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Dose anyone know where I can buy some boxes to store canning jars.
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Ball -Mason Jar storage boxes
"George Shirley" > wrote in message
... > wrote: >> Dose anyone know where I can buy some boxes to store canning jars. > Any sort of box will handle the job. Might be difficult finding actual > canning jar boxes as most canners/preservers save theirs to keep the empty > jars organized. > > I have used UHaul book boxes with good success, just wrapped the jars in > enough packing paper to hold down breakage. HTH I recycled paper reams boxes from work for those piles of jars I acquire. I really like the pint-and-a-half mason jars that some speghetti sauce comes in. I always make my own sauce, but some friends gave me several boxes worth of their jars. I don't know if they would stand up to pressure canning, but they do okay for bwb. As always, pass the word amongst your peers at work or the Farmers' Market or the shops where you do business. Nice place to find extra jars, too. Edrena |
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Gloria P wrote: > wrote: > > Dose anyone know where I can buy some boxes to store canning jars. > > If you have a liquor store you patronize, the boxes wine and other > alcohol come in with the dividers would make decent storage and you > could stack the jars two or three high, depending on size, in each > compartment. I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com ....I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. I've ordered them online and they've come in as little as two day's time. They've got a nice variety of free shipping boxes/materials, all free and deliverable right to yer door. This is one of my fave "frugal finds"...you could even use the adhesive USPS mailing labels as jar labels (after cutting them to size) I guess. Our taxes (partly, at least) pay for this, so I'm not shy about taking advantage of it. I don't order huge quantities, either, so... If ya need bubble wrap/cardboard go to a furniture store, they throw away TONS of that plus other packing materials...they'll be glad to let you haul away as much as you care to take for free. -- Best Greg |
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these fromwww.usps.com > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they are > very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. I've ordered them > online and they've come in as little as two day's time. They've got a nice > variety of free shipping boxes/materials, all free and deliverable right to > yer door. > > This is one of my fave "frugal finds"...you could even use the adhesive USPS > mailing labels as jar labels (after cutting them to size) I guess. > > Our taxes (partly, at least) pay for this, so I'm not shy about taking > advantage of it. I don't order huge quantities, either, so... > > If ya need bubble wrap/cardboard go to a furniture store, they throw away > TONS of that plus other packing materials...they'll be glad to let you haul > away as much as you care to take for free. I'm sure I saw an episode of "The Simpsons" based on this, where Bart and Lisa built a mighty fort out of free USPS boxes. ;-) Since I'm in Australia (and thus don't get free USPS boxes), I use recycled paper ream boxes as Edrena mentions above. BTH |
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Gloria P wrote: > >> wrote: >>> Dose anyone know where I can buy some boxes to store canning jars. >> If you have a liquor store you patronize, the boxes wine and other >> alcohol come in with the dividers would make decent storage and you >> could stack the jars two or three high, depending on size, in each >> compartment. > > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they are > very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. I've ordered them > online and they've come in as little as two day's time. They've got a nice > variety of free shipping boxes/materials, all free and deliverable right to > yer door. > > This is one of my fave "frugal finds"...you could even use the adhesive USPS > mailing labels as jar labels (after cutting them to size) I guess. > > Our taxes (partly, at least) pay for this, so I'm not shy about taking > advantage of it. I don't order huge quantities, either, so... They're not intended for uses other than mailing through the USPS, so I would consider it unethical to do this. There's no reason my tax dollars should pay for your canning supplies. Serene -- "I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef |
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> I really like the pint-and-a-half mason jars that some speghetti sauce
> comes in. ................... Yeah. Classico spaghetti sauce comes in square Atlas Mason jars. The ones I like are clearly marked with levels at 4oz, 8oz and 12oz and there is room above the 12oz level for another 3 oz flush with the top of the jar, about 15 ozs, perfect size for jams. When they make these jars, they must brand them when they are at glass melting temperatures, since all the markings are pressed right into the glass. |
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Borderline wrote:
>> I really like the pint-and-a-half mason jars that some speghetti >> sauce comes in. ................... > > Yeah. Classico spaghetti sauce comes in square Atlas Mason jars. The > ones I like are clearly marked with levels at 4oz, 8oz and 12oz and > there is room above the 12oz level for another 3 oz flush with the top > of the jar, about 15 ozs, perfect size for jams. > > When they make these jars, they must brand them when they are at glass > melting temperatures, since all the markings are pressed right into the > glass. Generally molten glass at the leather stage is blown into a steel mold. The lettering is in the mold. Bottle and jar makers have been doing that for at least 200 years. Early on they were hand blown into the mold, nowadays it's all machines. |
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Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> Gregory Morrow wrote: > > Gloria P wrote: > >> wrote: [ . . . ] > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com > > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they > > are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. I've > > ordered them online and they've come in as little as two day's time. > > They've got a nice variety of free shipping boxes/materials, all free > > and deliverable right to yer door. [] > They're not intended for uses other than mailing through the USPS, so I > would consider it unethical to do this. There's no reason my tax > dollars should pay for your canning supplies. I also get boxes and envelopes free from the USPS. I use them for mailing. I also reuse packages that merchandise comes in. I agree with you, Serene. -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message ... > Serene Vannoy > wrote: > > Gregory Morrow wrote: > > > Gloria P wrote: > > >> wrote: > [ . . . ] > > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com > > > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they > > > are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. I've > > > ordered them online and they've come in as little as two day's time. > > > They've got a nice variety of free shipping boxes/materials, all free > > > and deliverable right to yer door. > [] > > They're not intended for uses other than mailing through the USPS, so I > > would consider it unethical to do this. There's no reason my tax > > dollars should pay for your canning supplies. > > I also get boxes and envelopes free from the USPS. I use them for mailing. > I also reuse packages that merchandise comes in. I agree with you, Serene. > Geeze, just how old are you two fossils? ;-) USPS was mandated by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 to be "revenue neutral". Under todays laws it does not consume taxes nor produce a profit with one exception - federal taxes are used to reimburse the cost of mailing absentee ballots to citizens living overseas, for all postal expenses of legally blind people, for ratting out the addresses of child-support duckers, and for a handful of rural post offices. Also, under the law in 1982 stamps were no longer defined as "taxes" The reason USPS gives out priority mail boxes for free is purely a marketing gimmick. The fact is that priority mail and first class mail are carried on the same trucks by the same carrier, and arrive at the same time. Check out he http://www.usps.com/prices/welcome.htm Note that Average Delivery Time of first class and priority mail are the same. The weight limit of first class is 13 ounces and the size limit of a first class package is 108 inches combined length and girth. However the price difference between priority mail and first class is significant. What is paying for those boxes are stupid people who see USPS shipping boxes over and over that have priority mail slapped on them, and just automatically tell the postal counter clerk to ship their first class mail envelopes priority mail rather than first class. The additional money that they pay gives them absolutely nothing other than what they would get from first class mail. The Post Office uses part of that additional money to buy more free boxes that help to drill "priority mail" into people's brains through the magic of advertising. Ted |
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"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message > > Serene Vannoy > wrote: > > > Gregory Morrow wrote: > > > > Gloria P wrote: > > > >> wrote: > > [ . . . ] > > > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from > www.usps.com > > > > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but > > > > they are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. > > > > I've ordered them online and they've come in as little as two day's > > > > time. They've got a nice variety of free shipping boxes/materials, > > > > all free and deliverable right to yer door. > > [] > > > They're not intended for uses other than mailing through the USPS, so > > > I would consider it unethical to do this. There's no reason my tax > > > dollars should pay for your canning supplies. > > > > I also get boxes and envelopes free from the USPS. I use them for > > mailing. I also reuse packages that merchandise comes in. I agree with > > you, Serene. > > > Geeze, just how old are you two fossils? ;-) I'm a 73 year old moron, thank you kind sir. Earliest memory is of 3¢ First Class, 2-1/2¢ Second Class and penny postals. I was also taught not to cheat or steal. Real old-fashioned, eh? -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message ... > "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote: > > "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message > > > Serene Vannoy > wrote: > > > > Gregory Morrow wrote: > > > > > Gloria P wrote: > > > > >> wrote: > > > [ . . . ] > > > > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from > > www.usps.com > > > > > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but > > > > > they are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. > > > > > I've ordered them online and they've come in as little as two day's > > > > > time. They've got a nice variety of free shipping boxes/materials, > > > > > all free and deliverable right to yer door. > > > [] > > > > They're not intended for uses other than mailing through the USPS, so > > > > I would consider it unethical to do this. There's no reason my tax > > > > dollars should pay for your canning supplies. > > > > > > I also get boxes and envelopes free from the USPS. I use them for > > > mailing. I also reuse packages that merchandise comes in. I agree with > > > you, Serene. > > > > > Geeze, just how old are you two fossils? ;-) > > I'm a 73 year old moron, thank you kind sir. Earliest memory is of 3¢ First > Class, 2-1/2¢ Second Class and penny postals. I was also taught not to > cheat or steal. Real old-fashioned, eh? > Well, I regard what USPS is doing as a form of theft myself. Of course, a lot of companies do it. Take for example, Coca-Cola. I drink Coke, always have, can't stand the taste of Pepsi. If every Coke advert went off the television tomorrow I would not stop drinking it. I regard it as theft when Coke increases the price of a can of Coke by 50 cents or whatever, so as to display a 200 million dollar advert on television, that is absolutely no use whatsoever to me. Since I'm a loyal Coke drinker, why can't I pay 10 cents a can, and the other people who -need to see- the Coke advert on the telly to buy it, pay the hyper-inflated advertising-price? I don't even watch telly much, anyway. When I package something to ship out on Ebay in a cardboard box that I got from my basement, and take it to USPS, isn't it theft when I have to pay extra postage to cover the cost of the free boxes that USPS gives to the next bozo in line to ship his stuff because he's too lazy to bother saving a cardboard box? Why should I have to pay for the other shipper's cardboard when I supply my own? Do you see where this is going? Theft isn't an absolute, never has been, never will be. It simply depends on the point of view you hold. The big companies that force customers to pay for crap that they don't need - like obnoxious advertising - don't regard it as theft. The customers who lose hours of their lifetime when they watch a few hours of TV a night, due to watching the innumerable commercials stuffed in the shows, certainly regard it as theft. Who is right? You and I probably have similar values, and probably regard most of the same kinds of theft, as theft. But, I do understand that other people have different points of view, and from their POV there's going to be some things that I regard as theft, that they don't. And, when they are taking from an organization that ALSO doesen't regard some of the things that IT does that are directly related to their stealing as theft - things that -I- consider theft - then things get very grey and blurry very quick. Speaking of ethics - your old enough to have been alive during many wars this country has been involved in. Do you think that the baldfaced lying that the US Government has done through every war it's been involved in, to further it's goals, was ethical? If you have ever been in an army, can you say with a straight face that every single time you ever saw another serviceman stealing - perhaps the sargent lying on a requisition to get extra ammo for his platoon - that you reported it? Or is faking service reports OK in the military when it's for a "good cause"? Was it OK for the military to engineer the fake story of Jessica Lynch a few years back to drum up popular support for the Iraq war? Obviously, the OP's comment about her tax dollars supporting the packing materials was nothing more than a justification excuse. Laughable to me since besides being an excuse, the reality is that nobody's tax dollars were paying for the boxes, and in fact, the actual people paying for the boxes are doing so of their own free will - as they can choose to use a different shipper anytime, and thus not have to pay for boxes that someone else is using for storage. Thus, from one point-of-view, a justification excuse isn't even needed. In closing I'll leave you to ponder "Let him cast the first stone who is without sin" Ted |
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"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message > > "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote: > > > "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message > > > > Serene Vannoy > wrote: > > > > > Gregory Morrow wrote: > > > > > > Gloria P wrote: > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > [ . . . ] > > Speaking of ethics - your old enough to have been alive during many > wars this country has been involved in. Do you think that the > baldfaced lying that the US Government has done through every > war it's been involved in, to further it's goals, was ethical? If > you have ever been in an army, can you say with a straight face > that every single time you ever saw another serviceman stealing - > perhaps the sargent lying on a requisition to get extra ammo > for his platoon - that you reported it? Or is faking service reports > OK in the military when it's for a "good cause"? Was it OK for > the military to engineer the fake story of Jessica Lynch a few years > back to drum up popular support for the Iraq war? Yes, Ted. I remember WW II. Watched it on Pathe Movietone News every Wednesday night. I served briefly in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. I despised the Vietnam War, although I honor all those who've served. The first Gulf War was well intentioned, but President Bush 41, copped out without finishing the job. The current war in Iraq, was poorly planned, well executed, succumbed to Political Correctness and is now getting squared away. A serviceman stealing for his private use should be reported, although I never saw it. A sgt or other, getting extra ammo or other needed supplies for his unit, I would commend. Don't get me wrong, Ted. I love my country and am prepared to defend it against all enemies, foreign and domestic, but I despise my self-serving government! > Obviously, the OP's comment about her tax dollars supporting > the packing materials was nothing more than a justification excuse. > Laughable to me since besides being an excuse, the reality is > that nobody's tax dollars were paying for the boxes, and in fact, > the actual people paying for the boxes are doing so of their own > free will - as they can choose to use a different shipper anytime, > and thus not have to pay for boxes that someone else is using for > storage. Thus, from one point-of-view, a justification excuse isn't > even needed. I often use UPS and occasionally FedEx. Sometimes for price, sometimes because of contents. BTW I have acted improperly in the past and I state my opinions without casting stones. -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message m... > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they are > very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. I don't see any *free* boxes at that site. > |
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"Marie Dodge" > wrote:
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message > m... > > > > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com > > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they > > are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. > > I don't see any *free* boxes at that site. http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stor...y?langId=-1&st oreId=10001&catalogId=10152&top=Y&categoryId=11820 &parent_category_rn=&top_ category= I made a TinyURL, in case that wraps: http://tinyurl.com/rncrn -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message ... > "Marie Dodge" > wrote: >> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message >> m... >> > >> > I get boxes from the Post Office, you can order these from www.usps.com >> > ...I get the 12x12x8 inch Priority Mail boxes...no dividers but they >> > are very strong. They are totally free, as is the shipping. >> >> I don't see any *free* boxes at that site. > > http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stor...y?langId=-1&st > oreId=10001&catalogId=10152&top=Y&categoryId=11820 &parent_category_rn=&top_ > category= > > I made a TinyURL, in case that wraps: http://tinyurl.com/rncrn Got them. Thank you. > > -- > Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! > I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War. > They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. > You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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