What's in that tin?

LizzieJones

Buying things in tins is pretty rare here in Canada. Most of our goods comes in boxes, plastic or cans. The best thing I recently found here was Typhoo teabags in a tin during the Christmas season. I was so excited that I bought 2 tins and now use one of them for my teabags. The other I use to keep my sewing things in it.

So what do you buy that comes in a tin?

SEPT 23 1989

Ronseal

ScumLord

LizzieJones wrote: »

Buying things in tins is pretty rare here in Canada. Most of our goods comes in boxes, plastic or cans.

What do you mean by can? A can could be considered a tin, couldn't it? Do you buy cans of beans? Can of sardines?

LizzieJones

ScumLord wrote: »

What do you mean by can? A can could be considered a tin, couldn't it? Do you buy cans of beans? Can of sardines?

I buy cans of beans and cans of sardines. We call them cans here but a can could be considered a tin.

What I meant was a tin with a reusable lid....sometimes hinged on.

SEPT 23 1989

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Ronseal

What does that do?

dxhound2005

Deleted User wrote: »

What does that do?

It's a can do sort of product.

Pat Mustard

ScumLord wrote: »

A can could be considered a tin, couldn't it? Do you buy cans of beans?

Do ya mean like a tin can?

Ruu

USA biscuits! *tis the season....*

LizzieJones

The Mustard wrote: »

Do ya mean like a tin can?

Oh, feck! LOL

My name is URL

Deleted User wrote: »

What does that do?

Keeps Pat Kenny weatherproofed

Fratton Fred

Treacle and over priced shortbread biscuits made for the tourist market.

Can you still buy hand rolling tobacco in tins? They were damn handy.

Ruubot2

Ruubot2 wrote: »

USA biscuits! *tis the season....*

'Murica

Badly Drunk Boy

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Ronseal

Deleted User wrote: »

What does that do?

But exactly what does it do?

jimgoose

Spam.

MonstaMash

I remember the days of yester-year fondly...

J_E

Tuna, and lots of it! Screw mercury poisoning...

LizzieJones

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Can you still buy hand rolling tobacco in tins? They were damn handy.

Hmmmm, I wonder if you could. I've not smoke in 20-ish years so I don't know.

SEPT 23 1989

Deleted User wrote: »

What does that do?

Some days it does exactly what it says on the tin other days it doesn't seem bothered

LizzieJones

The Mustard wrote: »

Do ya mean like a tin can?

Noooo. I meant something like a Quality Street chocolate tin.

Badly Drunk Boy

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

But exactly what does it do?

IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN

jimgoose

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Treacle and over priced shortbread biscuits made for the tourist market.

Can you still buy hand rolling tobacco in tins? They were damn handy.

They were indeed. My father always had them, years ago, but I think you just can't get them anymore, more's the pity. I have a nearly-new Golden Virginia tin of his around the place somewhere.

Fratton Fred

LizzieJones wrote: »

I buy cans of beans and cans of sardines. We call them cans here but a can could be considered a tin.

What I meant was a tin with a reusable lid....sometimes hinged on.

Do you not "go to the can" to relieve yourself?

LizzieJones

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Do you not "go to the can" to relieve yourself?

I go to the washroom. In fact, be right back.

Darn tea.

dmc17

bluewolf wrote: »

IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN

What does it say on the tin?

castletownman

dmc17 wrote: »

What does it say on the tin?

Do not inhale fumes

Fratton Fred

jimgoose wrote: »

They were indeed. My father always had them, years ago, but I think you just can't get them anymore, more's the pity. I have a nearly-new Golden Virginia tin of his around the place somewhere.

I had several. When I did my apprenticeship we rolled our own just to collect the tins.

I kept all my hand made HSS turning tools in one, some of them were my best work. Then tungsten carbide and ceramic came along and made them all useless.

ScumLord

LizzieJones wrote: »

What I meant was a tin with a reusable lid....sometimes hinged on.

Oh right, I get understand now. Weed, everythings full of weed.

LizzieJones

ScumLord wrote: »

Oh right, I get understand now. Weed, everythings full of weed.

You actually go out and BUY your weed in a tin? Are you from Colorado?

o1s1n

I used to hate when I'd go into my grans, think there was a tin of Kimberly biscuits only to open it up and find sewing crap :mad:

Fratton Fred

dmc17 wrote: »

What does it say on the tin?

Splash it all over.

Or was that Hi Karate
Or Old Spice?

ScumLord

LizzieJones wrote: »

You actually go out and BUY your weed in a tin? Are you from Colorado?

Maybe. I'm not sure of anything anymore.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Treacle and over priced shortbread biscuits made for the tourist market.

Can you still buy hand rolling tobacco in tins? They were damn handy.

Not on general sale no. Tobacconists and shops that specialise in fine whiskies etc would still carry tinned tobacco.

bonzodog2

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Splash it all over.

Or was that Hi Karate
Or Old Spice?

IIRC that was Brut, with an advert featuring Henry Cooper

You can I think get Amber Leaf tobacco in tins, a bit smaller than the old 2oz GV tins. Still have a few of those, not very shiny now!

RainMaker

Illi coffee, use a few of them for storing pens, money, junk.

Tins are great!

LizzieJones

RainMaker wrote: »

Illi coffee, use a few of them for storing pens, money, junk.

Tins are great!

I think so too! We don't have enough tins in Canada.

Badly Drunk Boy

MonstaMash wrote: »

I remember the days of yester-year fondly...

I have something very similar to this Marlboro cigarette tin at home. It only appeared in my house about 3 years ago but I don't know how. I've never smoked, and none of my visitors in that time period smoke either.

It's empty, so maybe I picked it during some drunken night out and just popped the empty tin in my pocket.

maguic24

Deleted User wrote: »

What does that do?

Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Fratton Fred

bonzodog2 wrote: »

IIRC that was Brut, with an advert featuring Henry Cooper

You can I think get Amber Leaf tobacco in tins, a bit smaller than the old 2oz GV tins. Still have a few of those, not very shiny now!

Aah yes, the great smell of Brut.

I think my tins were Old Holborn. They made great survival kits as well. Plenty of room to keep matches, a snare, fishing line and hook, some string. All you needed in case of the zombie apocalypse.

LizzieJones

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Aah yes, the great smell of Brut.

I think my tins were Old Holborn. They made great survival kits as well. Plenty of room to keep matches, a snare, fishing line and hook, some string. All you needed in case of the zombie apocalypse.

Please don't teach Zombie to fish.

bonzodog2

LizzieJones wrote: »

Please don't teach Zombie to fish.

Is it OK with you if we teach fish to be zombies?

LizzieJones

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Is it OK with you if we teach fish to be zombies?

Only if they fit on my plate afterwards and come with a lovely tartar sauce.

--LOS--

you don't really make it sound like you have any less tins than us, not the tins you're talking about. The asian supermarkets always have really cute tins of tea. I'm struggling to think of other things............coffee, spices but they're quite small. what about....http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/condiments/mustard/images/coleman-ig-230.jpg cute!

MonstaMash

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Splash it all over.

Or was that Hi Karate
Or Old Spice?

Blue Stratos

stefan idiot jones

bonzodog2 wrote: »

IIRC that was Brut, with an advert featuring Henry Cooper

Brut 33 no less.

stefan idiot jones

bonzodog2 wrote: »

IIRC that was Brut, with an advert featuring Henry Cooper

Brut 33 no less.

Capt'n Midnight

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

But exactly what does it do?

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin

Stavros Murphy

Tins are for cissies. Jute sacks are where it's at. I keep all my stuff in Jute sacks.

LizzieJones

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

Tins are for cissies. Jute sacks are where it's at. I keep all my stuff in Jute sacks.

At least you're keeping India financially prosperous.

Stavros Murphy

LizzieJones wrote: »

At least you're keeping India financially prosperous.

I insist on Srilankan Jute. It's smoother.

Badly Drunk Boy

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

Tins are for cissies. Jute sacks are where it's at. I keep all my stuff in Jute sacks.

When I was about 8 or 9, for no particular reason, I became a fan of the Scottish football team, Dundee United. Dundee had the nickname 'Jute City' due to the big jute industry there during the Industrial Revolution. My first job as a student was making jute carpets. Horrible things!

That's all.

Rosy Posy

Golden syrup and loose leaf tea come in tins habitually. Randomly had cornflakes, weetabix and plasters come in a promotional tin which we now use to store those things.