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Boxes Have Many Uses

Posted by Frank Lee on February 23rd, 2010

When you receive something in the mail or through UPS it usually comes in a box. Some folks save the boxes and other see the containers as garbage to be discarded. Before you throw out the next cardboard box, think about all the possible uses you may

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Many Uses For A Stick

Posted by Frank Lee on February 22nd, 2010

If you gave some thought to it, you might be able to figure out five hundred uses for the common stick. Not all sticks are the same. Some are long and thick; others are short and thin. Some come disguised as canes; others masquerade as straws. The ev

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Many Uses For The Clothespin

Posted by Frank Lee on January 4th, 2010

The venerable clothespin has a multitude of uses. One use is to hang clothes on a clothesline to let them dry in the open air. There are two kinds of clothespins. The first type is made

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Several Ways To Use Coat Hangers

Posted by Frank Lee on December 30th, 2009

Today most coat hangers are made of plastic. They come in all types of colors and in many different shapes. Usually you get a coat hanger when you buy an article of clothing. All of us have many coat hangers in our closets and we certainly need them.

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Five Hundred Uses For Old Screws

Posted by Frank Lee on December 29th, 2009

How many times have you had something at home fall apart because a screw fell out and you cannot find it? There are many home devices that depend upon screws and washers and other fastenings. Items like clocks, drawer pulls, doorknobs, computers, des

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Many Uses For Paper Grocery Bags

Posted by Frank Lee on December 18th, 2009

There are probably 500 uses for everything that we use. One of these items is paper grocery bags. When we go to the grocery store the clerk many times w

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Some Uses For Magazines

Posted by Frank Lee on December 17th, 2009

One would not think that there are more than 500 uses for the common magazine. Most people know that magazines are all around us, they are on every supe

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The Common Table Can Be Used For Many Things

Posted by Frank Lee on December 16th, 2009

One of the most common pieces of furniture in any home is the table. However, this common item has over 500 uses! It is the simplest of items. It is sim

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Useful Glass Jars

Posted by Frank Lee on September 29th, 2009

Most of our food from the grocery store comes in containers. Some of these containers are glass with screw-on tops. There are other types of containers too. Some are plastic and others are cardboard. For some jobs glass is the best type of container.

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Rags to Riches

Posted by Frank Lee on September 24th, 2009

All of us can save lots of money by keeping old clothes. Sometimes we outgrow our clothes; sometimes we wear our clothes until they fall apart. It is a good idea to keep old clothes because they still have many good uses.

Think of all the times th

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