How far do you go to squeeze every little bit out of a tube, or scrape every last tasty morsel out of a jar? When I am at the end of my mayo jar, I stick a piece of veg on the end of my fork and scoop it out with that.
I am nearing the end of my moisturiser, I reckon I will get another week out of this by cutting down the tube to the bottom.
I always cut the toothpaste tube up when I can't squeeze any more out. There is enough trapped along the bottom seam and under the "shoulders" of the tube to do me 2 ot three days.
I pour tonic water into an empty bottle of gin, give it a swill round so as to get the last vestiges of expensive liquor out; you can do the same with beer into a newly emptied glass of rum as well.
Ahhh tins, just reminded me. If I have a tin of rice pud I split it between two coffee mugs, and give the tin a swill out with milk if I have any, water if I havent, pour into mugs, then heat one in the microwave, and do the same the next day, two days puds.
SS if I had any spirits that's a good tip. I swill my juice cartons out with water and add to drink, I dilute it anyway 50/50.
My OH and i have an unspoken competition over finishing the toothpaste.
If you throw you lose! We are both very competative.the cutting tecnique is good for toothpaste and moisturiser and similar.
Tin are always rinsed and added, same with majo', added to pasta is good.
I thought this was normal behaivour!
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I cut all plastic tubes as well, got my daughter doing it now with all her creams and potions. You really can get loads more out. I do it with everyting.
If you have used up the marmite or bovril, rinse the empty jar with boiling water and add to a casserole. Make a lovely stock.
My Gran taught me that one!
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I keep the "empty" bottles of ketchup, sauce, chutney and rinse them out with a little water and add to a spag bol/cottage pie/pasta & sauce type meal. I keep the peanut butter jar to do the same when we have an appropriate meal.
If OH is cooking, he never remembers about these jars and so sometimes we get quite a collection waiting to be rinsed and added to a meal.
I do that one too Lilo lil with the marmite. Bollybarb, I thought this was "normal" behaviour too but it isnt, not many people I know do it and I am always getting ribbed for it. Dont care though. Every penny counts especially these days.
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