oooo, i know how you feel, but I think i used to do that to my mum too…isnt it nice we have lovely containers to put the left overs in… I think we used to open 2 or 3 peanut butter jars at the same time and or 2 or 3 of the same cereal and half would be left in the older one cause it was not as crunchy as the new box…have fun organizing them :)

omg… this made me laugh out loud! thanks! :)
my husband is exactly like you, he just goes mental, and I just find it amusing!

Every once in a while, we have “potluck pasta” which involves mixing together all the 1/3 full bottles of pasta sauce in the fridge and topping our noodles with that. I’ve been known to be able to get rid of 4 glass jars at a time using this technique.

And don’t get me started on cereal. I recently bought four boxes of a fave because they were a great deal, and THREE are currently open. Gah!!!

Yes!! My husband had 3 bags of chips open the other day. I said to him, “Why don’t you finish these two off?”
“They are too small.”
“Then mix them with melted cheese or something.”
“It’s not the same.”

I just ended up combining them. Oh well. We just got married, so we have 2 of everything around here. Most of the items are too full to combine. So instead they sit and mock me. LOL.

Well at least they look neat and tidy with the bag clips. Mine just crunch up the tops of the bags and then shove them where they can into the cupboard.

Oh yes I totally I agree!!

Yep. They’re messing with your mind.

That is soo funny. I am the same way!

I completely understand.

I would just combine them… if they complain tell them you won’t do it anymore if they take the extra 10 seconds to LOOK before the open a new bag. If they really put up a stink (or you don’t like to combine), you can use one chip clip for two bags. Then hopefully they’ll both get used before a 3rd bag is open…

I agree Bonkers

Laura, that annoys me, too! I usually just throw away the bag when it’s that empty, or open up the new bag and pour the rest of the old bag in there, ya know?

I’m with ya, Sister! That and cereal boxes! Why won’t anybody eat the last little half bowl of cereal? They leave the box in there, I make my grocery list thinking it’s got plenty in it, and then they complain that there’s “nothing” to eat! Well, hello? :)

I have a similar pet peeve. Ending up with duplicates in the pantry. You know, like having two jars of Pace mild salsa at the same time. It doesn’t help that there is also a jar of hot salsa in there and in the fridge is an open jar of mild salsa and an open jar of medium salsa. Can you tell we like salsa? ;) I wouldn’t mind about the extra salsa in the pantry except that my pantry space is limited.

My other pet peeve is when someone leaves a half full bag of chips open on the counter to get stale. Now that one REALLY bugs me!! =)

OH MY GOSH

At least there was something IN the bags..cannot tell you how many times I go to get something and it is EMPTY..that is my pet peeve!

I would be thrilled if mine were clipped. They are usually ripped open and spilled all over the pantry floor.

Hey- at least the chip clips are on there. That’s a start!

Have they been to my house? Because I have two bags of nacho chips opened and everyone at my house says they didn’t do it.