Clever Repurposing Ideas for Prescription Bottles
Repurposing Ideas for Prescription Bottles to Use for Your Next Trip
I am one lucky girl and have been able to travel to several different countries over the years. While I was packing for a trip one time, I was looking for something to pack my rings and earring so that they could easily be found. They always get lost in my jewelry tote that I have. I came across some prescription bottles and thought they were perfect! THEN, I got carried away. What other clever repurposing ideas for prescription bottles are there? I thought of over a dozen!
Here we go!!!
Jewelry and Accessory Storage and Organization
Earrings and Rings
Small jewelry always gets caught or lost when mixed with my necklaces and bracelets. This is a great compact way to keep them separated.
Bracelets
Now my bracelets won’t get tangled in with my necklaces.
Bobby Pins
Perfect for those nights when you want to put your hair up.
Hair Accessories
This is perfect for when I travel with my daughter. Her hair accessories are so small and easy to lose.
Fun Ideas
Travel Tic Tac Toe Game
Also helpful when you’re traveling with kids, make a little board with a piece of paper and use small shells, rocks, and the like for markers.
Mints and Candies
I am always digging in my purse to find individually wrapped mints. This is a great way to keep them all together.
Extra Batteries
Because you never know…
Spare Change
It’s never fun when you are traveling and you need to feed the meter.
Head Phones
Prescription Bottles are the perfect size for your headphones and great for preventing tangles.
Organizing and Storing Toiletries
Cotton Balls and Cotton Pads
Prescription Bottles are a similar size to travel shampoos and fit perfectly in a cosmetic bag.
Cotton Swabs
Another compact container that’s perfect for your cosmetic bag.
Small Toiletry Items
Tweezers, nail clippers, and the like fit perfectly inside these useful little bottles.
Adhesive Bandages
They fit perfectly! Who would have thought?
Lip Balm. Lip Gloss, & Lipstick
When you have to dig for all three in your purse, having them all together in one container is helpful.
Not Traveling? Try these!
- Buttons and Beads
- Straight Pins
- Glitter
- Thumbtacks and Paperclips
- Screws and Nails
- Matches
- Money
- Staples
- Seeds
- Sewing Kit
- Spare Keys
Phew! If none of these ideas flat your boat, consider dropping empty bottles off at your local animal shelter. They are in need of them to dispense animal medications (Thank you, Craig for the tip!). Did I miss anything???
P.S. You may also like my binder clip hacks!
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Have fun on your trip! I’m loving these ideas, I’m always keeping containers from things & trying to find new ways to use them 🙂
Thanks, Tara! I’m so excited I can’t contain myself!
I have TONS of leftover medicine bottles. I use them to store eye-dropper bottles that contain homemade fruit-infused, vegetable glycerin. The amber bottles protect the liquid from sunlight damage.
Thanks for these extra ideas. Sure to use!
If you use cartridge pens, they’re great for holding spare ink cartridges.
To hold matches for an emergency kit.
Some baking soda, for emergency toothpaste or any of the other baking soda uses.
I’m so happy I found your ideas! I have so many rx bottles and hate to throw them out. I fill one with travel-size makeup to keep in my purse for touch-ups. Mascara, concealer and makeup minis fit perfectly! And as mentioned, the amber keeps them out of direct light. Another bonus: they’re easy to clean in case of disaster and my purse stays spotless!
That is such a great idea, Tara! I am SO going to do that!
Thanks and glad to help!
Nice for needles and thread too.
I used to put 2 or 3 pill bottles together,with quarters for the laundry machines, when I was a bus driver on the road. Large vitamins bottles worked for laundry pods/detergent.
Great ideas, Ken!