What can I do with all these leftover Nuun canisters?

July 16, 2015 2:13 PM

I'm training for a marathon, it's summer, and I am going through a lot of Nuun. The tablets come in these little canisters kinda shaped like film canisters but skinnier. What the heck can I do with these puppies that's not throwing them in the trash?
posted by bq to Health & Fitness (13 answers total)

Response by poster: here's what they look like
posted by bq at 2:15 PM on July 16, 2015

Print out some stickers that say Butts, stick them on the tins, and leave a bunch with the local cigarette seller to give away, or just hand them out to smokers you see on the street.
posted by Thella at 2:18 PM on July 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

Do you have friends who do crafts? I love those sorts of containers for craft notions like tapestry needles, stitch holders, etc., so I'd love it if someone gave me a few of these for that kind of thing.
posted by holborne at 2:23 PM on July 16, 2015 [3 favorites]

You put your weed in it.
posted by rhizome at 2:30 PM on July 16, 2015 [17 favorites]

I use them in my car for holding quarters for parking. They also make good pill carrying cases.
posted by oxisos at 2:43 PM on July 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

Boring answer, but you could recycle them? Nuun has the details.
posted by purple_bird at 2:45 PM on July 16, 2015 [1 favorite]

The tube is #5 plastic. Put it in your recycling bin. You are on your own with the stoppers though.
posted by w0mbat at 2:45 PM on July 16, 2015

Know any geocachers? They look like good containers for hiding a cache.
posted by pianissimo at 5:03 PM on July 16, 2015 [3 favorites]

I use them to carry crap with me on bike rides. Usually that's like safety pins and salt tablets and stuff. They're about the right size to carry a serving or two of powdered energy drink. Really anything that'll fit in them that needs to be dry they'd be good for. Might be useful for hiking or camping.
posted by RustyBrooks at 6:56 PM on July 16, 2015

I use the very same container to keep vitamins in my bag. I have also wrapped a length of duct tape around one to bring emergency duct tape on a camping trip.
posted by zem at 8:22 PM on July 16, 2015

Duct tape is a really good idea. It's useful in a pinch on bike rides if you blow out a sidewall or get a big puncture.
posted by RustyBrooks at 8:46 PM on July 16, 2015

Boy Scout troop nearby? Ask if they want the containers to make first aid/survival kits. Back in the olden days, we used to sit on our dinosaurs and make first aid kits with film canisters - gauze, band-aids, matches, needle, salt tabs, mole skin, etc. all go inside - but no one has film canisters any more, so I don't know how the kids can do that any more. The Nuun bottles would be about perfect.
posted by caution live frogs at 7:27 AM on July 17, 2015 [1 favorite]

Put a different seasoning in each: salt, pepper, curry powder, Italian seasoning, furekake, etc. Put them in your desk at work to be prepared for a day when you are so rushed that all you can bring for lunch is a potato to microwave.
posted by SandiBeech at 5:06 PM on July 17, 2015