On Monday, November 12, 2012 10:13:48 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:08:09 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
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> >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?
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> >I've marched thru a few thrift shops, but nothing. Dollar store - nothing.
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> I rarely see the cardboard cartons anymore, all the brands have
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> switched to plastic and those have handles. A lot of older folks had
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> trouble opening the old cardboard cartons (even younger folks), the
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> plastic bottles are very easy to open. Tell your older friend to buy
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> the plastic bottles, the half gallon size is very user friendly. I
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> buy OJ in half gallons and save a bunch of those plastic bottles, they
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> come in handy of lots of things... good for gardening project, I use
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> them to carry water to my barn cat... when I find OJ in full gallons
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> at a good sale price I pour it into half gallon bottles, easier to
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> handle and fits the fridge better.

I guess she will have to decant from the OJ carton into a clean half gallon leftover milk jug. Of course, some will now argue about vitamin C being exposed to light etc. I guess it beats dropping the whole thing on the floor.