Defeated by labels

[klarenka]

Is removing labels really that damn hard? Or am I just a mean person for rolling my eyes at this? Or is this a troll, like the slimy bucket person?

Comments

[paulistano]

No, I was wondering that too. Someone suggested soaking them in hot water and she was all "Yeah, I'd never thought of that one!" (or something to that effect) O.O

[klarenka]

Like...seriously. Did she live a label-less childhood, where she never encountered this?

[klarenka]

Or any kind of paper product.

[diana_molloy]

Well those labels are notoriously hard to shift. Still the logical option is hot water and her reply is "I haven't tried a good, long soaking yet, but I did notice that scrubbing under hot water helped a bit, so it makes sense that more time under water could help." It's baffling someone wouldn't try that first.

Maybe stateside it's different but here the goooff equivalent is not particularly cheap whereas jars are (ESP if you buy online) so I don't get spending loads to get labels off. If you want to reuse jars to avoid waste just pop a new label on top.

[buggyhopsalot]

Actually, some people are just that clueless. I have a friend in real life that is even more lacking in common sense like that.

And goo-off may be more expensive than a jar, but considering you only need to use a little bit of it, really the goo-off is the cheapest most effective alternative.

[diana_molloy]

I'd rather use a new label tbh but each to their own.

[randomjen]

I hear you, but lots of times I know I'm not planning on putting a label back on. Usually I'm leaving it "blank" or painting it. Still...I did side-eye the question a bit.

[squid_ink]

life can be so hard in a world of glued on labels

you have no idea

/snark

[klarenka]

It's a persecutorial plot by food manufacturers.

[clockworktomato]

Slimy Bucket Person: Never Forget!

[clockworktomato]

P.S. "And by label, I mean [lengthy description of label]" as opposed to, say, the lid, the contents, a small shoe, or the population of Detroit.

[klarenka]

omg I actually missed that part. "Oh, a laaaaaaabel!"

[clockworktomato]

"Oh, I see, I didn't realize that [you were referring to a LABEL]! I'll get a tray!"

[jabber]

Cheap, industrial adhesives! How DO they work!?

[klarenka]

Magic.

[jabber]

Then Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser should be the OBVIOUS solution to the problem, no?

[klarenka]

I was thinking more along the lines of a desperate call to David Copperfield.