I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the right size lids for a tupperware bowl. I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. I've drawn a picture of what i'm trying to explain. It's available at http://home.btconnect.com/dtwilliams/kitchen.gif Anyone got any ideas where i could get such an item in the UK? Suppose i could take a look in my local stationary store. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. Dan Williams
Dan Williams wrote: > I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a > kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously > they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. Tupperware makes them. I used to have them, if I still did I would send them to you. nancy
Tupperware does make them.....I have several and love them---I also have one that holds the Plastic Grocery bags. Trina "Dan Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the > right size lids for a tupperware bowl. > > I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a > kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously > they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. > > I've drawn a picture of what i'm trying to explain. It's available at > http://home.btconnect.com/dtwilliams/kitchen.gif > > Anyone got any ideas where i could get such an item in the UK? Suppose i could take a look in my > local stationary store. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. > > Dan Williams
Dan Williams wrote: > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? ~john
Levelwave© wrote: > > Dan Williams wrote: > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. > > Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? > > ~john a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked slightly askew to make sure they can really dry. nancy
Nancy Young wrote: > Levelwave© wrote: >> >> Dan Williams wrote: >> >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. >> >> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? >> >> ~john > > a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room > > b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked slightly askew to make sure they > can really dry. > > nancy Heh. Dry the containers before storing them. I don't have tons of like-sized containers but they still stack okay. The more flat ones go on the bottom, the medium-round ones on top of those and the small round ones on top of those. I don't use 'Tupperware'; I use those Rubbermaid Serv'n'Savers. Much less expensive. Jill
jmcquown wrote: > > Nancy Young wrote: > >> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? > >> ~john > > > > a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room > > > > b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked slightly askew to make sure > > they can really dry. > > > > nancy > > Heh. Dry the containers before storing them. No, they don't really dry, if you want to put them away in any reasonable time, dry dry dry and they will still be wet. > I don't use 'Tupperware'; I use those Rubbermaid Serv'n'Savers. Much less expensive. I keep them so long and like them a lot, that the price is not a consideration. I do need a couple of new lids, though. nancy
On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:50:07 +0000 (UTC), Dan Williams <[email protected]> wrote: >I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the right >size lids for a tupperware bowl. I line mine up vertically in the back of the cupboard, from smallest to largest, undersides all facing the same direction so none get sandwiched between others. Then I put the actual containers in front of them. Best hour I ever invested in reorganizing the storage containers last week. -sw
>Dan Williams ; inquires: > >I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the right >size lids for a tupperware bowl. > >I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a >kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously >they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. > >I've drawn a picture of what i'm trying to explain. It's available at >http://home.btconnect.com/dtwilliams/kitchen.gif > >Anyone got any ideas where i could get such an item in the UK? Suppose i could take a look in my >local stationary store. > >Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. In the US one can easily accquire such devices made of vinyl clad wire... made in infinite configurations... don't yoose UKers have anything akin to Home Depot? ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
I use one of those (rather tacky) paper napkin holders, in yellow plastic, inside a cabinet, against the end of the cabinet. It holds several Tupperware lids, and is very handy. And I can shut the cabinet door and not have to look at it. Nancree
Nancy Young <[email protected]> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Storage for Tupperware lids: >> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? >a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room I like to nest containers [I have a lot of a different brand] with lids on their containers. For my storage space, this works. As for dampness, I don't put things away until they're dry in the first place. -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. " - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL
"Dan Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the > right size lids for a tupperware bowl. > > I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a > kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously > they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. Although Tupperware makes one, I have too many lids of all shapes to make their holder practical. I just bought a few plastic baskets and use one for small round seals, one for rectangular and square ones and one for larger round seals. I used to be a TW dealer so have ended up with way too many containers in my cupboard. Have to agree with Nancy. I never store my empty containers with the lids on as it takes up too much space. And yes they are a pain to dry -- yet I love them and have had them for years. Gabby
A cereal box worked for me one time. I used duct tape to secure it to the door. Not long ago I used a staple gun, not a desk top stapler, to attach 1/2" wide clothing elastic to the inside of the cabinet door. I hold my coffee filters this way. I also used a length of it for holding measuring spoons, just stapled at intervals to allow a space for each spoon to hand upside down. I'd do more but I just have not gotten around to it. Your drawing is great by the way. Bet you're good at the game called Pictionary. Yvette "Dan Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the > right size lids for a tupperware bowl. > > I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a > kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously > they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. > > I've drawn a picture of what i'm trying to explain. It's available at > http://home.btconnect.com/dtwilliams/kitchen.gif > > Anyone got any ideas where i could get such an item in the UK? Suppose i could take a look in my > local stationary store. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. > > Dan Williams
"jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:OXQ%[email protected]... > Nancy Young wrote: > > Levelwave© wrote: > >> > >> Dan Williams wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. > >> > >> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? > >> > >> ~john > > > > a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room > > > > b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked slightly askew to make sure > > they can really dry. > > > > nancy > > Heh. Dry the containers before storing them. I don't have tons of like-sized containers but they > still stack okay. The more flat ones go on the bottom, the medium-round ones on top of those and > the small round ones on top of those. > > I don't use 'Tupperware'; I use those Rubbermaid Serv'n'Savers. Much less expensive. > > Jill Rubbermaid is also much less air tight, much less guaranteed, much less durable if frozen... Yvette, big Tupperware fan.
In article <[email protected]>, Dan Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the > right size lids for a tupperware bowl. > > I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can attach to the back of a > kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously > they'd have to be thin enough so that i could shut the door. > > I've drawn a picture of what i'm trying to explain. It's available at > http://home.btconnect.com/dtwilliams/kitchen.gif > > Anyone got any ideas where i could get such an item in the UK? Suppose i could take a look in my > local stationary store. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. > > Dan Williams Hmmmmm. Tupperware does or did make a lid holder. The first one attached to whatever vertical surface at a 90 deg angle. It accommodated the tab lids that had a sort of slotted opening. The lids hung down from the rack vertically. The most recent lid holder I have from them is like a pocket file sort of thingy. I've just posted a picture of it to my web page <www.jamlady.eboard.com>. Hope that helps. -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> updated 2-19-04 -- Dufus picture posted!
Dan Williams <[email protected]> writes: >Suppose i could take a look in my local stationary store. > What you've drawn looks very much like a wall-mounted file pocket, called in this link a "wall file." They're available in all sizes, colors, configurations, price ranges, and even two or three stacked. http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=311542 http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=141259 Connie ***************************************************** My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.
In article <[email protected]>, Levelwave(C) <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan Williams wrote: > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. > > > Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container? > > ~john Not a good use of space. The bowls often nest; with the lids on, they can't nest. -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> updated 2-19-04 -- Dufus picture posted!
"Dan Williams" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... : I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of : cupboards to find the right size lids for a tupperware bowl. : : I've had the idea of trying to find some sort of filing tray that i can : attach to the back of a kitchen cupboard door that i can use to store the : lids for my various tupperware bowls. Obviously they'd have to be thin : enough so that i could shut the door. : : I've drawn a picture of what i'm trying to explain. It's available at http://home.btconnect.com/dtwilliams/kitchen.gif : : Anyone got any ideas where i could get such an item in the UK? Suppose i could take a look in my : local stationary store. : : Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas. : : Dan Williams ======== Tupperware used to sell little gizmos very similar to your drawing that mounted inside the cabinet doors... You may want to contact a Tupperware representatives to see if you can get those. -- Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply
[email protected] (Dan=A0Williams) wrote: I'm getting increasingly frustrated at having to dig around the back of cupboards to find the right size lids for a tupperware bowl. <snip> ///////// I know this sounds kind of shabby sheik, but I use a shoe box that sets inside the cupboard for all my lids and stack bottoms, all like shapes, small inside of large on the neighboring shelves. Someone in a previous post mentioned that using a similar technique was worth the little time it took to do this. I agree, I can now match up lids with bottoms quickly and use the least amount of space possible. I wish I had done it sooner. Sincerely, Helen
