I have seen several people ask about uses for pill bottles and decided to give my assorted uses for them.
I have many of various sizes in my sewing box to sort out the different sizes of snaps, safety pins, and buttons. I have two bigger pill bottles for large safety pins and straight pins.
I have a long bottle in with my yarn, holding crochet needles, one with yarn needles and assorted small knitting items in it.
I keep one bottle by my computer with rolaids, gum, and denture numbing stuff in it.
I have one with dry beans in it for my infant granddaughter to use as a rattle. It has a safety cap that I cannot remove and is too big for her to remove.
My granddaughter said to add using them for barrettes and other assorted hair gadgets, school things such erasers and pencil sharpener.
In my purse I use a large one as my 'wallet', I keep folded bills and my change it it. When I need it, I just look for the white lid. I have a smaller pill bottle in there with bus tokens in it, making them easier to find when needed.
I have one that is just the right size to hold a roll of quarters, that money is for laundry only.
There are many, many other household uses for them, a man can use them to sort nails, tacks, screws, washers, bolts, etc. Let your imagination run wild. Uses are endless.
You are a girl after my own heart I have so many of those pill bottles and didn't know what to do with them but like you came up with lots of ideas. I also put a sewing needle couple of different color buttons and some invisible thread in my handbag, so if I have a misshap I am ready. Plus a few pins and they do make good rattles for a baby as they are small just right for there little hands but thanks for the great ideas. Oh and you use the same saying as I do; me, myself, and I. lol
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Request: Uses for Empty Pill Bottles (08/27/2009)
My husband and I have a lot of medicine bottles that I throw away. I hate throwing them away if they can be used for something else. Could someone give me some ideas on how to recycle them?
Request: Uses for Prescription Bottles (08/27/2009)
Anyone have any ideas of what to do with old prescription bottles? I have been saving them for a long time. I want to use them for something useful or crafty, but haven't thought of anything yet.
Request: Uses for Empty Pill Bottles (05/24/2009)
Does anyone have ideas for using medicine bottles? I have a bucket full of clean, empty plastic pill bottles. Hate to just toss them.
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My husband and I have a lot of medicine bottles that I throw away. I hate throwing them away if they can be used for something else. Could someone give me some ideas on how to recycle them?
Check with your local boy scout/girl scout office. We used these for first aid kits. Check with your local elementary school, they may have a use for them. (05/25/2009)
In our area, a local vet uses them (tear your name off the label first) for animal prescriptions. He passes the savings on to his clients. (05/25/2009)
When we travel I put our daily vitamins in a bottle - one bottle for each day. The old label is removed of course. Also when traveling I want to take some body lotion but my home bottle is large. A pill bottle holds the right amount for a weekend.
When we camp I put toothpicks in one. I keep one in the car with quarters in it for parking, etc. (05/25/2009)
You might want to type or write out your medical information, enclose it in a clean pill bottle, put on the lid, make a new label "Medical Information" and place the bottle into your refrigerator freezer in an accessible area. Then, place a sign on your refrigerator that states "Emergency Medical Information in Freezer" or something to that effect. That way, if you cannot speak or remember, the info is there for paramedics.
Also, my husband saved clean pill bottles and film canisters to store baby teeth that the "tooth fairy" gathered from our children. Other uses: Store glitter for crafts, decorate for a bud vase, carry quarters for laundromat, paper clips storage, thumb tacks storage, etc. (05/26/2009)
I put quarters and dimes in them & occasionally fold up a dollar bill or 2 to put in. These bottles go in the glove compartment of my car. Also in the cars of other members of my family. You'd be surprised how handy it is to have some extra money in the car.
Also, I use some for sewing storage-bobbins, needles etc. The largest size will hold many different bigger sewing notions. (05/27/2009)
I use empty bottles for storing ibuprofen, sinus pills, allergy pills and throw the mixture (make sure you remember what each pill is!) into a pocket in my purse. It works great, especially at those unsuspecting times you need some ibuprofen! (05/28/2009)
My husband drills several tiny holes in the bottles, adds 2 moth balls in each bottle, replaces the cap and puts them out around our flowers and a tomato plant to keep deer and rabbits from ruining them. They hate the smell and will them alone. Being encased in the bottle keeps them from dissolving so quickly like they do if you just scatter the moth balls around on the ground. The moth balls are also used to keep snakes away. (05/28/2009)
I drill a hole in the top, and screw them to the bottom of a shelf in my workroom. I keep screws, pins, nails, beads,etc. in them. they are at eye level, and easy to see. just unscrew the bottle, the top stays intact, and you won't have to look for it later. craftynanny from Cooperstown, NY (05/28/2009)
If you're like me, even after finding uses, you still have alot of ongoing bottles. I fill up a bag, and then either offer them on freecycle for whoever might be able to use them. I have given them to the SPCA several times....they need them all the time. I too, have given them to the girl scouts. (05/29/2009)
Prescription Bottles? Always great to use as any small item container. You might try decorating them so you recognized what you put in them. Maybe child's sticker, or you can paint them but not perfectly, perhaps some colored tape around them.
Other Reuses? You could attempt to make holiday decorations out of them. A firecracker for the 4th of July,
attach them on some self created Halloween costume. Sure you could put one or two on your Christmas Tree after you decorate them for the season.
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Toys? I would never let the young children get the idea that they are toys. But adults could make checker or chess pieces out of them.
My wife is saving them for some woman that needs Chemo. She has been told that so many thousand plastic caps of off anything entitles that woman to a free Chemo treatment.Our whole church is saving those caps so I guess this story is true. Craft On, Mr. Thrifty (06/12/2009)
Anyone have any ideas of what to do with old prescription bottles? I have been saving them for a long time. I want to use them for something useful or crafty, but haven't thought of anything yet. I have lots of different sizes.
Irene from Ft Lauderdale, FL
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I took 1 large and 4 small bottles,labels and caps removed, and using a good glue meant for plastic, I glued them together in a tight circle, with a tall one in the middle. They make lovely tray favour vases or keepsakes when filled with small real or silk flowers. P.S. Miniduck, have you thought about using stained glass paint(Gallery Glass is one) to color your bottles red? (08/27/2007)
I used some of the larger size bottles for sorting and storing my jewelry when traveling. It was a mobile jewelry box. I have some pieces that match, so I would roll the necklaces in a tissue and drop the earrings and ring that matched in to keep things in a set. You can label if you like. When we leave our hotel room, we stuffed them into the toes of shoes to hide them if there wasn't a safe.
The taller/skinnier bottles I used to hold bobby pins, barrettes etc. Again, really nice for travel or storage. If you have large bottles, you can put ponytailers around the outside and fill the inside with other items.
Also great for storing spare keys you don't use often. Just label the outside. (08/27/2007)
By Ginger
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I am a volunteer who gets a meal break during my shift. I carry a child's toothbrush in my purse and use an empty pill bottle for a cover. Use an X-acto knife and cut a slit in the lid then thread the handle through it. The lid acts like a cuff to catch any toothpaste or water drips during use, too. (08/28/2007)
Many years ago, I worked in a pharmacy and the store was having a decorating contest for Christmas. I took some of the bottles with the caps painted red) and glued them to a wreath form. I then tied a large green/red bow and glue to the bottom. It won second prize for originality, especially fitting for a pharmacy. (08/28/2007)
By Debbie
RE: Uses for Prescription Bottles
You can drill a small hole in the bottom. String your Christmas lights into them and hang outside for decorations on holidays. It really does look nice. Throw away only the covers. (08/28/2007)
By Connie
RE: Uses for Prescription Bottles
Good for holding coins, buttons, roll of stamps,small sewing kit (thread,needle, and foiled single edge blade) (08/29/2007)
By LRP
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I did a craft with kids using them. We put tacky glue on the bottle then wrapped it with cotton yarn (Sugar 'n Cream type), painted the top a coordinating color and some glue a button or charm to the top. One of the kids immediately put it in her purse to hold her gum wrappers and one put her hair barrettes in it and gave it to her mom to put in her purse to always have at hand.
Maybe you can use one for your extra key to be buried in the flower pot rather than put under it?
In my travel bag I use one to hold a few straight pins, safety pins, hair pin and paper clips. You can fix most anything with one of these!
Remember those multi-level flower arrangers they used to advertise on t.v.? With the right adhesive (probably an epoxy or 6000 or monkey glue) you could probably stack them and make the same sort of tool.
(08/30/2007)
By Karen
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Thanks guys for all the great ideas! (08/30/2007)
By Irene
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I use them as a travel kit for cotton balls soaked with nail polish remover. The cotton balls stay saturated and can easily remove my nailpolish.
(09/12/2007)
My Aunt had a ton of small bottles from liquid medicine for breathing treatments, ea. 1 1/2 inches. She had a counter dividing the kitchen and dining rm. 5 ft. long and wanted to close the gap between counter and ceiling. She poked a hole in each bottom, placed them on a wooden dowel matching top to top - bottom to bottom w/glue. 12 dowels, 2 pcs. of 1 inch x 5 foot trim, glue, white spray paint and a few nails she made the most beautiful "wooden bric-a-brac" her friends ever saw! No one ever knew except me what it really was, even her Realtor when she sold her house! (12/14/2007)
I would like to know how to collect the bottles and get them to a foreign country to save the doctor's money. I understand they cost $4.oo each and it is such a waste of money when we throw them away. I know that local doctors visit the foreign countries and do doctoring free. This would surely help. (03/26/2008)
By Mildred
Editor's Note: I would try a non profit organization such as the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, or Mercy Corps.
RE: Uses for Prescription Bottles
PLEASE DO NOT EVER FLUSH YOUR MEDICATION DOWN THE TOILET. Take it to a collection site for proper disposal. Some pharmacies are starting to accept unused/expired medications, such as Elephant Pharmacy in the bay area. Flushing meds down the toilet gets pharmaceuticals into our water supply. It's been in the news a lot recently. Learn more at: www.teleosis.org.
(06/02/2008)
By Bonnie
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FYI many local Humane Associations and various animal rescue organizations are glad to have prescription bottles to reuse. ALSO they are happy to have "leftover" animal meds. (08/28/2008)
By J. Lee
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Doh! What great ideas! I'm always looking for salad dressing holders and forgetting my travel shampoo bottles. Thanks everyone! (10/08/2008)
By ohnoheragain
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All my needles are bottled, as are my pins and buttons. My son's coins are sorted and I don't garden so don"t save seeds. Am not an artist so no paints to store. My humane people don't need them. SO, in other words I have done all the things listed above and I still have BOTTLES GALORE. What else is there to do with them? Does anyone have any instructions to build a house out of them, maybe I could do that. I need a new house. Ha. Rachel (10/18/2008)
By Rachel
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I use empty prescription bottles for quarters and store them in the glove compartment of my car. They come in handy for car washes and also in case I want to buy a newspaper from a newspaper stand. Billie in Melbourne, FL (01/26/2009)
By Billie C.
RE: Uses for Prescription Bottles
I use mine for making gag gifts. M and M Menopause Relief pills, Old Age Pills, anything like that. My SS friends seem to love them.
(02/28/2009)
I have a good idea for med bottles. Put on the outside of the bottle for Emergency Use with the information on your meds, allergies, phone numbers, doctors, diabetic or any other health problems on a piece of paper on the inside (03/01/2009)
Does anyone have ideas for using medicine bottles? I have a bucket full of clean, empty plastic pill bottles. Hate to just toss them. Any good ideas out there?
Rainbowgirl from Bogalusa, LA
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Use for Small Items
Remove the labels. I give mine to our Vet, he uses to put pet medications in. Or use to put loose buttons, needles, or any other small item you don't ant loose in a drawer, etc.
You can make a mini first aid kit including bandaids, needle and thread, sandpaper (cut out a circle and place on lid), stick match, safety pin, etc.
By Footsilly
Make a Wind Chime
Drill a hole in bottom and run fishing line up the center with bottom side up. Use about 6 to 8 in different lengths of string and make really cute wind chime. You could even paint a picture on each like a daisy or lady bug. Use a lid from a jar for your top hanger for it.
Some pill bottles are exactly the right size to carry quarters (US) for use in vending machines and coin laundries. You can also put a small amount of your favorite hand lotion to keep at work. Small craft items such as beads and sequins, mix white glue and water for small amounts of Mod Podge. My mantra is if it will fit in there it can be stored in there. I have tins, pill bottles, baskets, all sorts of things pressed into service to store my junk.
Store hair pins or bobby pins in them. If you collect seeds from your garden, or know anyone that does, they are great for that, too. My Grandpa used them to store small nails and screws in them in his workshop, too.
I snap them over the lures on my fishing rods. This way I don't need to remove a lure every time I put the rod away. It keeps hooks from grabbing everything in sight.
You can also do a mini sewing kit. Put a couple of pre-threaded needles with black and white thread in a piece of paper or cardboard and wrap the thread around to keep neat. Put some buttons, safety pins and whatever else you might think would be handy.
When traveling I use them to put shampoo, hand cream, conditioner, and other such items in. This works out well seeing that I don't have to carry the full size bottles with me. I also use them to carry jewelry that I may wear when I get to my destination. They are great useful items.
By Louise
Keeping Camping Items Dry
If there are any campers out there you can use them to store things to keep them dry or when you only need a smaller portion of something. If anyone is near Towanda, PA and would like some pill bottles I have a plastic grocery bag full to give away.
As one reader suggested, check with your vet or other vets. A lot of them will take empty prescription bottles. Saves them money from having to buy them. Also, I donate a lot of mine to the local animal shelter.
Keep craft and scrap embellishments in them: paper clips, brads, office needs, safety pins, needles, and tacks. Those things in your "needed sometime drawer" can be seen, but not loose rolling around. Also use to carry small items in your purse or beach bag, from change to extra medications.
By JC
Toothpicks
Use one to keep toothpicks in for the car.
By Beverly
Use For Medication
I use them to store our daily medications in. Just label them with the days of the week. I have a set for AM and a set for PM, and I fill the each day's bottle for the entire week. Keep each set in a round container such as a Cool Whip container. Saves the time it takes to open each prescription bottle each day. I take 8 pills in the morning and 10 in the evening, so I save lots of time this way. I also have all the medications on an index card, one list for AM and one for PM, so I don't forget anything when I do the dailies.
We saved the empties and filled them with shampoo and lotion. Put them in the gift bags for the homeless at Christmas Time. Write on the bottle with permanent marker. They loved it. (06/12/2008)
By Jan
Donate to a School
If you can't find a use for yourself, you could always donate them to your local school. My daughter's pre-school teacher had lots of uses for these little bottles. (06/12/2008)
Put Advil/Tylenol in it and carry it in your purse. It takes up a lot less room than a medicine bottle that they come in.
Editor's Note: Make sure all labels are removed before doing this and be sure to mark it with a label what is in the bottle. (06/13/2008)
By Crystal
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You might create little pill bottle people, with a little paint an a lot of imagination. How about adult building blocks for coordination purpose? Perhaps a water container for one flower you might leave at the cemetery?
The med caps can be made into sliding pool balls. Number them with a marker and have yourself a game on a kitchen table, use a pencil for a cue. Last, considering the possible accidents that can happen when children get control of full pill bottles, you might want to instill in them with maybe a Mr, Yuck sticker, as well as tell them, never to eat or drink anything even from those empty bottles crafts you are creating.
I wish you happy crafting. Mr. Thrifty
(07/16/2008)
Does anyone have any ideas for reusing prescription medicine bottles? I hate to throw them away, I figure someone has a use for them.
Grandma B from Coshocton, OH
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I make my own earrings. I have so many, that storage can be a problem. I paint the tops of the prescription bottle with the color of the earring. The bottles will hold several earrings. Finding the right color at a moment's notice, with the tops painted in various colors (03/17/2007)
I can't think of anything that isn't tacky to make out of the empty bottles, but I always remove the labels before I dispose of them, because I don't want my personal information on them and also to guard against identity theft. Also, if you bring your empty bottles to the drug store, your pharmacist might reuse them to refill your prescriptions.
(03/18/2007)
I keep one on hand for when I need a eye wash. If you ever get something in your eye, put warm water in it lean your head to it and tilt back. When you feel the water in the eye. blink and it looses the eyelash or whatever gets caught in the eye. Of coarse see a Dr if you need to. (03/18/2007)
I keep my tacks in them, so they don't get stepped on or etc. I have also used them to organize my crafts. I put my favorite beads in them (garnet and more), so I can find them among the bulk beads. I keep a spare and fill it with broken or dull needles before I throw them in the garbage (so no one is hurt). Keep up the awesome ideas everyone! (03/18/2007)
My grandmother uses them as stoppers on her knitting needles. She somehow drills a hole in one of them shoves them over the point of the needle, with the bottle opening to the yarn. She use to do it with film bottles, she finally went digital. (03/20/2007)
I love the one about salt and pepper shakers. I paint them and put tiny trinkets in them that I get from Hobby Lobby or somewhere; I give them away for Anger Shakes to mentally ill people. They can get all mad and shake their bottles instead of other people. They also love the trinkets inside.
(04/02/2007)
By Georgia
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I haven't finished with my idea yet! I'm working on a way to use them in making a hummingbird feeder. Using fishing line to hang them up with. My problem I'm working on tho, is a way to color the amber color scrip bottle so its a red color. Maybe a red net wrapped around the bottle or red foam paper? (05/17/2007)
I know prescription bottles are good for lots of things like for tackle boxes, sewing, storing coins and jewelry etc! But with proper sanitizing and label removing there has to be some company that buys them back for redistribution. This would be a good little business for some side money. (06/02/2007)
Does anyone have tips or craft ideas for using empty prescription bottles? I have many, and I hate to throw them away if they can be used or made into something.
Thanks!
Cathy from Bristol, TN
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You can put together a mini first aid kit with first aid tape wrapped around a wooden match, a couple of needles, thread, bandaids, samples of antibiotic, alcohol prep wipes, & whatever else you can fit depending on the size of bottle. On the lid place a piece of sandpaper to light the wooden match in an emergency or to sterilize a needle. Empty Film Canisters also work well for this. (11/21/2006)
By Sherri from Utah
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CRAFT: We used to melt them and make pins out of them or necklace. You can press small beads into them when still hot or put beads inside and let the bottle melt around the beads.
(11/21/2006)
By cindy
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You can re-purpose pill bottles by adding a few stones or marbles, putting the cap back on and using them as a pedestal holder for those tiny bathroom cups. (11/21/2006)
I label 7 bottles with the days of the week, and put them in a small dish. I put the medications and vitamins for each day in the proper bottle. Since we take some pills in the morning and some in the evening, I have one dish for A.M. and one for P.M. If we go out of town for a few days, I just put the bottles for the days we are going to be gone in a ziplock bag and pack them with our luggage.
Harlean from Arkansas (11/21/2006)
They can be sent to places like Haiti where they don't have them. A church should be able to help.
Otherwise, another use is for forming flower petals for a panty hose flower. (11/21/2006)
By Sharon
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Why don't you decorate them (using scrapbooking papers) as containers for toothpics, sewing kit or waterproof matches. There are loads of ideas on scrapping sites.
Have fun (11/22/2006)
By Diana
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They are great for dressing to take to pour on the salad rigth before eating. That way you do not have soggy salad for lunch. (11/22/2006)
In addition to all the great ideas others have contributed, here's my small idea.
As kids, we used to remove/soak off the labels, add beads or sparkle or crayon or anything interesting (including small flowers) and place the bottles on a cookie sheet. Mom would bake them for us (low heat for 10 minutes, I think). While still hot, we'd use a knitting needle to make a hole near the top and when cooled these made the greatest jewellery and window/wall hangings. If you're looking for a great way to entertain kids (and get them away from the TV), they might have fun with this.
Take unused prescriptions back to your pharmacy for them to dispose of. DO NOT throw into the toilet or garbage. This is true for non-prescription medication as well. Check your medications for expiration dates every few months.
I'd love to find out what temperature to melt the bottles at. I think I'm going to try the suggestions about melting them with a few beads inside as a craft project.
(11/23/2006)
My friend Mary was collecting empty prescription containers. She said she received money for them. Before I could find out how -- she died. Does anyone have a use for the containers or know of someone who needs them?
Juanita from Homewood, IL
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RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
I think they are great for keeping fishing hooks & other things in tackle box in. Good for small nuts, bolts & screws. (01/31/2001)
I have found these bottles terrific for storing small beads, sparkle dust, carrying aspirin or headache medication in your purse, holding straight pins when you don't want the whole box, mixed paint for ceramics or painting if you have a small amount left over, small buttons for baby outfits, earring backers. Just to suggest a few (01/31/2001)
By Diane
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
There are many different uses for old prescription bottles:after emptying out any old/expired left over medications down your toliet, wash out the bottles, removing the labels and place in your recycle bin. Or they can be used for loose coins, storing nails, skrews, thumb-tacks, pushpins, etc. I hope these suggestions help out. (01/31/2001)
By Kitty Wuerl
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
Use one to hold a needle or two, some white and black thread wound around a bit of cardboard, and a couple of buttons, and keep in your purse for a travel/emergency sewing kit. (01/31/2001)
Our local humane society (St.Louis) has asked for empty prescription bottles to use when they adopt out puppies or kittens for a day or two of medicine.You might check with your local humane society. (02/01/2001)
By Lynn
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
My daughter used to play soccer in college and they travelled quite a bit. We used the prescription bottles for all of her personal needs stuff (ie. shampoo, conditioner, make-up remover, lotion). Also they are great for carrying small items such as jewelry, safety pins and you can even put sewing items in for a travel sewing kit. The lids are usually child-proof so they are virtually spill proof. (02/01/2001)
By D
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
They are great for storing small screws, nails, hardware. Also, wash them out and store small kitchen supplies you don't use much of, such as decorations for baking. Always remove the label so it won't look as if medicine is stored all around the place. (02/01/2001)
By Patti
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
I use them to put shampoo and rinse etc. in to take to the hospital when I know I am staying for a couple days or so.
They are nice for putting salad dressing in to pack in lunch boxes.
They are nice for putting raisins, etc. in to pack in lunch boxes.
They are handy to put lil' things in that are used for crafts, such as: hooks & eyes, snaps, novelty buttons, needles of various sizes, (to separate them)
For Safety pins etc. to put in suitcases when traveling , (other ideas are: bobby pins, M & M's for kids on the plane, car, or bus.
I use them for different little nails, picture hangers etc. (they seem to come in non-re-usable packages).
Glue several together side by side and put spools of thread in, cut a hole in the lid and replace lid to make it easy to pull out just the right length of thread without dropping the spool, or having it tangle, or come unwound. (sorted by colors)
The right size will hold a hard boiled egg for a lunch. (02/01/2001)
By Ester
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
DH saves quarters, and he stores them in prescription bottles. They fit nicely. I use one to store toothpicks in and keep it handy in the car. Some people keep buttons in them in their sewing room. Young mothers use them to store a few Band-Aids in their purse or car. They would be handy to keep change in in the car. Campers use them to store a few matches for emergencies,etc. (02/01/2001)
By Eastwood
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
They are great to put in a packed lunch to use as a container for salad dressings. (02/01/2001)
By J
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
They are great if you make your own spice and/or herb mixes. (02/01/2001)
By James
RE: Brainstorm: Uses for prescription bottles?
Old prescription bottles are great for sorting and storing seed beads. You can sort by color or style, place a label on the outside, and they store nicely on a shelf or in a shoe box or plastic storage container. We use the plastic cake frosting containers for pony beads. Works great, and the lid is excellent for holding beads while you work!Doris in Va. (02/01/2001)
Between myself and my husband we have about 50-70 bottles a month of old prescription bottles. I use a small utility knife to scrap off any info on the bottle and I give them to my veterinarian for him to be able to dispense medicine for animals. My vet says I save him a lot of $ by doing this. So, think of local vets. (11/08/2001)
I use the small bottles (cleaned and information removed, of course) for my purse or for traveling. I can store small amounts of vitamins, cold capsules, whatever. Make sure to label each one!
(02/10/2005)
I glue several sizes and heights together and put them in old shoe boxes for under the sink storage of cotton swabs, cotton balls, iodine, etc. Another set glued together in a plastic CD sorter I found at the thrift store for 25 cents is now my make brush and make-up sorter. It has a hinged snap down lid and can easily come with me on vacation. I use them all over the house - shorter ones in old chocolate boxes in the "junk" drawer which is now no longer junky and you can easily find anything. We have them for fishing, sewing, crafts just about anything you can imagine. All you need is old prescription bottles, a glue gun, an old box and some ingenuity. Good luck. (02/22/2005)
Please! Please! Do not empty your old medicines into the toilet. The drugs can re-enter our water supply and create health problems. Our waste treatment plants do not catch everything. Do keep the ideas flowing, they are great! (06/06/2005)
By Dorothy
RE: Uses for prescription bottles?
My husband makes wine and so uses the empty prescription bottles to empty plastic the bags of things like pectin enzyme, yeast sutrient, etc. as the bags invariably spill one they are opened. (10/10/2005)
You can use the medicine bottles or film containers to put medical information in such as name, address, phone, type of blood, doctor, hospital, meds, personal medical history such as heart, etc. and your contact person, etc. You proceed the same as the instructions pertaining to antiseptic, etc. but put a red cross on the front of the bottle (canister) and then hang one on your steering wheel in the car and put a note on your refrigerator door stating "VIAL OF LIFE" and state where it is. In case of an emergency, if the fire department is called, they will always check your refrigerator door to see if you have a Vial of Life with all the necessary medical information. (10/11/2005)
By LORI
RE: Uses for prescription bottles?
I remember when I was little my mom and I melting them in the oven to make jewelry. I don't remember what temperature or for how long. But if you melted the bottles with some colored plastic beads they made really unique necklaces. (10/11/2005)
I have a bunch of pretty blue prescription bottles. I took off the label and used my drill and drilled small holes in the top. I now have pretty salt and pepper shakers for the table. (10/11/2005)
I buy my tylenol in a big bottle from Sam's Club, so I like to fill up a couple empty prescription bottles of tylenol to keep in a couple locations. I also keep one in my toiletry bag I take on vacations. (02/09/2006)
