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Household Hints & Help

chowmama

(546 posts)

18. Don't forget to look at those tall skinny containers designed to store giftwrap tubes

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 12:49 PM

Oct 6

They might work and they tend to come lidded, if that matters.

Do you need something that will take a garbage liner? That might make things more difficult.

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Looking for a tall, skinny kitchen trash can 8" wide [View all] Beartracks Oct 2024 OP

That has got to be the weirdest question ever on DU.. Permanut Oct 2024 #1

LOL Surely not!! Beartracks Oct 2024 #6

Well, okay, top ten anyway! Permanut Oct 2024 #12

Woo hoo! I'm in the Top Ten! Beartracks Oct 2024 #14

Here's what I found on Amazon MLAA Oct 2024 #2

Thanks! Perusing again now. Beartracks Oct 2024 #13

You might check "the container store ", great selection. Enter stage left Oct 2024 #3

Ooh, I didn't think of that. Thanks for the suggestion! Beartracks Oct 2024 #11

I bought a stainless steel, step to open one at Target 2 years ago. sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #4

I was perusing Target's website earlier. I may have to go double-check -- I thought it was too wide. Beartracks Oct 2024 #10

I use a painted tin umbrella stand for mine. Narrow and tall. flying_wahini Oct 2024 #5

That's an interesting approach! Beartracks Oct 2024 #8

A friend built one out of wood. Very strong on account of a hungry dog. usonian Oct 2024 #7

+1 for Thoreau! Beartracks Oct 2024 #9

My life in the woods. usonian Oct 2024 #16

That is very cool. Beartracks Oct 2024 #17

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Don't forget to look at those tall skinny containers designed to store giftwrap tubes chowmama Oct 6 #18

Hm, that's probably a good size. But I do need a liner. This is for kitchen trash. Beartracks Oct 7 #19