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Paper Towels. . .who knew!

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Real Estate Agent with McCarty Homes 246247

I am not taking credit for this but it is SO good that I had to include it in a post.   I received one of those viral emails that you get from a friend or family member.   You know the ones.   The ones that I see FW:FW:FW: and automatically DELETE DELETE DELETE.  

The caption paper towels caught my eye and I'm glad it did.   I read this one and it's great!  Enjoy! 

Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive...


COFFEE FILTERS

Coffee filters .... Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones.

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish.

4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.

5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.

6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.

7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.

8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.

9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.

10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.

11.. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.

12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters..

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them.. It soaks out all the grease.

14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers."

15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliqueing soft fabrics.

16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors.

17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.

18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car.

19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills.

20.. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies.. Saves on having extra bowls to wash.

21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.

22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.

23. Use them to sprout seeds.. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout.

24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book..

25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc.


OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS

OBVIOUSLY, I'm an agent with TOO much time on my hands.   If you are in the market to sell your home, or to buy a home, give me a call - I need something better to occupy my time and I can do much better than this!   Seriously, call if I can help with your real estate needs in metro Atlanta.   I'd be happy to assist you.

Stephanie McCarty, ABR

RE/MAX Greater Atlanta

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Comments (11)

Alex Valentino
SOLARIT® - San Francisco, CA
Founder

I love it, who knew :)

Feb 20, 2010 08:57 PM
Paula Hathaway, REALTOR, LBA
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Southampton, NY
...A Local Expert in all The Hamptons

Great post--even if it isn't about real estate--or, especially because it is not about real estate--I need a break! Thanks for sharing the information.

Feb 20, 2010 09:33 PM
Wayne Johnson
Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® - San Antonio, TX
San Antonio REALTOR, San Antonio Homes For Sale

Stephanie, Great suggestions for a common item. Some of these ideas are just ingenious.

Feb 20, 2010 09:38 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for the great tips. I will use some of them.

Feb 20, 2010 09:42 PM
Katie McBride
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
The McBride Team

That was a great list of tips for coffee filters.  And I'll be they might be a little stronger than paper towels for cleaning.  Thanks for sharing.

Feb 20, 2010 09:58 PM
Norma J. Elkins
Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN
Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

I got the same email the other day from a friend --- sounds good to me!

Feb 20, 2010 10:19 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

wow....that's a great list.....I loved it....

Feb 20, 2010 11:02 PM
Glen Fisher
National Property Inspections of Southern New Jersey, LLC - Oaklyn, NJ

Now I know why I am always out of coffee filters.

Feb 20, 2010 11:22 PM
Tom Boos
Sine & Monaghan Realtors, Real Living - Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Providing the very best of service to Sellers and

Looks like coffee filters may give duct tape a run for it's money.  Thanks for sharing.

Feb 21, 2010 02:18 AM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Who knew is right -- all those uses and never thought about it.

Feb 21, 2010 03:58 AM
Lori Bonicelli
Bonicelli Design - Marietta, GA

I had no idea to use a coffee filter for those jobs.   I also had no idea how cheap they are!  I picked up a ton today!!

Feb 25, 2010 12:26 PM