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what else to do with pint Ball jars....
"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" > wrote:
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>> George Shirley wrote:
>> > Found a crafter's web site with the black jar lids and the pumps, lids
>> > are about 49 cents each on sale and the pumps about a buck and a half,
>> > plus shipping of course. The jars in the posted website are older half
>> > pints. I can buy Golden Harvest pints cheaper than those and I don't
>> > have too many of the short squat half pints around anymore. Looks to be
>> > a doable project though. Will discuss with the Chief Artist when she
>> > gets home today.
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>> It would need to be sold with a warning sticker that it is slippery
>> when wet, and if it falls on the ground it may break. Personally, I
>> consider a combination of wet hands, soap, a glass jar and a tile
>> floor to be a recipe for disaster.
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> These things are generally used while they're on a counter top--no
> lifting required. Jorge, glue a rubber jar ring to the bottom to reduce
> the skid factor.
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>> On the other hand, you can market them as being more "authentic" than
>> the ones that look like old coffee pots. :-)
>
>> Geoff.
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> None of the stuff I bought for my bathroom carries such a warning,
> Geoff. OTOH, a sticker that says, "Caution. Glass. Will break when
> dropped onto a hard surface," fits right in line with a lot of mentality
> we see these days.
ROTFLMAO
Kathi
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