Pluggers by Rick McKee for February 01, 2016

But sometimes you have to wipe it off the walls if you get a little carried away. You can still use it, though.

Or you can use the brush handle to “iron” the remnants towards the opening.With the new plastic tubes, it is not so easy to do.

But the one time you cut your finger doing it and have to invest in a bandage negates a whole lifetime of cutting open the tube.

My parents used to keep a pair of pliers in the bathroom to squeeze out the last little bit. They started out using tooth powder, but somebody kept putting water in the can because she liked tooth paste better.

Many of those “economics” lessons are taught by grandparents who lived through the depression.

Remember when Vademecum Toothpaste came with a key?

Use it up, wear it out, make it do….. left over from the Great Depression.

Two weeks from mine. Also, name brand paper towels, for small spills just tear a sheet in half to use.

I used to sell a Vise Grips Sheet Metal tool that would be perfect…