Pill Bottles

[Jeepers]

Not sure where to put this. I guess here is as good a place as any.

 

I discovered a new use for an empty pill bottle. It's genius I tell ya. Turned upside down they make a great barrier to keep insects out of your drink. They fit over the tab on a pop can and over a straw on a fountain drink. 

 

"Someone" has gnats in the house again and a pill bottle over the top of a drink works perfectly at keeping them away. Especially over a straw. Will work good this summer for flies too. That's it. My contribution to mankind. And Mrs. Survival too. Patent, trademark and copyright pending. You're welcome. 

 

I think I shall call it the D*mn Bottle Dam. Use as a dam to keep those d*mn pesky insects out of your mouth. Or maybe a straw condom. It kinda looks like that too. 

[Littlesister]

Those pill bottles has a lot of uses. You can store a couple matches in them, and take cotton ball and douse it  with vasalene for a fire starter.  You can make a small sewing kit for your bob also. Lots of uses for them.

[Jeepers]

I put an extra house key in one and buried it in the landscaping by my front porch. 

[Midnightmom]

I just collect mine until a storage box is overflowing, then I advertise on Craig's List. There are people who collect them for distribution to missionaries. Apparently they are highly sought after and prized in the mission field for some of the very reasons mentioned above. 

[Mt_Rider]

I've been known to have some pill bottles with varied contents in BOB!

 

MtRider ....thanks for more ideas!  The labels come off easily.

[Jeepers]

I have a box full of empty pill bottles of various sizes. They are good for so many things. Especially in the craft department. Like beads.  

[Littlesister]

Fishing line and hooks in bob for fishing. Just need a good strong stick to tie line to.  Also to hold sewing needles. Also to keep change for parking meters in car. You can keep all the piping tips in them for baking. Easy to find that way and not all over the kitchen drawer. You can paint the bottles also.

[kappydell]

Seed saving.  Chainsaw Mary gets nice ones with screw on (not child proof) tops that I have forbidden her to throw away, as they are the right size (about 4 ounces) for many things.  

[Mt_Rider]

Anyone else finding that they are not waterproof? 

 

MtRider  .....     I assumed they were.

Edited January 5 by Mt_Rider

[Jeepers]

I'm testing my pill bottles now. They are about 3 1/2 in. tall and about 6 in. around. They are the kind with the screw on reversible caps. One way is child proof and you turn it over and it isn't child proof. 

 

I filled two of them with water and put one cap on the child proof way and the other cap on the regular way. They are sitting on the sink on a couple of sheets of folded T.P. Will let you know tomorrow if they leaked. 

[Jeepers]

Neither one leaked. 

[Mt_Rider]

My test.....some with those types of lids....was to put cotton inside and submerge them.  Test to see if contents would get wet.  And the cotton was wet or damp, depending on type.

 

MtRider   

[Littlesister]

Mt. Rider good to known about the lids for the pill bottles. I have several of them but the lids are just the pop on ones. With arthritic hands I cannot get those child proof ones open.  I am working on a way to use them with the pop on lids. I know those will leak. They do have a lot of uses. 

[Jeepers]

My two bottles are still sitting upside down on the bathroom sink on folded toilet paper and are still bone dry. So, at least I know my screw cap bottles are leak proof. They changed our lids from the flip caps to screw on many years ago. Some people wanted child proof and some didn't. So they give us a cap with both options. Pretty cool actually.