Plastic tubes of toothpaste,shampoos,handcream,etc

dianasnan

I find that kitchen scissors work best on cutting plastic and metal tubes open. And a large klip-it will re-seal the tube until you get to the last bit.

katieclampet

I've cut the bottom of toothpaste tubes, and makeup/handcream tubes for years, I reckon you get about another 10% at least. waste not want not!!

katiex

I knew I wasn't tight, just a good money saver:)

luxor4t

katieclampet wrote: »

I've cut the bottom of toothpaste tubes, and makeup/handcream tubes for years, .....snipped........[/QUOTE]

And me, I thought everybody did this!

"Look after the pennies & the pounds will take care of themselves"

[Deleted User]

I always put the plastic/metal tubes of toothpaste into a jug of hot water to soften the toothpaste up first as it seems to make it flow better,
also lipstick in the fridge makes it last twice as long. I also put those tiny bottles of super-glue in the doorshelf of the fridge as it also stops it from setting completely so you don't end up chucking most of the bottle away
Foil that I have used to wrap the bread in the freezer I reuse to line my remoska with when I am cooking or reheating something,save on washing up a bit.
Used teabags go into the bottom of my hanging baskets as they help to hold the moisture in after watering and saves me having to keep redoing them everyday in the summer.As for brillo pads they always get cut in half, and one half used at a time as they go rusty so quickly.My late ma-in-law used to save the inserts of greaseproof paper from cereal packets to drain off chips or greasy things after cooking .I only wish I could remember all of her tips as she was the original 'old wife' that all the tales were about.You name it she had a 'quick fix' for it.But she had brought up two children as a very young widow of 28 during the 1930s depression when there was very little money available.Her two boys rarely went to a Drs. as in those days you had to pay and money was very short.
Her Mother was full of old recipes and herbs that seemed to cure-all. Sadly after my ma-in-law died her big book of hints and reciepes were thrown out, and I was so cross as some of the things were written by her Granny from pre 1900 in there in beautiful copperplate handwriting .I always have a good search around in old bookshops as often you can find some very old books there with some facinating hints in from pre-war days

wigglebeena

I recently realized that the reason Basics washing up liquid runs out quicker than the pricier brands isn't the liquid: it's the bottle. You have more control with the pricey brand nozzle: with the Basics, often I just want a little bit of detergent, but what comes out is a huge big SPLOOSH! (It's a bit loosey goosey, in other words.)

So now I am transferring my basics detergent to a fancy name-brand bottle. Should last much longer!

zippychick

wigglebeena wrote: »

I recently realized that the reason Basics washing up liquid runs out quicker than the pricier brands isn't the liquid: it's the bottle. You have more control with the pricey brand nozzle: with the Basics, often I just want a little bit of detergent, but what comes out is a huge big SPLOOSH! (It's a bit loosey goosey, in other words.)

So now I am transferring my basics detergent to a fancy name-brand bottle. Should last much longer!

I was thinking of putting my washing up liquid into a pump dispensing bottle...... Thinking that way I [STRIKE]would [/STRIKE]might be less in inclined to use too much?