Cheap jars

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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.

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MrsTinks

Thanks I give up looking more than a few pages back lol

Penelope_Penguin

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. The Bonne Maman jars are the very best for jam - look nice, and wide necks.

Penny. x

seraphina

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

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

What about asking neighbours if they could let you have any empties?

JoeyEmma

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

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

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

Try asking on freecycle - I did and got loads