Thread: Alternative Soap containers

Check The Container Store, and Container and Packaging, online, they have everything. They have PET jars similar to the new MDC jars for as low as 63 cents.

I too like the Pyrex and Wide mouth mini Ball Jars.

Close out stores like Home Goods, TJ Max and Ross usually have small canning and storage jars. Hobby Lobby has a good selection of canning and craft jars.

You also might look at Japanese covered ceramic rice bowls. Here in California there are a bunch of Japanese discount stores, like Muji and Daiso. They sell a wide assortment of beautiful ceramic and plastic covered bowls, they make great shaving bowls floating in a sink of hot water to heat your lather. Some have textured insides. They sell for as little as dollar. Pretty sure they do online.

I really don’t care for glass that much since dropping a glass MdC jar on a tile bathroom floor. If you’re in bare feet your first problem is how to get out of the bathroom.

Except for not being classy, the Maggards PETG Colt jar is just hard to beat. It’s good quality, large and shallow enough to accommodate large brushes and can hold quite a bit of soap. +1 Richard.

Ceramic would work, if you break it, you don’t get the fine razor sharp glass shards. Look for old Nuavia coffrets.

I steal the salsa bowls from Mexican restaurant and a hand full of coasters from the bar to cover the soap in them. .0 cost

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I steal the salsa bowls from Mexican restaurant and a hand full of coasters from the bar to cover the soap in them. .0 cost

How do you get those bowls back across the border?

It’s Mexico, they only look for mexicans

Here's 3 of the 4, didn't bother taking a photo of the 4th as it smells weird and I'm not sure if I can clean it enough to be comfortable to use. Seems like a slightly porous potpourri container...

The 2 clear ones are obviously larger, so my plan is to grate/mash something into them. What that soap should be.... hmmmm

The white one is probably a rice container like what Euclid mentoned. Fits the tabac well, but is quite smooth on the bottom, we'll see how well it sticks to it. Might have to grate it into the bowl.

In an ideal word, someone would sell lids for old spice mugs. I have my DR Harris puck in there and they fit perfect. But since I can go weeks or monthsbetween soaps, it sits in a ziploc bag to prevent a dust layer forming and that drives me bonkers.

Might check out a pottery store down the road this weekend, depending on my cold. if it is reasonable enough I can just throw my own bowl and lid.

I like the candy dish idea if you have lots of room. I just ordered 10 of the Maggards 6oz containers. They look nice and should help when stacking. We will see.

Glen used to get soap bowls from wally world. They are in a thread years ago. PM and ask him for picd

I looked at wally world and only found the canning jars. Nothing the size i was looking for. I even thought about ordering 10000 jars and selling them. But even if all of you bought 4 or 6 id still have way too many left over.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Glen used to get soap bowls from wally world. They are in a thread years ago. PM and ask him for picd

I’m pretty sure that Glens soap dishes are sugar bowls. I’ve looked at them online a couple of times. Step one is to redesign my bathroom medicine cabinet, as I have some unused wall space. Then the display soap dishes will come into play. The ones I have work well for my current arrangement.