I have been hither and yon looking for canning jars to no avail. I need half-pint jelly jars to finish my yearly jelly gift baskets. Does anyone know where I can find some? I need 3-4 dozen. Ordering online is not an option because I have berries that need to be canned within the next 2 days. I just moved here from Portland. I used to get them at Bi-Mart or off of Craigslist, but there are no Bi-Marts here, and there aren't any available on craigstlist. Here are the places I have tried, with no luck: Walgreens Rite-Aid Wal-Mart Target Fred Meyers Safeway Albertson's True Value Hardware Ace Hardware Grocery Outlet Olympia Food Co-Op (they had jars but not enough of the right size)
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When I'm trying to buy things "off-season" some of the best places to look are the old grocery stores where most of the patrons are elderly. Those ladies still can...and they may not have purchased the jars because they still have plenty from last season. If you just need the jars (meaning that you can find the lids at one of the above mentioned stores) you might try asking for them on Freecycle. It is an organization dedicated to keeping things out of landfills. Nothing can be sold here...it can only be given away so the only cost to you, if someone has the jars you're looking for, is gas to get to and from wherever the jars are. Here's the Freecycle website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Olympia_WA… Good luck!
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