I need ideas for reusing....

[creditcardfree]

I need ideas for reusing a glass sun tea jar. It is clear with blue and green dots and about 1 gallon in size. I bought it about 3 weeks ago at Walmart. I have made sun tea twice and then mixed lemonade in it recently. That's when I realized that it has a crack in it and it is leaking liquids very fast.

So, does anyone have any ideas on what I can use it for now? It seems like such a waste to throw it in the trash.

[gamecock43]

can you use it as a cookie jar? coin jar? pen, crayon jar?

[simpleyme]

If it is defective take it back they will let you exchange it ( I am assuming you did not break it )

[zakity]

a terrium (ok, that isn't spelled correctly)

One of those things where you put plants and dirt and stuff in it.

[disneysteve]

Sorry to say but if it is glass and cracked, I'd get rid of it. Cracks have a nasty habit of getting bigger. If the thing breaks apart, somebody may get cut in the process.

I don't think returning it is particularly ethical since you used it a couple of times without a problem, meaning it wasn't cracked when you bought it.

[simpleyme]

returning something after using it as it was designed to be used , if you did not do anything to break it is very ethical
in this case a hair line crack might take a while to be seen or cause a problem at first

[cschin4]

I don't think returning it is particularly ethical since you used it a couple of times without a problem, meaning it wasn't cracked when you bought it.
I disagree. If you purchase something and use it as intended and it breaks shortly thereafter, then you are due a refund. I would return it.

[cschin4]

Frankly, I am getting tired of what I call "look alike" products. Meaning, you buy them for a certain purpose and they appear to be what they purport but then break and fall apart in short order. Quality goes out the window and point of sale and getting your cash was all that mattered. So, I keep all my receipts and have no qualms about returning anything anymore.

[disneysteve]

I retract my earlier comment. It is possible that there was a small crack when it was purchased that didn't leak until it became a larger crack. In that case, go ahead and return it and get your money back. Nothing unethical about that at all.

If you don't return it, though, I would still suggest getting rid of it. It isn't worth having somebody get cut if/when it shatters.

[creditcardfree]

You all have very good points!

I hadn't thought of it cracking more...nor, had I thought of returning it. I really just thought I was trying to re-purpose an item that I could no longer use as intended.

I will try to return. If not, I will through it out.

I do like that terrarium idea, too!!

[simpleyme]

Mighty putty it LOL

I am just kidding of course but has anyone seen that stupid commercial for mighty putty where they fix a crack in a drinking glass with putty?
now that's an attractive repair (not)

[zakity]

terrarium

That's how you spell it! Thanks... I hadn't had time to look it up yet and it was driving me buggy!!


If you didn't drop it or bang it or anything, I would return it and either get your money back or exchange it. No sense in spending your money on something that you can't use.

[cschin4]

I find lots of "look alike" products in the Dollar Store. My mom recently bought my daughter some cheap swim goggles at the Dollar Store. They already fell apart and she hasn't even used them yet. I think they lasted 5 min. I bought a vegetable peeler for there and it was so dull it wouldn't even peel the first apple. I can think of many items that just appear as the "real thing" but are not. And, since you only are paying $1 or so, you tend not to keep the receipt or to just toss it rather than actually go through the process of taking it back.

[disneysteve]

I find lots of "look alike" products in the Dollar Store. My mom recently bought my daughter some cheap swim goggles at the Dollar Store. They already fell apart and she hasn't even used them yet. I think they lasted 5 min. I bought a vegetable peeler for there and it was so dull it wouldn't even peel the first apple.

This is a separate issue from the OP, but you are absolutely right. We've certainly learned over the years that there is a big difference between price and value. The $1 vegetable peeler is cheap, but the $10 Oxo one is a much better value. The $1 goggles are cheap, but the $20 Speedo ones are a much better value. I'd rather pay $20 for something that will last for years (or even a lifetime) than blow $1 on something that won't last a month or two.

[rob62521]

This is a separate issue from the OP, but you are absolutely right. We've certainly learned over the years that there is a big difference between price and value. The $1 vegetable peeler is cheap, but the $10 Oxo one is a much better value. The $1 goggles are cheap, but the $20 Speedo ones are a much better value. I'd rather pay $20 for something that will last for years (or even a lifetime) than blow $1 on something that won't last a month or two.

Amen, Disneysteve, Amen! For years I put up with cheap knives in the kitchen that were dull and a pain to use (not to mention dangerous). I finally went out and bought a small set that is nice. They are a pleasure to use and far more safe since they aren't dull and will sharpen as needed. I think I'm money ahead because I'm not replacing them all the time. Not to mention the satisfaction of being able to use them and the pleasure in doing so.