On 11/12/2012 5:40 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:08:09 -0800 (PST), Kalmia wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to locate one for an older person who has trouble gripping a slippery, damp, waxed carton of milk or OJ. Do they still make these? What kind of stores carry? What is its proper name?
>>
>> I've marched thru a few thrift shops, but nothing. Dollar store - nothing.
>
> Look for a store that sells half gallons in plastic jugs just like the
> gallon jugs. My store sells them - always has. Also available in
> quart sizes - which may be even better for this person (1/2 the weight
> of the half gallons).
>
> -sw
>
Yep, I've never seen a store that didn't have half gallons that weren't
in plastic with a handle. In fact, I can't think of the last time I saw
a wax coated milk carton. (OJ, maybe, but I don't drink orange juice so
I don't really notice. I'm pretty sure they sell it in jugs.)

The more difficult problem my mom had as she got older was opening cans
with pop tops. Oh, and bottles ginger ale. Right before I got here in
2008, a neighbor was going to the the store and asked if she could bring
her anything. Ginger ale. She brought back a six pack of individual
bottles with screw top lids. Hell, even *I* couldn't get the plastic
screw top off!

Then I remembered this handy gadget... and since I knew Mom rarely threw
anything out I knew I'd find it in her kitchen drawer. Something from
the 1950's, a jar & bottle opener. It's made of steel, has a handle to
open and close the "teeth". It screws open or closed to fit everything
from a wide mouth Ball jar to a stubborn screw cap on a bottle of soda.
She was so surprised I remembered (and knew she'd still have) it!
Works like a charm.

Jill