Wednesday 16 October 2019

The Versatility of Rubber Bands


Rubber bands can usually be found in a random kitchen door at home. Sometimes, you keep others in a desk in your office. Whatever the case, they’re usually associated with shipping supplies.

But we’ve got a few handy uses for rubber bands that you likely hadn’t thought of. These ideas will have you stocking up on rubber bands and using them at will any chance you get.

Keep chip bags fresh.
For some reason, my friends don’t know about this little secret, and they’re always searching about, trying to find extra chip clips. I grew up rolling the bag down and binding it with a rubber band to keep the chips fresh. It’s so simple, yet a no-brainer.

Wrap your fabric tape measure.


You know, the tape measure that’s foldable and usually bound up nice and small in a drawer somewhere in your house? Fabric tape measures are incredibly useful for taking measurements of your clothing size and measuring round objects. The thing is, they always seem to be loose and tangled in a drawer. Just roll up the tape and bind it in the middle with a rubber band to keep it (and your drawers) organized.

Protect your books.
From time to time, your books may flip open inside your bag, which could potentially damage the pages inside. Try binding your books with rubber bands so that you can make sure they’re safe whenever you’re on the move.

Bind tea bags to your mug.


For the many who steep tea bags in their mugs of hot water at work, this is a genius idea for keeping the tea bag fastened near the side of the mug instead of floating around in the middle. All it takes is wrapping a rubber band around the top of the mug and keeping the string underneath it. From there, it won’t slip.

Fashion a lid gripper.
Lids on pickle jars and other foods can be quite tough to pop off when they’re new. By wrapping a rubber band around the side of the lid, you can make it easier to grip the lid with your hand and twist it right off.

Prevent slippage of cutting board.
This can be scary when it happens, as you can cut yourself or your furniture. Since wooden and plastic cutting boards often come without rubber feet, give them some of their own rubber “feet” by wrapping each end of a slick cutting board with rubber bands. Who knew basic shipping supplies could be so useful?

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