Pet peeve number 98562 (or something.)

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Jamal Timbukkake

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I guess it's only marginally food related but why is mouthwash packaged
in thin plastic bottles that have to be gripped tightly because of their
weight and then squirt several days supply onto the bathroom counter?
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James Silverton, Potomac

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On Mar 23, 8:33?am, James Silverton
wrote:


The thin plastic is to save money, I would imagine. Not much comes in
glass anymore, except pickles and baby food.
 
On Mar 23, 9:33?am, James Silverton
wrote:

Just transfer it into a sturdier container. I usually am driven to do
this when confronted with childproof caps - HATE those things.

I keep a small arsenal of bottles and jars for this express purpose.
Also, great to make travel size alternatives.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:07:45 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
wrote:


There are still plenty of foods packaged in glass (jams/jellies,
condiments of all kinds, spices, pickled fish, etc).

More and more pickles (refrigerated type) are packaged in plastic jars
but also in plastic film bags like kraut... I don't consider those
vinegary thingies in jars pickles. I haven't looked at baby food jars
in a very long time... but now cat food (Meow Mix) is packaged in
plastic cups with foil pull tops... my cats seem to prefer it over
Fancy Feast.
http://meowmix.com/products/wet-food/singles/
 
James Silverton wrote:

The last part is somewhat brand-specific. My daughter was told to
use ACT while she had braces. You squeeze a small amount into the
partitioned top area. I now sometimes use it myself and have
had no problem with the amount I dispense. I suppose if one got a
Costco-style oversized bottle, one might have to use enough
pressure when holding it that it might be an issue.

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Jean B.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:12:32 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:


I think the national brands of mouth wash are packaged in very sturdy
plastic bottles, I doubt the Hulk could crush a Scope bottle. James
must be shopping for no-name brands at the 99? store. Just yesterday
I bought a bottle of Listerine cinnamon mint at Walmart, has a very
firm bottle and a very comfortable grip configuration... you'd have to
be a real klutz to make a mess opening it. Some people are just
natural slobs... you don't want to see what they do to a tube of
toothpaste. The plastic containers I despise are those used for
body/shower wash... more slippery than a soapy tit.... I wrap rubber
bands around those containers... I save those fat elastics from
bunches of broccoli and asparagus. I use those for stubborn jar lids
too, and have one permanently on all my ink bottles.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:40:09 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:


Those over sized (bulk) containers were not meant for direct use, they
are for refilling the regular sized containers
 
On Mar 23, 9:40?am, "Jean B." wrote:

My dentist also said to use ACT.....that portion bottle is a good
thing, and I've never had it overflow. The OP needs to learn
control. LOL.

N.
 
On 23-Mar-2011, James Silverton wrote:


Mouthwash is only for people with wide-enough hands; it is intended that you
grip the narrow sides, not the wide sides. If you grip the narrow sides,
you avoid squirts; but, not sqwertz.
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On 3/23/2011 12:04 PM, l, not -l wrote:

Hah! The bottle collapses if you apply enough force one-handed to lift
it no matter which side you hold. This is true for one liter CVS, Giant
and Walgreen bottles but not for Listerine and I guess I'll have to try
to remember to use two hands next time I open a new bottle. There is no
dispensing device and, of course, they use those damned childproof
(me-proof sometimes) caps.

By the way what's ACT? My dentist says that I should a GUM brush dipped
in mouthwash.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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Kalmia wrote:

Same here. I have a several small glass container sampler bottles for daily
use.

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On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:31:46 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:



Most of the large cost co containers are specifically meant to be used by
themselves and not transferred to another container, that's why they come with
a pump. The containers they carry that must be transferred are for commercial
use.
 
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I do that because I don't like those ugly bottles in my bath. I pour it
into a steel hipflask made for boozing hunters. Guests may wonder what I
swig at the sink, but I don't care.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:33:03 -0400, James Silverton
wrote:


Pour some of the bottle into another container. I did that when I
bought a large bottle of mouthwash at Costco. Or buy smaller bottles
if it is that much of a problem. If you are squeezing out a bunch
every time you pick it up you are probably not saving any money by
buying the huge bottle.
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Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On Mar 23, 11:18?am, Brooklyn1 wrote:

Broccoli rubber bands are perfect for holding together the folded up
end of toothpaste.
I hoard and treasure anything that comes in a pump bottle. I
transferred shower gel into one. The shower gel came in a huge bottle
which could do foot damage it dropped. Plus, it had an awful poptop
cap.
 
On Mar 23, 10:40?am, "Jean B." wrote:

Act with the premeasured feature is impossible to refill. At least I
couldn't find a way.
 
On Mar 23, 1:09?pm, "Giusi" wrote:

Geez, you're like me. I hate anything with writing on it. You won't
find any old Budweiser team of horses on MY mantle, no matter HOW
'valuable' they are. I even transfer the dish liquid into a plain,
pump bottle left over from some liquid hand soap - with labels removed
of course.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:40:18 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:


For all tubes I use those spring steel binder clips... I use them for
securing lots of foods that are packaged in bags; chips, candies,
cookies, etc.


I gave up on shower gel, the price was becoming ridiculous, I went
back to bar soap, I like Yardleys. For hand washing at the sink I
prefer Soft Soap in the pump dispensor but I don't like Soft Soap for
showering.

Even though a bit pricy for bar soap it still costs less to use than
shower gels... I think with the gels you're mostly paying for the
container, the gel itself is cheap crap.
http://www.yardleylondon.com/
There are often great sale prices:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...aps&field-keywords=yardley+bar+soap&x=18&y=22
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:40:18 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:


I use Phu Quoc Flying Lion Brand Fish Sauce.

Love the stuff, but the damn flip top cap on it is so hard to open
that I always have to use a bottle opener to pry it open. Jeeeez, why
don't they just put a screw on cap on the stuff?
 
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