Ashley
Regular.
Hi,
Apologies if you thought this was a giveaway but i thought i would share my success with you on this
A while ago i read a thread where someone mentioned getting free bottles from a recycling centre. The problem with this (certainly in nottinghamshire) is that they cant let waste leave the site and the bottle banks are sealed.
So on the way home from the third site i stopped by a pub. It was about 10:30am and not open. I knocked on the door and explained what i wanted. They let me go through their glass bin. I got 30 kopparberg/newcastle brown/magners out as they had their bin emptied recently.
A bit steptoe and son i know but i did get 30 free bottles.
I then went to my local and they said the same. About 20 from their bin but was told i could come back any time but if i came on a saturday or sunday i would have a bigger haul...
Bit of a tip. The best bottles are kopparberg. The labels wash off easily and they are short enough to stack in crates. They're also greeny brown in colour. Then old speckled hen but are a bit longer and clear - although i got none of these crom the pub - just what i bought from tesco. Then bulmers but a good soak is needed to get off the back label and the pesky foil. Newky brown need a good soak too but they are nearly a pint (but clear).
Might be teaching you to suck eggs here but i thought i would share my success. Nothing wrong with it. Just take them home. Fill up the bath. Get them clean and delabelled. Then sterilise as and when.
I hope someone finds this info helpful...
Apologies if you thought this was a giveaway but i thought i would share my success with you on this
A while ago i read a thread where someone mentioned getting free bottles from a recycling centre. The problem with this (certainly in nottinghamshire) is that they cant let waste leave the site and the bottle banks are sealed.
So on the way home from the third site i stopped by a pub. It was about 10:30am and not open. I knocked on the door and explained what i wanted. They let me go through their glass bin. I got 30 kopparberg/newcastle brown/magners out as they had their bin emptied recently.
A bit steptoe and son i know but i did get 30 free bottles.
I then went to my local and they said the same. About 20 from their bin but was told i could come back any time but if i came on a saturday or sunday i would have a bigger haul...
Bit of a tip. The best bottles are kopparberg. The labels wash off easily and they are short enough to stack in crates. They're also greeny brown in colour. Then old speckled hen but are a bit longer and clear - although i got none of these crom the pub - just what i bought from tesco. Then bulmers but a good soak is needed to get off the back label and the pesky foil. Newky brown need a good soak too but they are nearly a pint (but clear).
Might be teaching you to suck eggs here but i thought i would share my success. Nothing wrong with it. Just take them home. Fill up the bath. Get them clean and delabelled. Then sterilise as and when.
I hope someone finds this info helpful...
