Wide necked bottle to put coins in

qwerty · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:20

I would like to collect my spare change in a glass bottle. The only coins that will fit in a standard necked bottle are 5ps so I have started collecting those in a 1.5l vodka bottle but would like another bottle to put the other coins in.

Which bottles have wider than normal openings?

Gilly · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:21

Bell's and Grouse are the most common that I've seen. 4.5l whisky bottles.

Beware though, I nearly killed myself with one.

Ben M · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:21

great big huge bottles.

Strife212 · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:26

EirePlane · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:27

lucozade, sunny delight and milk bottles all have wide openings

semi-pro waster · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:39

As Gilly says those whisky bottles are the most common, of course that usually means you've got to drink through the contents so I'd get a good supply of mixer in and leave a good few nights to do it over.

If you want a smaller bottle then Danzka vodka has a wider neck if I remember rightly, it also has the benefit of tasting pretty good. Pringles tubes work quite well too.

loltim · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:40

Demijohn.

Like this: http://www.whyteshomewineequipment.co.uk/catalog/images/Picture 041.jpg

I bet there's £150+ in mine :cool:

Azagoth · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:43

Used to have 1 gallon Dewars bottle that my Mother got me when she worked behind the bar at the Michelin's club. Man, that thing got heavy when filled with 50p pieces.

MooMoo444 · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:43

Do you actually smash them when they are full or just tip it up and shake?

semi-pro waster · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:45

MooMoo444 said:
Do you actually smash them when they are full or just tip it up and shake?

I'd just tip it up and shake, I don't really want to be picking glass out of my coins, you've got to be a bit careful with the bigger bottles anyway as they aren't really designed to take the weight of so many coins.

RandomTom · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:45

Got a Bells one, definitely tip up and shake :/

CliffyBiro · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:46

PhillyDee · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:56

What about the large plastic coke bottles designed for exactly that. I know they arent actually as cool as a gallon bottle of whiskey, but even so . . . .

Welshy · 2 Jan 2009 at 15:59

I just use one of those large pasta sauce pots, took a years worth of change before changing it up for £35

-Exodus- · 2 Jan 2009 at 16:11

Welshy said:
I just use one of those large pasta sauce pots, took a years worth of change before changing it up for £35

ye tight ******? only putting coppers in it eh?

No swearing

Gilly

yermum · 2 Jan 2009 at 16:16

We saved £1 coins in a demijohn and when we went to lift it to count the coins, the body of the bottle came away from the base leaving all the coins everywhere. I guess that there was a small fault with the glass as the other ones were fine.

We got a large whisky bottle from our local pub.

RandomTom · 2 Jan 2009 at 16:42

-Exodus- said:
ye tight ******? only putting coppers in it eh?

Isn't that what you're supposed to do :confused:

While not just coppers It'd take a while to fill it up unless you're spending cash daily, I class change as 1, 2, 5 and 10p coins.

Hedge · 2 Jan 2009 at 16:46

my ex got me a big smirnoff one when she worked in a bar.

ask in your local pubs

K.C. Leblanc · 2 Jan 2009 at 16:46

Granini Peach juice if you can find it in a glass bottle, or how about Heinz Salad Cream?

Perywinkle · 2 Jan 2009 at 17:40

Tis full now, should give me and the missus some spends when we going skiing at the end of the month