I was at Big Lots today and found a 3 pack of tupperware-like
containers. The largest is 1X3X7. the 2 smaller containers fit
inside. The plastic seems pretty good. I don't trust the seals
and double bag my logbooks anyway... but at 79 cents for the 3
pack, I thought this a great bargain!
TCheney
letterbox shopper alert
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-08-22
letterbox shopper alert
From: tcgrafx (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 2002-08-22 20:05:57 UTC
Re: letterbox shopper alert
From: mlgainey (mlgainey@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-08-23 18:24:51 UTC
I, too, bought this at my Big Lots in Richmond, VA. I doubt I'll be
using the long, sandwich-style one, but the two tiny ones that are
round and square will do nicely. ITA on the seals -- definitely
double baggers (no pun intended).
Also, at Big Lots in Richmond, VA, they sell Mason jars of various
sizes that would be good for underwater boxes. I have also found
Mason-type jars at Kmart in the Martha Stewart line.
-- Marsha Gainey
Richmond, VA
7F 1P 0X
using the long, sandwich-style one, but the two tiny ones that are
round and square will do nicely. ITA on the seals -- definitely
double baggers (no pun intended).
Also, at Big Lots in Richmond, VA, they sell Mason jars of various
sizes that would be good for underwater boxes. I have also found
Mason-type jars at Kmart in the Martha Stewart line.
-- Marsha Gainey
Richmond, VA
7F 1P 0X
Re: letterbox shopper alert
From: dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-08-24 20:51:23 UTC
Big Lots is my chief supplier for letterboxing materials!!! (Coming
in at a close 2nd are thrift shops with ample supplies of neat
tupperware/rubbermade containers.)
At Big Lots, I found these tiny plastic boxes (2"x2"x1") in pastel
colors (6 for $0.99) and they are perfect for 'micro-letterboxes'.
Buy a pack of their memo-notebooks (5x$0.99) and a pack of their
neon erasers/pencil sharpener sets (6x$0.99) and you're ready. I
simply cut the memo-notebooks in half (at least the ones that are
bound with a spiral spine on the side as opposed to the top)--cut
the paper pages with regular scissors and cut the wire spine with
pliers. Bend the cut wire under the remaining wire spine so it
doesn't catch on the pages (or the letterbox locator) and you're
ready. I find old pencils (golf pencils or large ones I cut in
half), place those with one of those pencil sharpeners you got in
the pack of erasers in the box along side of a pen refill you've
stripped from any old cheap pen and it bends enough so you can close
the lid with the notebook, stamp, pen (guts), pencil, sharpener and
small letterboxing info pads. Put your things in snack size zipper
topped plastic bags and it fits nicely within the box. You can wrap
a rubberband around the box to ensure it stays closed, but as of yet
I haven't experienced any problems with these smaller boxes. PLUS--
they're much EASIER to find hiding spots for!!! :)
I hope this helps you with ideas for box materials. See you on the
trail...
dvn2r ckr
F34P13X5
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "mlgainey" wrote:
> I, too, bought this at my Big Lots in Richmond, VA. I doubt I'll
be
> using the long, sandwich-style one, but the two tiny ones that are
> round and square will do nicely. ITA on the seals -- definitely
> double baggers (no pun intended).
>
> Also, at Big Lots in Richmond, VA, they sell Mason jars of various
> sizes that would be good for underwater boxes. I have also found
> Mason-type jars at Kmart in the Martha Stewart line.
>
> -- Marsha Gainey
> Richmond, VA
> 7F 1P 0X
in at a close 2nd are thrift shops with ample supplies of neat
tupperware/rubbermade containers.)
At Big Lots, I found these tiny plastic boxes (2"x2"x1") in pastel
colors (6 for $0.99) and they are perfect for 'micro-letterboxes'.
Buy a pack of their memo-notebooks (5x$0.99) and a pack of their
neon erasers/pencil sharpener sets (6x$0.99) and you're ready. I
simply cut the memo-notebooks in half (at least the ones that are
bound with a spiral spine on the side as opposed to the top)--cut
the paper pages with regular scissors and cut the wire spine with
pliers. Bend the cut wire under the remaining wire spine so it
doesn't catch on the pages (or the letterbox locator) and you're
ready. I find old pencils (golf pencils or large ones I cut in
half), place those with one of those pencil sharpeners you got in
the pack of erasers in the box along side of a pen refill you've
stripped from any old cheap pen and it bends enough so you can close
the lid with the notebook, stamp, pen (guts), pencil, sharpener and
small letterboxing info pads. Put your things in snack size zipper
topped plastic bags and it fits nicely within the box. You can wrap
a rubberband around the box to ensure it stays closed, but as of yet
I haven't experienced any problems with these smaller boxes. PLUS--
they're much EASIER to find hiding spots for!!! :)
I hope this helps you with ideas for box materials. See you on the
trail...
dvn2r ckr
F34P13X5
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "mlgainey"
> I, too, bought this at my Big Lots in Richmond, VA. I doubt I'll
be
> using the long, sandwich-style one, but the two tiny ones that are
> round and square will do nicely. ITA on the seals -- definitely
> double baggers (no pun intended).
>
> Also, at Big Lots in Richmond, VA, they sell Mason jars of various
> sizes that would be good for underwater boxes. I have also found
> Mason-type jars at Kmart in the Martha Stewart line.
>
> -- Marsha Gainey
> Richmond, VA
> 7F 1P 0X