Those of you who are veteran readers of this blog know that from time to time I drop a post on “how to save money.” Mostly, it is a product that is cheaper than another or something I did. You can read one here.
Today, though, I want to show you how I get to all the product in tubes without throwing any away. I’m sure many of you already do this, but younger people may not.
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I have quite a few products that come in tubes, usually plastic tubes. Now, I slice the tubes in half to uncover what is left inside.
Somewhere in my yesteryears, I usually wasted the remaining contents of tubes. I also found that a key would not work on plastic tubes as well as metal. One day, I took a pair of scissors and cut a tube in half—a tube I thought was empty. There was lots of product left.
It changed everything. I even figured out a way to keep its contents fresh until gone. I use the bottom half to make a cap to fit over the top half.
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The cap keeps the product fresh. Here is an example of sunscreen and how I cut it and placed it back on.
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I also do this for an eye gel that I get from my doctor.
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Notice how much of this product is left even when you think you have gotten all of it out. Since I only use a small pea size of this product at night, there is about three weeks of this product left, maybe more. And this stuff ain’t cheap!
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If you don’t already use this system, give it a try!
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