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I have to take enough medication each day that a horse would choke on. I have to take anti=seizure meds, asthma meds, allergy meds, pain meds, and the list goes on. They come in prescription bottles, and I end up with a bunch of them every month. I got tired of peeling labels and tossing them in the recycling bin, then I realized that I could put them to good use in my crafting. I now use them when I have spools of hand sewing thread for the bears. I poke a hole in the top of the lid and string the thread through the hole and use it to keep the thread under control and clean (and free of cat hair, lol). Of course like all the other prescription bottles I peel the labels off before reuse. I learned that the hard way when I put the tiny brass washers in the bottle. I use the brass washers when I joint the tiny bears and it's easier to get them from a bottle than trying to get them from a work box-same with the cotter pins. The problem to begin with with the washers was I hadn't removed the label and I kept picking it up thinking it was medication. I finally got smart and peeled the label off. These medication bottles make wonderful small parts containers. They are also so very handy for transporting things if you do sewing or needlework on the go. (I carry small teddy bears to sew when I have a distance to go on the bus, I can carry pins, needles, thread, scissors, and more in the bottles.) Think about what you can reuse the bottles for before you simply toss them or throw them in the recycling. They are really handy and you do pay for them when you get your medication.