British Expats - Pet Peeves?

It needs a tube with a curved end that lies on the bottom near one end/ edge/ corner then you could beat the last of the product down towards the tube end. :nod:

Nutek

Feb 9th 2016 12:17 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11862122)

It needs a tube with a curved end that lies on the bottom

Actress... Bishop... etc.

moneypenny20

Feb 9th 2016 12:21 am

Re: Pet Peeves?

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11862122)

It needs a tube with a curved end that lies on the bottom near one end/ edge/ corner then you could beat the last of the product down towards the tube end. :nod:

Surely it's easier to take the lid and tube off, do the same with the new one (that's been used a few times), put the old one upside down on the new one and let the contents drip into the new one. It's what I do anyway.

Pulaski

Feb 9th 2016 12:22 am

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Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11862143)

Actress... Bishop... etc.

"Bottle of lotion"? :lol:

Pulaski

Feb 9th 2016 12:26 am

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 11862149)

That's usually what I do, at least with the soap and other liquids. Lotion requires more effort, banging the bottle sideways, to get it off the bottom, then knocking the neck sharply downwards into your hand to get the last out. ..... Did I ever mention I am from Yorkshire? :unsure:

Nutek

Feb 9th 2016 12:28 am

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 11862149)

put the old one upside down on the new one and let the contents drip into the new one. It's what I do anyway.

That's not how I see gravity working where you are at all.

moneypenny20

Feb 9th 2016 12:33 am

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Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11862155)

That's not how I see gravity working where you are at all.

Upside down is upside down regardless of whether you yourself are upside down.

Bahtatboy

Feb 9th 2016 1:15 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11862152)

Reminds me of an old girlfriend...

zzrmark

Feb 9th 2016 2:22 am

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11861827)

Also applies to other things like all purpose cleaners or window cleaner. Irritation to the max.

Thank his noodliness for screw cap tops. Remove cap, pour fluid into replacement, pennies saved :thumbsup:
My missus thinks I'm nuts for piercing a small hole in the bottom of washing detergent bottles and draining the remaining fluid into the cap (as the design of the top restricts the emptying of the bottle)... I can usually fill the cap enough for a full wash load, what I can't understand is why a person wouldn't???:blink:

Pulaski

Feb 9th 2016 2:32 am

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Originally Posted by zzrmark (Post 11862256)

Thank his noodliness for screw cap tops. Remove cap, pour fluid into replacement, pennies saved.

My missus thinks I'm nuts for piercing a small hole in the bottom of washing detergent bottles and draining the remaining fluid into the cap ....

If you're using a giant bottle of detergent, with separate valve and vent cap, it drains better through the vent cap hole. :)

SultanOfSwing

Feb 9th 2016 2:37 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11862265)

If you're using a giant bottle of detergent, with separate valve and vent cap, it drains better through the vent cap hole. :)

Like the old cartons of friut juice - having to pierce a second hole so the juice pours out of the pouring hole.

I use powder in my washing machine, so that's one thing I can actually get every last drop of :D

yellowroom

Feb 9th 2016 3:43 am

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Originally Posted by Pica (Post 11862108)

I read recently about a coating they'd developed that allows all the contents to be poured out.

Already in use for Hellman's mayonnaise squeezy bottles in the UK. It works well at bringing it all down to the bottom, but the poor design of the bottle shape that means you still have to take off the lid and use a ~~finger~~ flexible kitchen do-dah to sweep round and get out the last serving or two gathering at the bottom.

Pulaski

Feb 9th 2016 3:50 am

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Originally Posted by Pica (Post 11862108)

..... I read recently about a coating they'd developed that allows all the contents to be poured out.

That sounds repulsive. ;)

Jerseygirl

Feb 9th 2016 3:51 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11862152)