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Travel Salt & Pepper Shakers?

MichaelColey

MichaelColey

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Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find good travel salt and pepper shakers? I've checked Walmart, Target, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and several other places, and all I find are the cheap cardboard ones, glass ones, grinders, etc.

I'm looking for:

1) Plastic, or something else durable (not glass or cardboard). I've had a couple of the cardboard ones get punctured in our luggage, and I'm always leery of glass.
2) Fairly small and light. I don't want or need something big.
3) Refillable. I like to top off our spices between trips.
4) Closes securely. I don't want a lid popping off or opening in a suitcase.
5) Simplicity. No grinders, combination shakers, etc.
6) Cheap.

It seems like it would be a pretty easy thing to find, but it hasn't been.

I'm tempted to just buy some other spices and just dump them and use the plastic containers.
 
Look for plastic salt and pepper shakers in any store that sells camping supplies. Should be available in the camping section at Walmart.
 
Michael. Thank you for this post. Has to be one of the funniest posts I have read in a while. This would rank near the top of all the goofy disboard posts, though you didn't ask for pixie dust or anything like that.

Your question is fine, just how you made a list of requirements for a salt and pepper shaker. Good stuff!!!

About your question, I would suggest you check out the camping isle of any of the stores you mentioned, or a sporting goods store. Also, I've heard the Worldmark resorts give you tiny salt and pepper shakers. Maybe you can stay at one of those resorts and then you will be all set.
 
How about

Tupperware. For many years I put salt and pepper (more salt than pepper) into a Tupperware shaker that had a snap lid covering & took that with us. Worked fine.
 
actually pixie dust is easier to find :)

tupperware actually has a real nice salt and pepper deal with nice locking snap lids. also teh camping section of dicks sports might be good..
 
Call me crazy, but I would suggest any McD's, BK or Wendy's where you might be able to grab just a few more of the paper packets than you might need for your burger/fries. Sure they're not pretty but for a week or two I can't imagine they wouldn't suffice.

Of course, they are a little difficult to fill with any other spice you may need.
 
I have one of the mini tupperware ones. There are tons listed on ebay. BUT generally I go the fast food route. I collect a few packets at the airport and that works for us.

Deb
 
I'll definitely check out Tupperware and the sporting goods stores.

I think the cheapest route would be to just buy two plastic containers of spices from Dollar Tree and dump them out.

jdunn1 said:
Your question is fine, just how you made a list of requirements for a salt and pepper shaker. Good stuff!!!
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It seems like such a simple thing, but it's been so elusive. The one thing we ALWAYS pack for our timeshare stays in spices, and the most essential of those are salt and pepper.
 
carl2591 said:
that is a nice set.. oh don't forget the extended service contract for only 6 bucks, which is more than the item cost..

I might get one i saw at bed bath and beyond that was a pepper grinder and one that was a salt grinder.. we like the fresh pepper and sea salt.. :D
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I noticed that extended service contract after I posted, funny stuff. I have bought sea salt and pepper grinders in the spice section at aldi's and have seen them in may grocery stores. I guess the OP didn't like the set at Dick's.

I thought it fullfilled all his requirements. Although I like his idea of spending only $2 at the Dollar Tree to get the containers.
 
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The Dick's set might work (not sure -- they might be just a little smaller than I'm looking for), but after paying shipping the total price would be pretty steep.

The tupperware sets are also a little pricey and I'm not that confident that the lids would stay on.

I'm leaning towards Dollar Tree or Dollar General, which both have spices that are $1 or less, or just raiding our spice rack. The plain 2-3 oz. plastic containers that most spices come in are perfect, but it seems like nobody (that I've found) sells salt or pepper in them. Everyone does salt and pepper in the cardboard shakers, open top shakers, or glass grinders.
 
Funny you should mention this today. I just bought these: http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-192340/Pop-Salt-or-Pepper-Shakers at our local kitchen store- not Sur La Tabla. They ARE glass, but pretty heavy and the lid is silicone, so you just press the center to open and shake, and press down the edges and they seal. El Slicko!

Oh, I got them for our RV.
Jim
 
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You're absolutely right, if you don't have a Dick's near by the shipping is a killer.

I still like your idea of the Dollar Tree just to get the right kind and size containers.
 
A few years ago, we found small plastic shakers of salt + pepper in the grocery section of the Super Wal-Mart in Cancun. We still use 'em today. However, that's a fair distance to go, and the labels are in Spanish.
 
Sounds like a vacation. I wouldn't be opposed to going on a vacation to find what I need. ;)
 
Wyndham has the cutest little salt and pepper shakers in their resorts.

They're kind of small but you could always raid the housekeeping cart when they leave them in the hall. Better yet when they offer you a gift card when you get your parking pass just tell them you want to be paid in a case of those shakers instead. :hysterical:
 
Michael,

I bought a rainbow peppercorn with grinder at Trader Joes for something like $3. It is plastic, with a pop off top and then you can use the grinder. not 100% as some of the nice grinders are but does the job. It should be refillable but had not had to do it yet.
 
Michael...Aren't you the guy that packed a week food for your family of 5 in a suitcase or two..and didnt spill a drop...I thought you would be the one guy to have figured out salt and pepper....Wyndham gives you a tiny-tiny set of salt and pepper shakers...they last forever, as you cant get anything out of them without drilling your own holes in the containers.
 
If you go to Amazon.com and type in outdoor salt and pepper shakers there are alot of different ones. I always go there to see if they have stuff I need that I find on other websites as they have free shipping for most stuff. I buy so much there that I'm trying the Prime 2 day.
 
chriskre said:
Wyndham has the cutest little salt and pepper shakers in their resorts.

They're kind of small but you could always raid the housekeeping cart when they leave them in the hall. Better yet when they offer you a gift card when you get your parking pass just tell them you want to be paid in a case of those shakers instead. :hysterical:
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Ha I came across them in our Old Town Alexandria unit and thought they were cute too and I bet the gang on TUG would love them. :hysterical:
 
I have a set of Lego salt and pepper shakers I picked up at the Lego store in Orlando. I *love* them--small, portable, plastic, and, of course, stackable! What's not to love?

I grew up with the Tupperware set. My mother sold Tupperware for awhile in the late 70s, and I have taken ownership of a set from that era. Even nearly 40 years later, the lids work just great and won't leak.

But they're not nearly as awesome as my Lego ones. :D
 
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