What would you use these for?

[debodun]

They originally contained scented candle wax. On the bottom is printed - NOT INTENDED FOR FOOD USE.

 

[UpstateGal]

Storing cotton balls and Q-tips in the bathroom. After ensuring there is no candle wax residue left behind.

 

[Krystal]

Very pretty! Maybe a pencil holder without the lids on them, of course. Lose change or small artifical flowers.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Storing cotton balls and Q-tips in the bathroom. After ensuring there is no candle wax residue left behind.

I was going to say that same thing. Q-tips and cotton pads.

 

[gilead]

Potpourri? My mom had something like those in our bathroom. They were always there, I think they came with house bought in the 30's

 

[debodun]

Yeah...there is some residual wax on the bottoms. I tried prying it out with a big screwdriver, but I don't have enough hand strength and I fear I'll end up chipping them. If I still worked in the lab, I could take them there and use acetone to dissolve the wax and then see that was properly disposed. Alcohol is not effective as a wax remover.

 

[hollydolly]

Yeah...there is some residual wax on the bottoms. I tried prying it out with a big screwdriver, but I don't have enough hand strength and I fear I'll end up chipping them. If I still worked in the lab, I could take them there and use acetone to dissolve the wax and then see that was properly disposed. Alcohol is not effective as a wax remover.

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why don't you just melt the wax and pour it away ?

 

[StarSong]

If anything, I'd put votive candles in them.

 

[UpstateGal]

Yeah...there is some residual wax on the bottoms. I tried prying it out with a big screwdriver, but I don't have enough hand strength and I fear I'll end up chipping them. If I still worked in the lab, I could take them there and use acetone to dissolve the wax and then see that was properly disposed. Alcohol is not effective as a wax remover.

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Try putting warm water with Dawn dish soap inside and let them sit for a few days. You may need to do it a few times. It usually works for me when I'm trying to remove candles or residue that is stuck inside candle holders.

 

[UpstateGal]

Try putting warm water with Dawn dish soap inside and let them sit for a few days. You may need to do it a few times. It usually works for me when I'm trying to remove candles or residue that is stuck inside candle holders.

Or any dish soap that cuts grease.

 

[Pepper]

Why must you keep them? Are they precious to you somehow?

 

[Twostep]

Rehome them?

 

[Trish]

They originally contained scented candle wax. On the bottom is printed - NOT INTENDED FOR FOOD USE.

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Maybe buy a couple of small scented candles to fit them?

 

[debodun]

Rehome them?

My intention, but no one would buy them with gunk inside.

 

[debodun]

Why must you keep them? Are they precious to you somehow?

Where did I mention I was going to keep them?

 

[That Lady in PA]

"What would you use these for?"
I wouldn't try to find another use for them... donate or toss.​

 

[Pepper]

Where did I mention I was going to keep them?

Pardon me, dear friend, I just assumed!

 

[DebraMae]

Sit them in hot water for a minute or so while they are empty. Then the wax should slide right out in a chunk and any residue can be wiped out with a paper towel.

I think they could make cute vases with the right short flowers in them

 

[Flarbalard]

I might use them for the cremated remains of a pair of love birds if I were the type of person who kept their pet's ashes.

 

[Pepper]

I might use them for the cremated remains of a pair of love birds if I were the type of person who kept their pet's ashes.

I keep my pets' ashes. When I die, I want my ashes mixed with theirs and my husband's and it will be our son who makes the final disposal. Poor son, to have to make the decision.

 

[Gardenlover]

I'd store memories in one and dreams in the other.

 

[Pepper]

I'd store memories in one and dreams in the other.

This is why I love you.

 

[Flarbalard]

I keep my pets' ashes. When I die, I want my ashes mixed with theirs and my husband's and it will be our son who makes the final disposal. Poor son, to have to make the decision.

I can understand that. When we lost of pups the vet would ask if we wanted the ashes, we never did. We have their collars, tags, a couple of small bags of their "tumbleweed dog fur" , pictures and our memories. Of our avian family my wife has a box that has their feathers, mostly the colorful ones, that would be shed from time to time, and their toys.

 

[gruntlabor]

Yeah...there is some residual wax on the bottoms. I tried prying it out with a big screwdriver, but I don't have enough hand strength and I fear I'll end up chipping them. If I still worked in the lab, I could take them there and use acetone to dissolve the wax and then see that was properly disposed. Alcohol is not effective as a wax remover.

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Place them in a container of hot water to soften the wax