Would You Pay 99p For An Empty Jam Jar!!!

andrinaperry

i would buy basic curry sauce from saisbury and chuck the contents

Andrina

BilberryCharlotte

23rdspiral wrote: »

bilberry - have you ever used freecycle? i've offloaded a few bags of jars in previous years. though i've also had people enquire and never turn up!

Hi, no I haven`t used freecycle, did think of it but daughter is very against it (we have had a few strange folks at the door as it is) and it has had a few not so good comments lately. I did feel bad to throw them though, they gleamed so nicely (sigh) Yes, I know I am sad. :-)

Reverbe

Just slightly OT here but bilberry what a lovely name.. I used to like the bilberry tart cakes we used to get when we went to visit my nan.

lbt_2

BilberryCharlotte wrote: »

Hi, no I haven`t used freecycle, did think of it but daughter is very against it (we have had a few strange folks at the door as it is) and it has had a few not so good comments lately. I did feel bad to throw them though, they gleamed so nicely (sigh) Yes, I know I am sad. :-)

hi bilberry

sorry for the poor typing i have burnt my hand

don't be put off freecycle - you do get some stupid people but no more so that in any other situation and you don't have to give or take freom someone if you aren't sure about them. i set uoa a separate email address for my freecycle e,ails.

i have met some lovely people on our local freecycle. someone saved some jars for me and another gave me loads of fruit and i gave them both some hm jam and marmalade which they were delighted with xx

BilberryCharlotte

Reverbe wrote: »

Just slightly OT here but bilberry what a lovely name.. I used to like the bilberry tart cakes we used to get when we went to visit my nan.

Thanks Reverbe, I love bilberries but they don`t grow round here, and not really up to scrambling over the moors these days anyway, but someone recommended a site for plants, bulbs etc and they have bilberry shrubs for sale.....yippee :-)

BilberryCharlotte

lbt wrote: »

hi bilberry

sorry for the poor typing i have burnt my hand

don't be put off freecycle - you do get some stupid people but no more so that in any other situation and you don't have to give or take freom someone if you aren't sure about them. i set uoa a separate email address for my freecycle e,ails.

i have met some lovely people on our local freecycle. someone saved some jars for me and another gave me loads of fruit and i gave them both some hm jam and marmalade which they were delighted with xx

Sorry to hear about the poorly hand, I hope it is less painful soon. It sounds as though you have had nice experiences with freecycle, which seemed to be the original intention, thank you. :-)

Olliebeak

I wonder if it's worth asking at any charity shops, whether or not there's a call for clean jamjars.

Very often the ladies who work in them either make jam/preseves or would perhaps know somebody who does - perhaps even a couple of customers.

beautiful_ravens

Cant believe the amount of people 'throwing away' whats in the cheapie jars. I just think thats wrong, and also 'creates a demand' where there isnt one, really. Starving hungry people in the world would be so shocked at this waste; Id at least stick it in the freezer in case I thought of something to use it for...like mixing jam in with plain ice cream or something.

Kaz2904

I've stuck notices up at work and asked my friends to let me have any jars (with lids!) that they are about to get rid of. I have gifted some jams to people who have given me jars. I also tell people that I need the jars back when they have used the contents!
DH's boss gets posh jars and I have noticed that a few of the jars that are coming through have no markings on the lids. Now I have a dishwasher I am finding that the labels are coming off easier. DH is able to get the little lables from work (you know the type that are used for adress labels?) and as I only ever need a sheet at a time there's no point me ordering them by the box.
His boss is always given at least one jar of what we make as he provides lots of jars for us, he has given us free range of his gardens and woodland to collect fruit, and he lets us have free labels!

Over time I expect that I will whittle the jars down to the really nice ones. I was looking in the cupboard today and planning next year. I have a collection of different size and shape jars so I will try to make each batch using one type of jars.
Did buy an asda jar that looked like a kilner jar but I can't remove the rubber bit. Boooooooh! Not sure how I will sterilise that one. I may return it and say that I can't use it for the purpose it's intended for or something?

ChapelGirl

On a similar note, if you make sloe gin, home-made fruit syrups etc. or flavoured oils or vinegars for Xmas presents, keep an eye out for Farchioni Il Cassolari olive oil in Sainsbury's. The oil is really good quality and when the bottle is finished you can wash off the label and you have a 1 litre bottle with a rubber sealed stopper and flip-top wire closure, which you would pay probably £2 or more for in the shops.