test strip containers

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Permalink Reply by Donald Hantsbarger on February 8, 2010 at 9:06pm

I have wondered the same thing, they are well made and abundant. I hope to see some ideals.

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth on February 8, 2010 at 9:13pm

I've used some of mine for containers for random small objects, like safety pins, but then I see them and think that they're a container of strips and have grabbed the wrong one while running out the door and it really pisses me off when I open it and find that I don't have strips but safety pins... lol

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Permalink Reply by Robyn on February 8, 2010 at 9:18pm

Someone on this site suggested that you can put skittles or jelly beans in them and carry as a quick source of sugar when needed. Maybe put tylenol or other pills needed.

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Permalink Reply by Dan W. on February 8, 2010 at 9:40pm

I have been using them to dispose of the long needle used with the silhouette infusion sets, otherwise I keep them for that time in the future when I know I'll need hundreds of small vials... For something!

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Permalink Reply by matthew g wilkie on February 8, 2010 at 9:59pm

yeah right now i have 6 ten gallon zip locks full of em jus seems like a waste to toss em out

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Permalink Reply by Kathyann on February 8, 2010 at 10:02pm

sometimes put my used pen needles or lancets in them when I'm out somewhere.

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Permalink Reply by Teena on February 8, 2010 at 11:50pm

Maybe as pill, capsule, tablet container...

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Permalink Reply by Louise N on February 9, 2010 at 1:51am

my husband is a keen gardener- he uses mine to put seeds in that he's collected from the garden- just puts a new label on first

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Permalink Reply by Teena on February 9, 2010 at 5:33am

That's a great idea!

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Permalink Reply by Uta on February 9, 2010 at 3:05am

I seem to have read somewhere in the instructions that they are impregnated with some substance to make the strips inside stay dry, so I'd put safety pins into them but not pills... Looking forward to hearing more ideas. In the meantime, I have at least opted to put them into the recycling bin for plastic although I am not sure they are fit for recycling.

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Permalink Reply by 870allamerican on February 9, 2010 at 4:59am

I use some of mine for fishing sinkers. It keeps them in place and not rolling around all over the place. I remove the label so I know the container does not have strips in it.

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Permalink Reply by JohnG on February 9, 2010 at 5:36am

If you rinse them out with water there is probably no chance for some kind of toxic reaction.

The test strips have (Aspergillus niger) a common black mold that we are exposed to every day, and
Ferricyanid which is a type of red salt that contains (cyanide) but in this form the body is not able to
readily absorb it into the blood stream. When the containers are opened for the first time the strips are exposed
to the atmosphere and the chemicals on the strip start to degrade but the container it's self is not
impregnated with any type of chemical to preserve the strips.

I empty 32 of them every 90 days there is just too many to keep saving them.

I never put my needles in inconspicuous containers you never know who will open them or where they are
going to end up in the future and someone could receive a very sharp surprise.

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