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robsmum_2

I'm sure you lovely lot can help me - it seems I'm looking in the wrong places for this.:mad:
I am looking for about 25 small jam jars, about 200ml. I have looked on line at Amazon, E Bay and Jam Jar Company but can either find them at very expensive prices + expensive postage or a reasonable price but far too big an amount.
I want them to put chutneys and jams in to make hampers for Christmas - I have spent all year making these and all been very MSE, but now it seems the jars are going to wipe out all the hard work!:eek:
Please can anyone give me ideas?

psychopathbabble

Robsmum Try asking on Freecycle, I've seen a few people giving away jamjars.

Helen105

Whereabouts are you Robsmum? I have quite a few spare jars I could pass on if you can get to Yorkshire. Might possibly have to buy new lids though but you can get those at Lakeland (as indeed you can get jars but that defeats the object).

Bitsy_Beans

robsmum wrote: »

I'm sure you lovely lot can help me - it seems I'm looking in the wrong places for this.:mad:
I am looking for about 25 small jam jars, about 200ml. I have looked on line at Amazon, E Bay and Jam Jar Company but can either find them at very expensive prices + expensive postage or a reasonable price but far too big an amount.
I want them to put chutneys and jams in to make hampers for Christmas - I have spent all year making these and all been very MSE, but now it seems the jars are going to wipe out all the hard work!:eek:
Please can anyone give me ideas?

The jars I bought were Sainsburys Basics Curry Sauce and at 9p per jar were a steal just for the jar (the sauce is OK though so nothing gets wasted ) the only downside these are I think twice the size you were looking for but it might be worth considering these if you're desperate.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp?bmUID=1290000274951

maryb

Have a look at supermarket value sauces and jams. Often they are so cheap that you can bin the contents and use the empty jar
(although it grieves me to be so wasteful). Even better some of the jams have absolutely plain white lids

troglodyte

Robsmum I have had this site recommended:
http://www.ascott.biz/acatalog/Glass_Jars_and_Ceramic_Pots.html
Although so far I haven't needed to use it myself

How have you managed to make chutneys etc without anything to put them in?

greyfox

Robsmum/Troglodyte

I got a threat warning from webshield when I clicked on the Ascott link. File infected with a Javascript exploiter, apparently. Be careful!

troglodyte

Thanks for the warning greyfox. Nothing comes up for me, it is a legitimate site with items for smallholders etc

robsmum_2

troglodyte wrote: »

Robsmum I have had this site recommended:
http://www.ascott.biz/acatalog/Glass_Jars_and_Ceramic_Pots.html
Although so far I haven't needed to use it myself

How have you managed to make chutneys etc without anything to put them in?

That made me Laugh! I should have explained that whilst I was buzy making all these, I hadn't planned that far ahead and just put it in jars. I only decided last week that I wanted to do hampers and don't want to give all my hard work away!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thank you for all the suggestions, will have a look at the value/basics and am raiding everyones cupboards at the moment.

clairewop

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