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Susan Emo
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I stopped this when I once used soya sauce in a cake instead of vanilla

Dec 27, 2015 06:32 AM
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Gary Coles (International Referrals)
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I grew up on a cattle ranch and when branding calves we would sometimes toss about a quart of kerosene on the bonfire to increase the fire heating the branding irons.

 Not the safest thing but the fire would heat up quickly. One day someone put gasoline in the clearly marked kerosene container.  When I tossed about a quart on the fire  --- well, it was a blast and I lost my eyebrows and eyelashes and some hair and it looked like I had a pretty good sunburn.

 

Dec 27, 2015 10:36 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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no, no, no.... that's sooo dangerous on many levels....

Dec 27, 2015 07:48 AM
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Bob Crane
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We are great re-users of containers around here, most of the time a piece of tape with a label is attached, other times it takes a peek under the cover to see what it hiding inside.

It is often disappointing when my mind is geared up for a late night bite of cottage cheese only to find that my wife has stashed something else in the container. 

Of course depending on the type of leftover, it can also be a pleasant surprise.

Dec 27, 2015 06:38 AM
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 No. I get too easily confused nowadays.

Dec 27, 2015 05:44 PM
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Good morning Richie. No, haven't made that mistake, but plenty of others.

Dec 27, 2015 05:42 PM
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Nope, I never put a product into a container labeled something else.  My engineer dad and accountant mom would have a fit

Dec 27, 2015 01:00 PM
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Lise Howe
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no - I don't do that for exactly that reason! 

Dec 27, 2015 11:53 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
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I have in the past but lately I use clear generic containers that I can easily see through to what is inside. I have to keep it simple so i can figure it out.

Dec 27, 2015 11:14 AM
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Sybil Campbell
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Not that I can recall but it sounds like something I would do.

Dec 27, 2015 11:03 AM
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Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
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LMAO.  Why Richie I believe their may be a fun post behind this question.  Hopefully this was not food related.    Make it a great week and get that darn container properly labeled.  Mark

Dec 27, 2015 10:50 AM
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Larry Johnston
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I did that last year.  Weed killer and fertilizer pellets. I threw it away.

Dec 27, 2015 10:04 AM
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Patricia Kennedy
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Not yet, but as I get older, it is likely to happen.

Dec 27, 2015 09:28 AM
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Evelyn Johnston
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No, I haven't done this.

Dec 27, 2015 08:40 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
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Hmm, could lead to some interesting recipes! I use empty bottles for cleaning concoctions and sometimes don't label them, then have to sniff to figure out which is which (Dawn and vinegar or water and Clorox? and so on).

Dec 27, 2015 08:30 AM
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No.  I always label everything.  I agree with Barbara Todaro - that is so dangerous on so many levels. Thankfully, in your cases, it does not appear any harm was done.

Dec 27, 2015 08:30 AM
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Sam Shueh
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Wife's dept......She is the IA, inventory attendent. Me-consumer....

Sam Shueh

Dec 27, 2015 07:59 AM
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Roy Kelley
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I do not recall having done this. Be careful with your labels.

Dec 27, 2015 07:31 AM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
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You sound like quite the stylish guy, Richie. 

Dec 27, 2015 06:10 AM
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Joan Dickie
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Many times.  Especially when I've moved and gotten to the end of packing.

Dec 27, 2015 05:52 AM
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Richie,

No, it has not happened to us...A

Dec 27, 2015 05:27 AM
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Scott Godzyk
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I havent done that, but put the empty milk jug back in the fridge. 

Dec 27, 2015 05:26 AM
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Val Evans
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Hubby put diesel fuel in one of my fryer oil containers and didn't label it. Nothing tastes better than diesel flavored fried chicken. 

Dec 27, 2015 04:18 AM
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Lyn Sims
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Mind fog .... that's my answer.

 

Dec 27, 2015 04:17 AM
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Yes...it was a mess

Dec 28, 2015 12:52 PM
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All the time!

Dec 28, 2015 01:53 AM
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Sounds like a sitcom episode.

Dec 28, 2015 12:10 AM
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No but I bet it was funny!  Do you have pics of the setting gel?

Dec 28, 2015 12:08 AM
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Is Ginko Biloba in your future?

Dec 27, 2015 11:46 PM
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No I have not done that.

Dec 27, 2015 10:37 PM
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No - what Barbara Todaro said!

Dec 27, 2015 10:32 PM
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I was thought since childhood, never reuse a container.

As a result my garage is full of red Folgers containers who labeled dropped in one of the 140 Degree days the garage experiences. 

I KNOW there exists an assortment of cams and pegs I need to put that rocker back together. I am believing SHARPIES are the solution.

Dec 27, 2015 09:38 PM
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Raymond E. Camp
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The milk containers in the garage; counting three and have no idea what I put in them!

Dec 27, 2015 08:52 PM
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Can't say that I have done this, because I know I would forget and get into trouble.

Dec 27, 2015 08:40 PM
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Stefan Winter
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Not in my house, but in my girlfriends parents house you'll never know what you grab out of the fridge.

Dec 27, 2015 12:36 PM