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The bottom of the gallon

YeahSo — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:05:22 GMT

I pump my gallon WEN into a smaller WEN bottle I have. But now I'm at the bottom of the gallon and I can't pump any out. Any ideas or suggestions as to how to get the rest of the WEN out and into the smaller WEN bottle? My husband suggested making a hole at the bottom of the gallon WEN which sounds like a good idea but I was wondering if anyone did something different.

Thanks!

Re: The bottom of the gallon

ValuSkr — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:18:11 GMT

Your husband's idea is good. You could also turn the bottle upside down, then drain. Repeat until there's not a drop left. It's too expensive to waste.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

BethanyB — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:19:32 GMT

I just keep my gallon in the shower but I know it's bulky and doesn't work for everyone. I also keep all my caps that come with my bottles so when I can no longer pump I put the cap back on and turn them upside down. When I have a bottle that is upside down I open a new one and use it until there is room enough for the rest of the old bottle. Then I use a funnel and prop up the bottles so the old one can drain into the new bottle. I don't do this with the gallon but my other size bottles it works great with. I imagine the gallon would be more difficult to have on the top but you may be able to prop them up somewhere so they don't tumble. I like using the gallon because it's just 1 pump for me. I get some 16oz and some 32oz auto delivery and when they come, in the same formula as my gallon I just transfer them to the gallon. My other formulas I just use the funnel way. Sorry, don't think this is to helpful but maybe try the funnel. Or if your husband is like mine, he'll wanna MacGyver something for you! Lol!

Re: The bottom of the gallon

ValuSkr — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:30:10 GMT

Bethany, you said it much better than me. That's exactly what I would do.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

millieshops — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:37:00 GMT

I've never bought the gallons, but every product I've ever bought eventually reached the dump stage. I like DH's idea, but I'm not sure the product would drain because WEN is so thick.

I'd dump as much as possible into a smaller container (packrat here kept some smaller bottles), and then put some water into that gallon container because there's enough for at least one or two cleansing sticking to its sides!

Re: The bottom of the gallon

bruingirl — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:31:05 GMT

I drain the last bit of wen from the gallon into a ziploc bag….snip a corner and squeeze it into a smaller bottle.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

cnd8 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:46:51 GMT

As with all bottles, I take a big kitchen knife and cut around the bottle just above the remaining product. Then, I scoop it out with my hands. I don't lose a drop this way.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

jaxs mom — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:58:38 GMT

I take off the pump and dump the rest of the CC into a plastic jar and then just scoop it out to use up the last of it.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

jaxs mom — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:59:56 GMT

On 10/20/2014 cnd8 said:
As with all bottles, I take a big kitchen knife and cut around the bottle just above the remaining product. Then, I scoop it out with my hands. I don't lose a drop this way.

I always have at least 16oz of product left in the bottom of the gallon when the pump quits working. I wouldn't want to lave that much product just sitting open until it's gone.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

cnd8 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:28:12 GMT

On 10/20/2014 jaxs mom said:
On 10/20/2014 cnd8 said:
As with all bottles, I take a big kitchen knife and cut around the bottle just above the remaining product. Then, I scoop it out with my hands. I don't lose a drop this way.

I always have at least 16oz of product left in the bottom of the gallon when the pump quits working. I wouldn't want to lave that much product just sitting open until it's gone.

Well thankfully, I have long hair, so its only open like that for a week or two. I have a tall window shelf in my shower that keeps it out of the water spray also.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

redtabby — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:35:53 GMT

I cleaned a sour cream container then drained the remainder of my gallon into that. It is easy to scoop out what I need. The size of the container is perfect for the amount left in the gallon. I would think a lock and lock, tuperware, etc would work just as well.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:47:21 GMT

I use my gallons to refill small bottles, too. I'm nearly at the end of my first gallon. I bought a funnel larger than my usual one and I have a box that will allow me to put the smaller bottle open on the bottom with the funnel inside, than turn the gallon bottle upside down over the funnel. The box will keep both in place and prevent them from tipping over until the product has all moved into the bottom bottle. When it's finished, I can collapse the box and keep it in the closet behind my other WEN gallon.

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hfpint — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:04:24 GMT

I use a funnel to get the last of my cc into the bottle that I'm using. I did this just this past Saturday night with my TT gallon. I turned it upside down into the funnel that was placed inside the 32 oz bottle. When it got to where it was harder to get the CC to come out, I used a little water and swished it around in the gallon and that eventually got it all out and my 32 oz bottle is now completely full!

Re: The bottom of the gallon

LAMS — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:47:37 GMT

The very first time I bought a gallon of WEN, the pump I got did not have the extension. I did not know this because it was the first one I had ever bought. So I had to use a funnel to get it out after the first time refilling my 32 oz bottle (which is what I use in the shower). Now, I always save the cap from the bottle before I put the pump in. Then, when I can no longer pump any out, I put the cap back on and turn it upside down. It will easily glide out of the gallon in to the funnel and then in to my 32 oz bottle. Hope this helps!

Re: The bottom of the gallon

Katiasmomma — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:03:02 GMT

I'm sorry if this is a repeat I didn't read all the comments, but when I started with Wen (I'm starting up again after about a 3-4yr absence!) he said to do this, and I have done it and it works, just put a little bit of water into the bottle of the Wen and shake up to mix. You should be able to use the rest of it this way. Hope that helps

Re: The bottom of the gallon

pg1158 — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:44:24 GMT

I don't use the gallon size but when I can't pump any longer, I cut the bottle open with the special shears I purchased here at QVC for the plastic packaging that comes with toys, etc.. Then I take a plastic spoon and scoop it into a small Lock n Lock container that I set aside just for my WEN.. I can also fill up this little container for travel...

Re: The bottom of the gallon

ical — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 20:45:27 GMT

I didn't read all the great suggestions, but did anyone suggest simply taking the top off, putting the bottle upside down with it resting into another container so gravity will allow it to fall into the new container? It should take overnight.

Re: The bottom of the gallon

jaxs mom — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:25:41 GMT

It doesn't take overnight. It takes about a minute, at least it has with all my gallons. Admittedly I tap on the top to get to go faster

Re: The bottom of the gallon

jb20 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:24:04 GMT

I use the Flip-It cap (item # V33116). Those work great on all sizes of bottles to turn them upside down with a tripod balance, and then just squeeze out the remaining product. I haven't used it on the gallon size yet, but I have used it on the 32oz and 16oz bottles and they work great. I highly recommend them!

Re: The bottom of the gallon

Hilary77 — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:46:18 GMT

I just pour what I need into a ziploc bag and snip the corner of the bag. Then I can pipe it into the smaller bottle. I use this method all the time for transferring Wen from one bottle to another. I learned this from Bruingirl.