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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi tine,

    We had a thread on this yesterday, so I'll merge your thread with it to keep all the suggestions together.

    Pink
  • MrsTinks
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    Thanks :) I give up looking more than a few pages back lol
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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Lucie wrote:
    Ask on freecycle. I save all my "Bonne Maman" jam jars, usually for Mum's next door neighbour to fill with lemon curd, but if a freecycler was willing to come & get them they would be welcome to them.

    Lucie, so sad I don't live nearer you. :cry: The Bonne Maman jars are the very best for jam - look nice, and wide necks.

    Penny. x
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  • seraphina
    seraphina Posts: 1,149 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    Wondering if I could pick your collective brains about where to get a limited number of jam jars from? I'm only looking for 4 or so 8oz ones - I'm making chutney and I only want to do a small batch the first time in case it goes wrong!

    Ebay and Lakeland both sell them but in packs of at least 12, which is too many and I don't want to get stung for postage. We don't get through a lot of jars here so reusing our empties is not practical.

    Thanks in advance!
  • Linda32
    Linda32 Posts: 4,385 Forumite
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    I bought 4 jars from Fenwick's in Leicester, I don't think these many of those department stores about though. I paid 95p each which might be abit over the top but I didn't want to chuck away all our home grown toms either.

    I shall deffenltly be saving jars from now on.

    I would try Wilkinsons as well.
  • recovering_spendaholic
    recovering_spendaholic Posts: 3,062 Forumite
    What about asking neighbours if they could let you have any empties?
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  • JoeyEmma
    JoeyEmma Posts: 913 Forumite
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    I have wondered round Asda before looking for the cheapest food in jars. I got 1lb jars of spaghetti sauce (vile stuff, I threw it down the sink it was so runny and tomato free that it just washed right down) for about 20p each
  • seraphina
    seraphina Posts: 1,149 Forumite
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    Oooh, speedy replies!

    I shall try our John Lewis and local shops to see if they do them - it sounds like you can get them individually which is a bonus.

    I'll have a quick pop round the neighbours as well and I might also try Freecycle. If the chutney making goes well I won't mind paying for jam jars as I was hoping to get Christmas presents out of the chutney - it will save me the bother of scraping labels off!

    Thanks again everyone!
  • Linda32
    Linda32 Posts: 4,385 Forumite
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    JoeyEmma wrote:
    I have wondered round Asda before looking for the cheapest food in jars. I got 1lb jars of spaghetti sauce (vile stuff, I threw it down the sink it was so runny and tomato free that it just washed right down) for about 20p each


    Now why does that sound obvious now :rotfl: :T
  • justin138
    justin138 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Try asking on freecycle - I did and got loads
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