Specialty Bottle
This retailer sells all sorts of glass, plastic and tin containers at extremely low prices. I found the store two years ago when I set out to start my own darkroom. I knew I wanted small amber bottles to store batches of chemicals, and I learned that glass was important so I could put them in a water bath to get them to the proper temp for film developing. These bottles are available from various photo suppliers, but usually at *many* times the cost and, sometimes, only in bulk. Specialty Bottle sells thirty-two-ounce, amber, glass Boston rounds for $1.86; you can buy as few as one and, as is often the case, the more you buy, the lower the price. I originally bought a bunch of bottles for my darkroom, but have continued using the site for all my bottle-jar-container needs: tall tin containers for storing tea, and short flat tin containers for storing all my bulk spices. Recently, I bought 20 4-oz. glass jars to keep single servings of a mix of fish food. Each jar cost only $0.66.
-- Jamie Marshall
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Lyle
Thanks for the link. I picked up some tea canisters. Great prices.
steve
A minor quibble: The link directs you to a page for a specific product rather than to the home page.
LapsedUnitarian
I had searched on my own for properly sized swingtops to use for water bottles but only found brewing supply sites. I ended up with 4 green grolsch beer bottles from the supermarket, rinsed and reused.
But they are too wide. The ones from Specialty Bottle are the right size to fit in a regular can cozie for insulation and to make them less likely to get broken.
My desire is to refill with water from my countertop filter and stop buying Costco bottled water (cheap but in plastic).
Anyone else here tried this approach?
Steven Leckart
Ah, thanks for the heads up about the link, Steve. Fixed!
Best,
Steven Leckart
kat
i've been re-bottling my tap water as well. but i was on the hunt for smaller containers than the ones i've been using for awhile.. but thanks to your article, i managed to pick up some swingtop bottles and tea canisters! thanks! i can't wait to get them.
kat
lyle, did you already get yours?
pen
Great link! The little flip bottles can be used to make home made vanilla........slit a couple of vanilla beans, pop them in the 4 or 8 oz bottle, fill with vodka. Let it sit til the color and scent 'ripen' and you have a never ending (well almost!) supply. Just top up with vodka every so often. Make great holiday gifts, too.
kat
my bottles and tea cans came in! these things are great. just wanted to say thanks again for the helpful link.
janie
Shipping is very high - cheapest was $12 via UPS for 40 tiny tins. If not for the low prices on the product and the lack of handling charges, I would never have paid that much for shipping something so light.