Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Postman's Knock

When I ordered a new kitchen bin yesterday from an office supplies website, I thought it strange - but not half as strange as the HUGE boxes delivered to my door a few minutes ago. Look at them!
And look what touching the cardboard did to my hand... The right one is just as red an itchy, but it had to hold the camera.
Silly me for not remembering how corrugated cardboard brings me out in a rash...
But what a magnificent yellow bin I now have!
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21 comments:

  1. Anvilcloud23 August 2011 at 10:35

    You couldn't have bin too happy about that rash.

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  2. Doctor FTSE23 August 2011 at 10:38

    How long with it last, Jinksy? ( Not the BIN, dear, the RASH!)

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  3. Jinksy23 August 2011 at 10:47

    AC! How could you?! But you're right...

    Dr FTSE - I've slathered cream all over it, and swallowed an antihistamine tablet, so the itch is getting better, but I think it will be some time before the red reverts to pink... And I still have to cut the cardboard up to go in the wheelie bin. I might wear rubber gloves...

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  4. Erratic Thoughts23 August 2011 at 11:43

    Aww,rashes could be very irritating, but you got a yellow bin outta it :D

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  5. Wanda.....23 August 2011 at 12:36

    Years ago, almost the same thing would happen to me on grocery shopping days... the brown paper bags would cause a crazy itch on my palms, but now I have reusable bags!

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  6. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 13:12

    Does that thing glow in the dark too?

    I get like that ig I forget to put gloves on when I'm gardening - hope it clears up soon.

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  7. Suldog23 August 2011 at 13:42

    Ech! Some of the things that stuff is packed in! My personal pet peeve is the styrofoam packing "peanuts". What are you supposed to do with them once you unpack whatever it is you received? I suppose you could hold onto them and use them sometime when you ship something yourself, but that's not likely to use all them you receive (at least, not for me) so I usually end up filling my trash with them, then they go to a landfill or something... half the space in some landfills must be taken up by useless rubbish such as that!

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  8. Friko23 August 2011 at 14:16

    modern life - and packaging - has its hazards. Remember the gloves next time.

    PS: did you actually choose the colour? Do you have trouble finding your kitchen?

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  9. Jinksy23 August 2011 at 14:23

    Friko, dearest! It's a beautiful sunshine yellow! And the alternative primary colours were red, green or blue. Addis plastics have gone bananas, and at least my bin has an excuse for looking like one - sort of- if you squint at it through half closed eyes, to tone the colour down a little... LOL !

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  10. Jinksy23 August 2011 at 14:25

    And if anybody is wondering - the rash lasted three hours...

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  11. The Weaver of Grass23 August 2011 at 15:58

    I have never before heard of anyone being allergic to corrugated cardboard Jinksy - so at least you are in a class of your own. The bin looks lovely though.

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  12. Maggie May23 August 2011 at 16:34

    Lovely bin. Horrid rash.
    My bunnies eat cardboard boxes....... Goodness only knows what state their tummies must be in.

    Hope the rash goes quickly. I wonder if it is something to do with the glue that is used to stick it together (the corrugated paper)
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  13. Fran Hill23 August 2011 at 20:27

    What do they put in the cardboard to give you a rash? I don't know ... this world's a minefield.

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  14. Gerry Snape23 August 2011 at 20:51

    I adore your yellow bin! I myself purchased a yellow bin from the famed Ikea....but not as big as yours...good move...really sorry about the hand.
    Get better!

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  15. Bruno Laliberté23 August 2011 at 21:18

    OUCH!!

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  16. Christine H.23 August 2011 at 21:32

    Makes me wonder what they put in cardboard. Nice bins though!

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  17. Bernie23 August 2011 at 23:01

    Love the bright color bin, will really add to your kitchen. Sorry about your rash....:-)Hugs

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  18. Pearl24 August 2011 at 03:25

    That's a heck of a wastepaper basket you have there!

    Hope the rash has dissipated.

    Pearl

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  19. indiwriter25 August 2011 at 16:23

    Opening the box like that- rash thing to do! ;)
    Hope your hands are better now..

    cheerz,

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  20. SmitoniusAndSonata26 August 2011 at 07:34

    Aargh! I've started to itch in sympathy .
    That box , along with all other recycled cardboard and low grade paper will be repulped and used to make things like egg cartons and cereal packets . I hope you don't meet it again !

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  21. Indrani31 August 2011 at 16:10

    Ooooh! Too bad. I am sure you are fine by now.

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