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17. I used to but I don't buy 6 packs anymore

Reply to Grantuspeace (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2015, 08:45 AM

Aug 2015

Usually get cardboard cartons of twelve instead

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Does anyone else cut the rings of plastic six pack holders? [View all] Grantuspeace Aug 2015 OP

Yes. It is still good to do. roody Aug 2015 #1

Yep WiffenPoof Aug 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author DinahMoeHum Aug 2015 #12

I still do it but I don't often buy a 6-pack mackerel Aug 2015 #3

Same here Sherman A1 Aug 2015 #5

Yes, I do. TexasTowelie Aug 2015 #4

Rarely buy a 6-pack of anything but when I do, I do ailsagirl Aug 2015 #42

into little tiny pieces and then put into recycling. hollysmom Aug 2015 #6

I do nt LiberalElite Aug 2015 #7

Always. DawgHouse Aug 2015 #8

Always, please, always cut them apart so no critters get stuck in them. Please, please, please. Scuba Aug 2015 #9

Yes, PLEASE!! ailsagirl Aug 2015 #41

yes I do d_r Aug 2015 #10

I do (nt) bigwillq Aug 2015 #11

I do. Now, meet the new 6-pack rings (Pak-Tech) DinahMoeHum Aug 2015 #13

I do. For that reason. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #14

I do it. PennyK Aug 2015 #15

I've been doing it for years. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #16

I used to but I don't buy 6 packs anymore lostnfound Aug 2015 #17

I do- I try not to buy stuff that has them justamama83 Aug 2015 #18

Yes NV Whino Aug 2015 #19

Only if you throw them in the ocean. ileus Aug 2015 #20

I never buy six packs anymore, but I always cut them cwydro Aug 2015 #21

Yes - but the grocery stores hate it... lame54 Aug 2015 #22

... In_The_Wind Aug 2015 #35

I use the pull-apart tabs on them instead, but the result is the same. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #23

I do. n/t Polly Hennessey Aug 2015 #24

yes, of course, on the rare occasions I purchase something with those rings. niyad Aug 2015 #25

I can't remember the last time I bought a six pack. Xithras Aug 2015 #26

Yes, Back in my youth, folding them into 1 ring, then benld74 Aug 2015 #27

Yes BarbaRosa Aug 2015 #28

What a good idea. applegrove Aug 2015 #29

Yes, I always do this. hamsterjill Aug 2015 #30

I don't buy anything that comes in those. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #31

I do that shenmue Aug 2015 #32

No. KamaAina Aug 2015 #33

Absolutely! nt Laffy Kat Aug 2015 #34

yes. and yes. bettyellen Aug 2015 #36

I'm practically OCD about it Kennah Aug 2015 #37

I do. Remember back in the mid-80's, when I worked part time qnr Aug 2015 #38

yes, ever since I saw that advice by the great Jaques Cousteau on TV decades ago Skittles Aug 2015 #39

Absolutely!!! nt ailsagirl Aug 2015 #40

Yes. nt Still Blue in PDX Aug 2015 #43