How often do you replace your plastic storage containers?

Just wondering. I bought a bunch of Rubbermaid Take Alongs at the Dollar Tree yesterday. I buy the reuaseable containers about two or three times a year. I got tired of sending food home with people and not getting containers back, so this works for me. I got 8 containers for $4.

Usually when they get stained and you cant clean them.

Same, when they're stained. Or when we don't find the matching lids anymore

For the giveaway food, we use rectangular shaped aluminium boxes, they're one use so you don't have to worry about getting them back, and they can be used in the oven.

Oh yeah the lid thing too. lol I hate when i cant find the lid.

You know what's weird? Part of why I replaced them is we had about 5 or 6 lids that we couldn't find the containers too! Who ever heard of losing the container but not the lid?

That's our problem tho! Lids, but no containers. Which happens about once every 2 months.

Originally Posted by internetchick /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just wondering. I bought a bunch of Rubbermaid Take Alongs at the Dollar Tree yesterday. I buy the reuaseable containers about two or three times a year. I got tired of sending food home with people and not getting containers back, so this works for me. I got 8 containers for $4. Here's a trick I learned from a Filipino banquet! Ziplock bags. Usually, when we go to my aunt's party, there's tons and tons of food, enough food to take home. We used to pack stuff home in paper plates but my cousin packs ziplock bags with him. Dinner at my mom's, I bring ziplock freezer bags for take home When I pack stuff for guests, I put them in ziplocks too.

When the kids unload the dishwasher, they marry the container with the lid and then put them away. No more looking for lids!

Never really.....well unless my father comes home with some.

Never..... unless they break....