Cheap jars

Kazonline · 1 September 2006 at 8:15PM

I know that the cheapest way of getting jars for jam is to recycle, but given the sudden glut of fruit I've found I don't want to waste this opportunity.

A while ago someone posted a link to a website that sold jars quite cheaply - but you bought in bulk of about 30 jars. I thought I'd saved the website, but can't find it. I've also spent the past hour searching for the post and although I can find lots of posts relating to other places selling jars I can't find this particular one that is by far the cheapest. Please can anyone help!!!

Thanks,
Kaz x

whistler-alison · 1 September 2006 at 8:20PM

although it is wasteful, I've found it cheapest to buy the tesco value jam and chuck it away.

Pink. · 1 September 2006 at 8:31PM

Hi Kaz,

It wasn't Freeman and Harding was it?

Pink

Kazonline · 1 September 2006 at 8:37PM

Funiily enough WhistlerAlison I was begining to wonder if something along those lines might be my best option!!!
Thanks for the link Pink - it isn't the one I was looking for, but a pretty good one nontheless (and I think as cheap).
The one I originally found was for a supplier that not only supplied those jars but all sorts of farm kitchen stuff - all the way to super duper milk churns! Quite the OS heaven

I've even tried using normal search on aol using farm supplies etc, but no joy. I'm so annoyed with myself for not bookmarking it properly!
Thanks for the help,
Kaz x

whistler-alison · 1 September 2006 at 8:42PM

I just ordered some value jam in my online shop to get the jars - 35p each. next time though I'll have a look at Freeman and Harding because they are a couple of miles from where I live and they say you can pick them up! Works out about the same as buying the jam but at least I don't have the guilt trip of throwing it away.

Kazonline · 1 September 2006 at 8:44PM

lol - so true! You are really lucky to live close to them!

Pink. · 1 September 2006 at 9:09PM

Kazonline wrote:

lol - so true! You are really lucky to live close to them!

Unfortunately they won't deliver to us in NI, but my MIL doesn't live too far away and gets some for me so I can pick them up when we go to see her.

As you say Alison, they are much the same price as the tesco value jam.....I bought some of value jam a couple of years ago for the same reason as you to re-use the jars, thinking I could use the jam up, but my children wouldn't touch anything I made using it.

Pink

Kazonline · 1 September 2006 at 9:21PM

Yipee!!! I've found it - and PW I've just checked and they do deliver to NI!!!! Not ver cheap for delivery - but at least they do it!!!

http://www.ascott.biz/index.htm

Hope it helps someone else too!

Penelope_Penguin · 1 September 2006 at 9:26PM

Kaz, that's brill!

Ascott Smallholding Supplies are an Agriculture and Horticultural Supplier of animal and garden equipment for Goat, Sheep, Cattle and Poultry keepers, Cheese and Yogurt makers and Smallholders

We intend to be smallholders once children finish school.

Will browse this later. DH is home with pizzas -you can see he's a hunter/gatherer type!

Penny. x

Kazonline · 1 September 2006 at 9:28PM

It's a great little supplier isn't it?

I've decided that much as I never want to marry again I might just make an exception if I find a suitable farmer, lol.

Ted_Hutchinson · 1 September 2006 at 9:29PM

For goodness sake ask your neighbours, put up a notice on the gate saying Wanted Jam Jars. or go to the bottle bank and Tesco's or whereever and rob them from the boxes people can't be bothered to post through the holes.

I just can't get over the idea of buying cheap jam just for the jars. There's nowt wrong with scrounging off your friends and neighbours. I do it all the time.

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