Preparedness for when

AnimalTribe

Have you tried the Bristol Bottle company. They are online. It's been a few years since I used them but they were very good. A cheaper option though is just to let people know you want jars - family, friends, neighbours, work. I've found that I got carrier bags full just by asking if anyone had any empty jars I could have.

RAS

AnimalTribe wrote: »

Have you tried the Bristol Bottle company. They are online. It's been a few years since I used them but they were very good. A cheaper option though is just to let people know you want jars - family, friends, neighbours, work. I've found that I got carrier bags full just by asking if anyone had any empty jars I could have.

Check bags and boxes next to recycling points? Ask round at work.

If all else fails people used to suggest buying super market basic jam, marmalade or lemon curd, emptying and using the jars. They used to cost 12p but I cannot find anything less than 30p now. Which given the jar probably costs over 20p, says something.

Alloneword

I picked up about a dozen old jars using my freecycle deal, they were only 5 mins away and got me what i wanted for nothing.
Oh and my "Flood" book turned up today 600 pages long and not a single picture to look at, Jesus this will take me ages to get through it, wish me luck.

All1

GreyQueen

Alloneword wrote: »

I picked up about a dozen old jars using my freecycle deal, they were only 5 mins away and got me what i wanted for nothing.
Oh and my "Flood" book turned up today 600 pages long and not a single picture to look at, Jesus this will take me ages to get through it, wish me luck.

All1

You'll love it, it'll have you on the edge of your seat and postponing bedtime to keep reading.

When I've had an excess of jamjars, I've given them away on freegle. Nearly got stampeded by those after the bonne maman fancy ones, they were like crack-cocaine.

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

When I've had an excess of jamjars, I've given them away on freegle. Nearly got stampeded by those after the bonne maman fancy ones, they were like crack-cocaine.

How do they snort the Bonne Maman jars?

GreyQueen

Frugalsod wrote: »

How do they snort the Bonne Maman jars?

Very very carefully. Besides, you smoke crack cocaine in pipes, I think. I prefer a nice cup of tea. And maybe a scone.

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

Very very carefully. Besides, you smoke crack cocaine in pipes, I think. I prefer a nice cup of tea. And maybe a scone.

I wondered if they ground them up in a mortar and pestle and snorted them up a rolled up £50 note? You get that bleeding nose effect very quickly.

GreyQueen

Frugalsod wrote: »

I wondered if they ground them up in a mortar and pestle and snorted them up a rolled up £50 note? You get that bleeding nose effect very quickly.

:eek: Stranger things have been attempted in pursuit of a 'high'. Have just got a cuppa and another scone, and that's good enough for me.

Karmacat

Alloneword wrote: »

Oh and my "Flood" book turned up today 600 pages long and not a single picture to look at, Jesus this will take me ages to get through it, wish me luck.

All1

GreyQueen wrote: »

You'll love it, it'll have you on the edge of your seat and postponing bedtime to keep reading.

Mine arrived today too - I started to read the first bit an hour before I started work, and had to stop - the first two pages had me in tears :eek:

I think it was a really good buy, thanks GQ!

ivyleaf

Karmacat wrote: »

Mine arrived today too - I started to read the first bit an hour before I started work, and had to stop - the first two pages had me in tears :eek:

I think it was a really good buy, thanks GQ!

Goodness, I don't think I'd better buy a copy after all! I'll keep a look out for it in the charity shops though. And start reading very gingerly.....