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Uses for unused hearing aid cases?

madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
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Every time I get a new NHS hearing aid I get a very nice hard shell plastic box to keep them in.
Just wondering if anyone can think of a use for them as I now have 3 (2 aids fit in 1 box).
I must check on recycling but they seem too good not to use for something.
To buy something similar can cost up to £10.
Earphones seems obvious but any other ideas for reusing?

“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    A little snack box to go in your handbag?
  • Winston_The_Gravity_ManWinston_The_Gravity_Man Posts: 263
    From your photos there doesn’t look to be all that much space inside when the lid is closed so maybe you could keep a couple of extra-strong mints in there ?  How about spare change for pay and display machines ?  A couple of little soap bars like you get from hotels ?   
    When there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ?
  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    A pill box when travelling maybe!  :D

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited May 2023
    I have industrial quantities of glasses cases. How about them?
    Edit:  banana holder?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I reuse the older glasses cases because they're a nice size and the new ones are always enormous so my petite specs rattle around in them. I put the new cases  in the charity shop bag. I don't actually know whether they can sell them but maybe someone will pay a few pence for them.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • WaterbutWaterbut Posts: 344
    Cuff links when going on holiday.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Or earrings.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Winston_The_Gravity_ManWinston_The_Gravity_Man Posts: 263
    I believe, @JennyJ , a lot of second hand cases go for casing the used spectacles donated through opticians' shops.
    When there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ?
  • alfharris8alfharris8 Posts: 513
    Castanets?
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    edited May 2023
    alfharris8 said:
    Castanets?
      :D
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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