26-12-2020, 01:43 PM
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Re: Re using things!
I'm a fan of re-using things as well.I have several plastic containers previously used for washing machine tablets that now house odds and sods in my workshop cupboard that won't fit into purpose made containers.
I don't like Pringles but I did give my Grandson a long cardboard tube and a pair of small mirrors to make a periscope from.
I once lost the tow-ball cover off one of my former cars, but found that the cap of an "US deodorant" can was an exact fit.
26-12-2020, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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Have you ever felt guilty about throwing out Pringles tubes etc.,? Well I did - then I came up with the idea of using them for storage. Small pieces of cross stitch, crafty stuff, and all those various chargers - just fit neatly. I just cover them with pretty papers and label them. One day I will grow out of paper/glue/glitter!!From the left - Pringles tube, Bisto carton, and Twiglets carton!
I use cut down 2 and 4 pint milk plastic bottles as scoops for bird seed, potting compost, etc.
26-12-2020, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Fruitcake
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I'm a fan of re-using things as well. I have several plastic containers previously used for washing machine tablets that now house odds and sods in my workshop cupboard that won't fit into purpose made containers.
I don't like Pringles but I did give my Grandson a long cardboard tube and a pair of small mirrors to make a periscope from.
I once lost the tow-ball cover off one of my former cars, but found that the cap of an "US deodorant" can was an exact fit.
26-12-2020, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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Do you wash them out first to remove any grease or fat residues?I use cut down 2 and 4 pint milk plastic bottles as scoops for bird seed, potting compost, etc.
Well done Percy. I've seen that suggested in my gardening mags, and it seems to work well. I'm going to have to try that.
26-12-2020, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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I thought that's what old tennis balls were for.
https://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory/us-deodorant
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