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When your kitchenware walks away.....

house_cat — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:39:12 GMT

Three weeks ago, I baked cupcakes and took them to my work friends in L&L domed cupcake containers. All five of the people I gave them to, commented on the cute containers and asked if I needed them back. Everytime I said, "Yes, please, that way I can refill them". So far, I've gotten one of them back.

Last week, my friends met here at my house and we ordered lots of Indian food so that we could all have leftovers. Out walked four of my L&L containers.... haven't seen them since.

Now, I have to say that I have enough L&L that I don't have to worry about it, but it does surprise me that people can forget to return such things. I really don't understand how it happens - do they just put them into their own cupboards and forget about them? The pieces I lent out were unique, how coud they not know they haven't returned them?

I don't get it.

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Peaches McPhee — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:42:58 GMT

I think plastic food containers are like pens -- they are just passed around from person to person forever.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:43:19 GMT

Call your "friends" and ask them to return your containers then quit feeding them or save Cool Whip containers for their leftovers.

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lolakimono — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:58:49 GMT

@house_cat

I had a friend that took about a year to return a container. Her reason that it was "bad manners" to return a container empty, so she had been searching all that time for just the right thing that I would enjoy eating.

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GAQShopr53 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:00:26 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Call your "friends" and ask them to return your containers then quit feeding them or save Cool Whip containers for their leftovers.

@Kachina624 I am laughing so hard my side hurts...I purposely buy cheap dollar store containers to use for leftovers...my Lock & Lock ain't leaving my house. My own family use to pick me off and then have the nerves to call and tell me how nice the Lock & Lock bowls (they are now using) were.

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Mz iMac — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:06:08 GMT

I have never "lent" my food containers to family, friends and/or co workers to return when done.

They will get paper plates & aluminum foil. They all know or knew from jump street. So no need to ask. Will be happy to tell you where I got them from so YOU can purchase your own.

My mindset - I purchase for me NOT the world.

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SharkE — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:13:21 GMT

Plenty of aluminum choices with lids at walmart

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AKgirl2 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:30:44 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
@house_cat
I had a friend that took about a year to return a container. Her reason that it was "bad manners" to return a container empty, so she had been searching all that time for just the right thing that I would enjoy eating.

@lolakimono ~ your friend is kind of a sly thief, or lousy liar. Do as @Kachina624 suggests, or buy 'cheapies' at Walmart or Dollar Store when gifting baked goods. That's what I do, and no worries! During the holidays, I do gift baked goods or chocolates in Lock & Lock as part of the gift, and tell them so. I purchase the L&L containers with gift bags to gift homemade goodies and chocolates.

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Bird mama — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:17:34 GMT

@Kachina624

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beach-mom — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:32:59 GMT

@house_cat - A few years ago I bought the L&L containers and bags, put cookies in them, and gave them to my friends at Christmas. My CLOSEST FRIEND returned her container in January! I told her she was supposed to KEEP it - it was a gift. She said she thought I would want it back! LOL!

@lolakimono - Sounds like me - although I hope I wouldn't take a year! My mom always said when someone gives you cookies on a good plate, you always make something for them when you return the plate. I've always done that! That's why when someone moves in the neighborhood or I give a cake or cookies for another reason, I always use a "fancy" plastic or paper plate.

And my L&L containers don't leave my home. If I'm sending something home with someone I use my trusty Hefty containers!

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aroc3435 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:41:39 GMT

@house_cat I understand your plight because I experienced this with some of my colleauges when I worked (and to a person it was always the higher paid upper management that purloined my Lock & Lock or Pyrex) so I thereafter used the Glad storage containers from the supermarket or the dollar store type disposable foil with lid types when bringing food to the workplace gatherings.

I bet you especially miss the domed cupcake holders. They are precious looking. I must have missed the presentations for those, despite being a faithful kitchen show viewer.

My daughter admits to "forgetting" to return my Lock & Lock since I moved here (and she teases me--eye roll and all--about my QVC shopping) so I ordered some extras especially for her and told her to keep them when I brought food to her house.

I notice she uses the small ones for packing food for the snacks my grandsons need for daycare, pre K 3, and kindergarden.

So, unless you intend to give the container and contents away my solution is the same as others have suggested--use something else to hand over your generous leftovers or you'll be out of all your L & L in no time!

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laundrycat — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:45:45 GMT

I made the mistake of giving some soup to a newer, sick friend at the time in a L&L, which obviously is not a dollar store container. My family, friends and I always give containers back even if it's dollar store. But that's just us.

Fast foward a few months, I bit the bullett and asked for the container back and she was like oh, gosh Idk, let me talk to my son.. blah blah blah. I said that;'s okay no biggie. Haven't heard a word since.

This is the same type of person who calls you at 11:00 in the morning to do something at 1:30. But they're all love and light, dontcha know.

Lesson learned, always use dollar store containers.

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house_cat — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:51:52 GMT

I need to work on making my OPs more clear, because they are often misunderstood. I really don't care whether or not I get them back... I have lots more and I love my friends, so I'd happily give them as gifts if they asked. I simply don't understand HOW a person forgets to return something - it's just not in my nature. I would wash it out that very night and have it packed with my work things to return the next day.

The reason I use L&L when I bring things to work is because we have a tendency to get ants in our classrooms. If someone left a cupcake out on the desk all day, expecting to eat it in the afternoon, it might have "living sprinkles" on it by then.

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colliemom4 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 01:56:25 GMT

I used to read a lot and let people barrow books which were rarely returned. I don't understand people either. One person did say they lost a book I let them barrow lol.

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house_cat — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 02:03:03 GMT

@colliemom4

I learned my lesson with books - never lend one that you can't live without. Even worse is when someone lends me a book they think I'll like - I always have a lineup of books waiting to be read, so if you lend me one, it's just one more thing I have to remember to return.

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ECBG — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 02:32:38 GMT

Mine doesn't. I use plastic bags, paper plates, aluminum foil and cottage cheese containers.

Works for me!

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laundrycat — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 03:08:46 GMT

That''s so true colliemom. I have learned not to lend out anything. i gave my new friend a test. Sad isn't it. There aren't many of us who read books anymore either.

I can understand young people not getting it. But older adults who treat you with no respect or a kind word when we give what little we have, then we have to be smar.t Each situtation is different, don't mean to be dramatic

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Pooky1 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 09:48:02 GMT

house cat it happens alot. if were giving out food to someone that we know doesnt return stuff we usually have containers that food came in like cool whip and give them out.

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panda1234 — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:03:55 GMT

There also are styrofoam "clam shells" used for takeout. These are sold at Costco and work well.

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candys mine — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:25:10 GMT

I will and have initialed my pieces of L&L If I want them to remain mine. If I intend it as a gift or don't mind losing it I don't. Saves a lot of "whose L&L is this one" when there have been lots brought to a function. ( that's another reason why I volunteer to help with the party clean up....Oh Yay! THERE'S my cake carrier! I thought I'd Lost it!).