In search of decent travel bottles for toiletries

telly-addict

Does anyone know of a source of screw top, small plastic travel bottles for shampoo, moisturiser etc? Basically the sort that Body Shop used to sell empty, but no longer. I don't actually use anything from there, but it will be my last resort if Boots/Superdrug etc fail to produce anything.

I find they are either too small for two weeks, thin plastic, have dodgy caps rather than screw lids or you just can't find any. Anyone else had better luck?
Thanks

flea72

Matalan had some for £2 a set, but i think they are now 25% off in the sale

elisebutt65

I was looking for the same thing today in Boots but at £1.40 for a really cheap empty bottle, I thought it was a tad steep. They've also re-prganised the whole store so now all the travel sizes that used to be together are split off all over the place!!:mad: I know they do this to encourage you to go around the store and get more impulse stuff but still - :mad:

Going to check out TK Maxx next week.

gallygirl

Have always found it too much trouble to faff around doing this. Usually take 1/2 full normal size ones, then chuck away and use extra room for cheap booze!!!
But I watch out in Boots etc. for the sale and buy little sample bottles, and save all the free sachets from magazines.

Jon_S_4

i get mine from muji (birmingham) lots of travel bottles there.

https://www.muji.co.uk

store guide:

http://www.muji.co.uk/pages/store_guide.asp

elisebutt65

Thanks for that -I've got to go into Brum next week anyway, providing my nectar/debenhams vouchers get here - must use them before they go kablooey!!


Cheaper than Boots ones as well.

Ally

Since when do Body shop charge for them I went into the body shop and asked if I could buy some, the assistant asked how many i needed, so i said just a coulple and she gave me 3 for free:eek: felt a bit weird when she just handed them over in a bag and i never even purchased anything else from the shop either


It's worth a try!

Chris25

I know Lakeland used to do them - possibly still do - and you could get a neat set of labels (conditioner, moisturiser etc etc) to put on them.

I've got mine from Superdrug including a set of mini screwtop jars where the bottom of one forms the lid of another so they stack together.

telly-addict

Ally wrote:

Since when do Body shop charge for them I went into the body shop and asked if I could buy some, the assistant asked how many i needed, so i said just a coulple and she gave me 3 for free:eek: felt a bit weird when she just handed them over in a bag and i never even purchased anything else from the shop either


It's worth a try!

Was this recently? I'll have to try another branch, it was Chatham that told me they didn't sell them anymore.

cleopatra_2

I always do as the other poster recommends. Wait until you're half-way through bottles of shampoo, conditioner, shower-gel, even hairspray and as your holiday approaches stash them to one side ready for packing. Anything left at the end of your holiday - dump! Saves lots of weight and fiddling about with small bottles.

budgetflyer

try somewhere like poundland or one of the discount stores that sell the cheap bathsalts,creme,body lotion sets. A lot of these are packs of 3 or 4 and you get them for around £1 a set. Pour their contents into another container (or just pour them out!) and refill with your fav brands