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Demitra1 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:50:55 GMT

to get the very last smidgen? I recently cut open a tube of concealer and got SEVERAL more days worth of product out of it. I stand ketchup and salad dressing bottle on their top to collect the last drop. There is more in the bottom of a bottle than you might realize. Anyone else?

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garmer — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:52:10 GMT

Yes, I do.

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muttmom — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:55:14 GMT

My husband does but I do not. I do not like the bottom of the bottle of anything. I'm all about opening a new one.

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Clover29 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:22:02 GMT

It depends what it is. By the time I empty a jar of mayo, what's left is pretty rank and dried up. I have been known to cut open plastic tubes of toothpaste though.

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Cakers1 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:54:10 GMT

Toothpaste - you can buy one of those squeezy thingies to push the toothpaste from the bottom.

Food products- usually I don't. The ketchup containers will still make rude noises and squirt even turned upside-down. lol

I don't wear make up so I can't answer to that, but remember that anything touched by your fingers gets contaminated, so if it's been around for a while, it may not be worth it for the last few drops. jmo

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chrystaltree — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:00:37 GMT

Oh, yes I do! Toothpaste, makeup, hair products. Whatever it is, if it comes in a tube, I cut the tube to get every last drop.

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Preds — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:06:27 GMT

DH does, I don't. I'm lazy.

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Bird mama — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:08:11 GMT

I do that for shampoo, dish soap and liquid laundry detergent.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:10:45 GMT

Sure! Why waste? It's not even a money thing for me but, like probably many of you, I figure there's no sense in being wasteful. I have that instilled in me, I guess, from growing up poor.

I also keep a bottle of distilled water in my bathroom closet and I water down my shampoo and conditioner to 50/50. They are way too thick as they are, so watering them down still gives plenty of thickness and potency plus I have twice as much!

Many is the time you'll see an upside down bottle, propped against something, somewhere in my house.

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brewhaha — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:53:00 GMT

Only when I want to sniff the last bit of paint from the can.

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ivanatrump — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:57:44 GMT

I use a toothpaste squeezy thingie and add water to shampoo, conditioner and liquid soaps.

Food in bottles, jars or tubes I toss when it gets near the bottom.

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tansy — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:59:58 GMT

I go to extremes to squeeze out every drop of cleansers, shampoos and toothpaste, but I'm with Clover about the remains in a mayo jar...yuk.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:24:55 GMT

Those toothpaste things are great! I got this one that's just a long plastic thing with a slit in the middle. You slide the bottom end of the tube in and just push it up as you use. It works brilliantly.

I never even knew there was such a thing until, many years ago, some eretailer, from whom I made purchases, tossed it in my box as a freebie. I think it was organize-everything.com or something like that (it says it on the side).

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Clover29 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:37:23 GMT

I have one of those toothpaste squeezer things, but I still don't think they get every last bit out. You can still get one more brush full if you cut the tube.

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Moonlady — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:52:41 GMT

Of course. Why waste it? This is especially helpful with tubes of, say, facial masks, foot scrubs, or washes. When no more can be squeezed out, I cut the tube in half to access the product that's stuck to the inside of the tube. Then I slip the top half over the bottom half so it doesn't dry out. When both top and bottom are really empty, I toss 'em.

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AnikaBrodie — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:01:03 GMT

I add water to shampoo when it's almost gone. Then I shake it up before adding it to my hair when showering. You'd be surprised how much suds it makes. (i.e, Nick Chavez)

I also use the toothpaste gadget when the toothpaste is nearly gone. That is, if I can find it. You'd be surprised how much toothpaste you can get out of the tube with this gadget.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:03:29 GMT

On 9/3/2014 Clover29 said:
I have one of those toothpaste squeezer things, but I still don't think they get every last bit out. You can still get one more brush full if you cut the tube.

I've never done that, but it sounds like a good idea. Mine is pretty tight so the whole tube is completely flat. The only kind of PITA part is what's still at the very top, but I'm pretty good at pushing that out. ha!

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RedTop — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:38:31 GMT

Absolutely; I don't waste anything.

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Another new name Sue — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:52:31 GMT

I do when I know there is a lot more product left in the tube. Recently did it with sunscreen. There was a lot left in there.

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scotttie — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:04:57 GMT

I do it with my facial cleanser and moisturizer.