Rubber bands can usually be found in a random
kitchen drawer in your home, as most people find themselves doing. It’s really
an interesting phenomenon considering you probably could get a dedicated box or
container for your rubber bands. The thing is, most people just don’t put that
much importance on them.
Have you ever wondered what else you could be
doing with your rubber bands but haven’t thought of recently? Check out our
tips below.
Can
bind cardboard boxes if you don’t have tape.
While this isn’t entirely ideal by any means,
rubber bands actually do a great job at binding things (duh). So, if you’ve got
a few rubber bands that are particularly larger, they would be perfect for
keeping some of your shipping boxes bound and together. Whether these shipping
boxes are used for storage or you’re just moving a few things from one place to
another, they’ll be more secure with some rubber bands. For a little extra
security and ease, try folding the four flaps of the box in on themselves in
the pattern that keeps all four together.
Allows your fabric measuring tape to be bound tight.
Fabric tape measures are quite useful for taking
measurements of your clothing size and measuring your body and clothes.
However, it seems they always end up rolled out and tangled in one of your
drawers. Just roll up the tape and bind it in the middle with a rubber band to
keep it in place!
Keep your
cutting board from slipping.
Wooden and plastic cutting boards usually come
without rubber feet, unless you spend a lot. And wielding a chef’s knife on an
unstable base sounds extremely unsafe. Create rubber “feet” by wrapping each
end of a slick cutting board with rubber bands.
Prevent
tea bags from slipping into your mug.
If you brew your tea loose leaf or steep tea
bags in a large pot before pouring, you’re not too bothered by this problem.
But for the many (like me) who steep tea bags in their mugs of hot water while
at work, this is a genius idea for keeping the tea bag fastened to the side of
the mug.
