What do I do with a steady supply of styrofoam coolers?
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A quick check at amazon shows these costing about $14 each, no doubt much less in bulk but still expensive. Perhaps inquire with the shipper if they would accept them for reuse if cleaned. If the shipper is friendly they might consider setting up a program to collect these from your city and return them for reuse. The shipper could save considerably on costs and you might have found a new business.
Yes or just flog them on Ebay/marketplace etc
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
As someone with cystic fibrosis, I've got the same problem but once a month. So much packaging. And then if you need a port for two weeks? Here's your lifetime supply of materials.
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Chop the Styrofoam into little pieces. Place in glass bottle. When the time is right, add gasoline. Now you have napalm. Rag for wick./s <-- this means I'm just kidding and you should never, ever do this or throw it at fascists.
I keep napalm for starting fires at home and camp. Can't be beat!
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Donate to food banks or post them up for sale on Craigslist for $5 each. They're kind of expensive these days and fishermen/campers frequently want them.
I dunno about that. I have a pile of coolers behind the shed, all shapes and sizes, that I've picked off the road for free.
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That is a ridiculous suggestion. Clearly OP has already soundproofed their sex dungeon and wants to know how to use them next.
We've soundproofed one sex dungeon, yes, but what about second sex dungeon?
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I dunno about that. I have a pile of coolers behind the shed, all shapes and sizes, that I've picked off the road for free.
I mean yeah, normal coolers arent that hard to find. But, When you're fishing or bird hunting though it's often easier to throw a catch in a disposable cooler that doesn't need to be fully washed and sanitized and won't permanently end up smelling like whatever you got three weeks ago, because plastic is semi-permeable.
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Yes or just flog them on Ebay/marketplace etc
I would do Craigslist/marketplace. Find someone who resells them or uses them for some product and have them pick up every 3 months or whatever schedule for a set price. Way less hassle than finding a new buyer everytime.
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Chop the Styrofoam into little pieces. Place in glass bottle. When the time is right, add gasoline. Now you have napalm. Rag for wick./s <-- this means I'm just kidding and you should never, ever do this or throw it at fascists.
Funny enough, I've done this before. The big issues is the styrofoam loses its fluff and you end up with a small glob. It'd be more effective to mix it in a bowl and pump it into the bottle.
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
Make some styrofoam swamp coolers. My AC is not catching up this summer and I have a few of these due to some eyedrops I've been getting shipped to me. I'm seriously considering building one until I get my AC serviced when it gets cooler.
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I would do Craigslist/marketplace. Find someone who resells them or uses them for some product and have them pick up every 3 months or whatever schedule for a set price. Way less hassle than finding a new buyer everytime.
Good idea
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We've soundproofed one sex dungeon, yes, but what about second sex dungeon?
Well you can never have too many sex dungeons
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
Everyone is out here telling you to sell them for $x meanwhile I'd suggest just giving them away for free to anyone willing to pick em up. No compromises.
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
make molotov cocktails. nothing like the smell of homemade napalm and a little, uh, "civil disobedience" in the morning.
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Chop the Styrofoam into little pieces. Place in glass bottle. When the time is right, add gasoline. Now you have napalm. Rag for wick./s <-- this means I'm just kidding and you should never, ever do this or throw it at fascists.
Also, in these situations, you never want to use the rag as a stopper for a bottle filled with gasoline. Instead, you cork the top, soak the rag in oil, and tie it around the bottle neck. Light the rag. When the bottle breaks, it'll ignite the theoretical napalm.
Doing this will keep the gas from spilling on you when you throw it. Safety first!
/s <-- this is all a joke, of course and we definitely don't condone violence or burning fascists.
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
Can we convert Styrofoam into something you can sell? Maybe you can injection mould it somehow and sell figurines?
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
If they are the right kind of Styrofoam, they can be recycled. See if there's someplace near you that takes them.
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Make some styrofoam swamp coolers. My AC is not catching up this summer and I have a few of these due to some eyedrops I've been getting shipped to me. I'm seriously considering building one until I get my AC serviced when it gets cooler.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Personally I really don't think swamp coolers are worth it. If you wanna evaporate water to cool off, do it right on your skin using a damp towel instead of making the air all swampy for a slightly cool breeze. Towel+regular fan is much more effective imo
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I keep napalm for starting fires at home and camp. Can't be beat!
I love burning down my home for a little excitement on the weekend!
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I'm on a medication that gets delivered to me in a dramatically over packaged way every two weeks. Part of this packaging is a styrofoam cooler about 27x22x25cm and two unlabeled cold packs.
I currently have 7 of these and expect to be getting them for the rest of my life. Aside from just tossing them, do any of you lot have suggestions for what i can do with all these coolers?
I agree with contacting local charities (kitchens, food banks, etc) and see if they can use them.
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Make some styrofoam swamp coolers. My AC is not catching up this summer and I have a few of these due to some eyedrops I've been getting shipped to me. I'm seriously considering building one until I get my AC serviced when it gets cooler.
I'd love that if it weren't so humid here that they're functionally useless. Though I am thinking about using them to insulate my attic to reduce heat transfer.
