tough. My Granny kept empty Tide boxes, decorated them with contact paper, and used them to hold her patterns. They fit in the boxes perfectly. :mrgreen: She also hung vinyl shoe storage thingies on the back of her sewing room doors (she had 2 sewing rooms), and put stuff like packaged bias tape in the little pockets. It worked great! :thumbup: You're describing lots of GRANDMAS and GREATGRANDMAS out there. They didn't have disposable income . . .like we HAD...so now we must be more like them. |
Thank you! I hate to throw some of those packages away. Now I know what I can do with them.
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that is a great idea
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I use small, medium and large pizza boxes. The pizza places
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Thanks for the tip!! :thumbup:
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I also save all of those containers from grocery stores. Have put some to use and others are just waiting for me to put fabric or accessories in. Like your photos with all the info.
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The other day, I just saved my salad container from Wendys and my husband asked why I was saving that! I said, "To use in my Sewing Room"! Charm packs!
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Great idea! Thank you!
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I was saving some recyclable containers and when DH got back in town yesterday he threw them all away! :cry:
He promises to not do that again. Dang...that means I have to do a lot more eating to get more! :) |
I have already done this system but saw some really neat other containers on there that I just have to start saving now... :) Love that site... thank you for sharing it.... :)
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LOVE IT !!! And it was 'there' all the time....
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I love this idea! Who would have thunk it??? I am taking my containers right back out of the recycling bin at home. into the sewing room they go! Thanks!
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Great idea. That will cut down on the landfills! Never would I have dreamed..... but those would work great!
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That is a great idea. thank you for sharing. God bless.
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Great ideas here ! I try to reuse the larger containers whenever I can
Mr. Clean takes care of any residue that dish liquid may not and IF you don't reuse plastics, PLEASE everyone - RECYCLE in your local program or city pickup Mother Earth needs all the help she can get !!! |
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