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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 7:16 am
Kady, my mother puts plain water in them and then sticks them in the freezer for a day or 2. I know she does this for tupperware bowls. Hopefully, it will work on your containers also.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 7:32 am
Thanks Julie!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 7:49 am
No problem! Hope you are able to get rid of those fleas!! They love the flavor of me, especially my ankles, so I know firsthand how annoying and itchy-to the point of pain the bites are.
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Kady
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 3:40 pm
i will freeze one and put vinegar in one. i don't have any apples, denture tablets, newspaper or baking soda right now. i'll let ya'll know if the vinegar or freezing works. hopefully it will and i won't have to try the other methods. thanks everyone!! 
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 3:43 pm
LOL, Kady. Good luck!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:38 am
Ok ladies, I need to find some run-free pantyhose for work. I actually put on a dress today and I looked down and lo-and behold a runner. UGH! Target didn't have any panty hose that wouldn't run. Also, once I bought some that were open toe'd. I can't seem to find those anymore either. Gottschalks didn't have any. Any ideas?
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:44 am
Scoot don't do panyhose....
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:51 am
Me neither, but for work, I need to. I am so white....it's glaring.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:52 am
This won't help locate the non-run stockings but could help with if you end up having to settle for the regular type. I was told to run a new pair of nylons through the wash (or hand wash them) and then stick them in the freezer for a couple days before wearing and it's supposed to help prevent runs. I also remember being told to lightly spray them down with hair spray after putting them on. I have never done this (the hair spray thing) because I don't want sticky residue on my skin all day.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:53 am
K, found some toeless ones at Kohls.com, so maybe I can find some runless ones too.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:59 am
My mom always told me to carry clear nail polish to stop a run in its tracks. It does work. But yeah, nylons are mostly cheaply made these days. I used to get 100% cotton ones in college, but they don't sell them anymore. Good luck!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:23 am
Nail polish or hairspray works on runs.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:27 am
Well, it now goes from my knee all the way to my thigh, lol. I think we've past the hairspray point. I am going to run out at lunch and grab a new few pairs. Kohl's is literally BEHIND my place of work. LOL, but in the future I'd love to find some runless ones. I know they make em, just don't know where to get them.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:35 am
I stopped wearing pantyhose when they came out with thigh-highs. I LOVE thigh-highs and if you get a run in one you throw it away and take one from another pack. You almost always have a spare that way.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:37 am
I remember from my textile science class that the denier and the gauge are important in a good stocking. The denier is the thickness and sheen of the yarn; the gauge is how close together the knit is--the tighter the knit, the stronger the stocking. This seems to be a good site: sheer pantyhose from Italy
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 11:43 am
I also use the clear nailpolish trick. But I HATE pantyhose, so I go barefoot (in my shoes) with skirts and dresses or wear knee highs with pants and long skirts.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 12:54 pm
See, Mame, I can't go barefoot in my shoes. UGH, it drives me crazy. Just an FYI, Kohls did NOT have toeless or runless so I just grabbed what they had.... I never thought about thigh highs.
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 1:07 pm
Silkies Comfortable and Durable Run Resistant Hosiery Huge Variety, Low Prices
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 1:46 pm
I've never tried Thigh Highs. I figure with my meaty drumsticks they'd probably roll down and that would drive me whacky. And... unless it's a blizzard, I go barefoot in my winter boots, too. LOL
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 2:28 pm
Thigh high black fishnets are the bomb.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 3:02 pm
Another question for legal beagles out there. HOW in the world do I get started making a will? We need to appoint guardianship of my children and dispersment of our estate, just in case something happens, but I don't want anyone to really know.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 3:09 pm
Escapee, just write down that you want all of your estate to go to Ginger1218. Just kidding, sorry 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 3:16 pm
roflmao, doing it. But hey, you DO NOT want my kids, I promise.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 3:46 pm
i want lily and emma! oh and you can do it online, noone needs to know anything until you're deceased who gets what. if you do it through a lawyer, you don't have to worry about getting everything right.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 9:09 pm
Shouldn't the person I give them to know? Anywhooo...I found out that my work offers free assistance for this, so I hopped on the correct website, filled out the form for guardianship and got it ready to be notarized tomorrow when DH gets home. Now, on to a will for who gets all our debt.
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