public service announcement...

...from the tootsie roll scavanger. remember this?

well thanks to inner-office email, i now know what to do with the aluminum foil and plastic wrap boxes that are not in my cupboard. [if i don't cook, what's the point really?]

anyway, she sent the following e-mail to all staff:

FW: Subject: Alluminum foil and plastic wrap---I didn't know this---did you?
I've been using aluminum foil for years. Great stuff, but sometimes it can be a pain. You know, like when you are in the middle of doing something and you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The roll always comes out at the wrong time.

Well, I would like to share this with you. Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, 'Press here to lock end'. I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself. (Bet you will too) Who ever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box?

Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking tab been there?

I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I then looked at a box of Saran Wrap and it had one too! I can't count the number of times the Saran Wrap roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up.

I'm sharing this with my friends that did not know this. If you all ready know this, delete this message and don't e-mail me and make me feel dumber than I already feel. If you didn't know this, e-mail me and let me know so I won't feel so dumb.

I know I'm not the only person that didn't know about this.

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bless her heart - she's only trying to help.

i know i may be overly cynical, but i'm still laughing about this. and about the tootsie roll.

p.s. i've heard the warnings in regards to blog postings with co-workers as the subject manner - not to worry, i've taken the appropriate measures to keep this blog secret to my fellow associates. and also, i could just say that i was trying to spread the word.