Clear Container Sealing Tape

It is called "Container Sealing Tape." So why does it not seal containers very well? I had to wrap this tape around a package I am returning like five times and it still wasn't very tight. I will not use this for sealing boxes when I move next.

ALTERNATIVE USE

1. Wrapping presents- if you can stand constantly not knowing where the end of the tape is

2. Wrap it around your hand and use it like a lint roller

3. General use- for example to tape pieces of paper onto boxes when you move, arts and crafts. Whatever you use tape for that doesn't require a small piece of tape.

SEAL OF DISAPPROVAL because it doesn't do what it says it will do.

Trim Tweezers/Light Up Magnifying Tweezers/La Cross Lash Comb and Tweezers

Getter-outer of splinters, plucker of hairs, and picking up tiny things. Tweezers are handy to have around. But be careful picking them out at The Dollar Tree. Here's the good, the bad, and the "eh."

Trim Tweezers

Such a disappointment. The one thing they are supposed to do- have the ends close tightly enough to grab things- they do not do well at all.

Update: SEAL OF DISAPPROVAL


ALTERNATIVE USE: I used mine to get hair clogs out of a sink drain. Takes more time, but less gross than poking around in there with your finger. (That can't possibly be taken out of context.)


Light Up Magnifying Tweezers

Woh-woh. They light up, they magnify- but they suck at tweezing. This just seemed sooo cooool that I had to try it, even after I knew to be wary of Dollar Tree tweezers.

ALTERNATIVE USE: This would be good for crafting, but I might Goodwill it. I already have crafting tweezers. I'll see.

La Cross Tweezer/Lash Comb

We have a winner! La Cross, a brand by Sally Hansen, makes a fine tweezer. And it's at some Dollar Trees! I really bought it for the "lash" comb, which I am going to use to manage my longish eyebrows (comb them up and cut with tiny scissors). Nobody likes bushy eyebrows.

Eyebrow Razors

I hate plucking my eyebrows. It takes time and it hurts. And sometimes you pluck too much, or not how you intended to, and your mom calls you Jack Nicholson. Not that that's ever happened to me *shifty glance*. So when I noticed there was a thing called "Eyebrow Razors," and those things were two in a pack at The Dollar Tree, I thought, "Why not?"

I tried them twice. While it was a lot easier, quicker and manageable than plucking, there are two major drawbacks to eyebrow shaving that made me stick with tweezing:

1. There is no way to use shaving cream and know where you are going (that I can tell), so you have to shave dry, or moist.
2. STUBBLE

Both of the above facts were very irritating- literally. Where I shaved was red the night after I did it and sore the next day. I had to put antibiotic ointment on under my eyeshadow the next day, it was that raw. I have sensitive skin, and the razors may not have been the sharpest on the block, but regardless, the stubble sealed the deal. AAARRRGGGHHH THE ITCHING! You do not want itchy eyebrows, trust me, especially when you are stressed at work and sweating.

This purchase was a bust for me. But do not lose hope, for I have ALTERNATIVE USE ideas!

1. I am into crafting with polymer clay, and though I have not tried it yet and can not say if it works, an eyebrow razor would probably make a great detailer/texturer, and depending how cleanly it cuts, a nice slicer.
2. This would be great for shaving off trouble hairs you don't want to pluck, or as a last minute effort. Examples include the stray hairs on your great aunt's chinny chin chin. I tried it on my least favorite hairs- mole hairs!- but again, I'd rather pluck than shave those in the long run.

Plucking up next!