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The other day I commented on Twitter about how Pinterst had convinced thousands (millions?) of people to think that drinking out of mason jars was brilliant/whimsical and should be done at weddings. Immediately, every single person in the south became defensive.
“We’ve been doing that, forever!”
Bravo, south! Like I care! The fact that I’m side-eyed for drinking rainwater out of a pail but every pinterester on the planet thinks drinks are best served in a 32oz glass jar with a canning rim is ridiculous.
Like with all trends on pinterest, finding multiple uses for the craze is a full time job.
This user who probably has an unattended child combined three pinterest trends in one: mason jars, cake with sprinkles, and rainbows. You know what I love best about eating cake out of a mason jar? The fact that I won’t have any frosting less than halfway through.
Or you can do it this way and just stack two or three cupcakes together. Are we really going to start taking serving suggestions from a part of the country that has all-you-can-eat KFCs? I’m allowed to be chunky- it works for my look, but even my toddler brain knows that eating 3 cups of frosting and that much cake in one sitting is…A FABULOUS IDEA!!!!!!! Or you’re going to screw the lid on and save the other half “for later”? When’s later. 15 minutes from right now?
I personally would rather have my hair rinse thoroughly than eat a salad but if I did, I’d like to eat it one ingredient at a time and finish the meal off with a swig of salad dressing. Mmmm! Only losers eat salad with all of the components combined. What’s that? You walk around with a full-sized plate on your person for your vertical salad? That’s so convenient!
In conclusion, mason jars are best left for the Laura Ingalls crowd who don’t know about buying jam at the grocery store. If I see you drinking out of one I’ll hit it out of your hand and make it look like an accident.
19 Comment on “I Hate Mason Jars”
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Susan
31 May 2012 01:05 pm
Wow! That’s a lot of hate for a wee one!
Baby Avi
31 May 2012 03:05 pm
Of course there’s a lotta hate. Toddlers feel as much as full-size people but in a smaller package, so it’s more intense. Emotionally, we’re like those little bottles of super-concentrated laundry detergent.
happygirl
31 May 2012 10:05 pm
Hahaha… this was funny. I don’t pin on pintrest yet, but I’ve heard about the mason jar craze.
kharking
03 Jun 2012 11:06 am
Ha! I didn’t know about the mason jar pinterest craze but I did drink water out of a quart jar while pregnant and nursing. A regular glass was just too small to keep up with feeding another small and voracious person–especially since I wasn’t able to refill it every 45 seconds. As far as other uses for mason jars, try it before you knock it. My homemade applesauce that comes out of those jars is the only thing that my toddler eats with enthusiasm in sufficient quantities to sustain life.
kristen98
04 Jun 2012 02:06 pm
Oh man… I just bought a 10-pack a couple weeks ago! I used them for my homemade fabric softener.
Abigail
04 Jun 2012 05:06 pm
Haha I love this post.
I think even drinking out of a mason jar seems awkward. Those screw on tops are not exactly a smooth surface on which to place your lips. I know if I ever tried it the liquid would get caught in those grooves and drip all down the front of me.
I have enough problems drinking without spilling without adding an extra obstacle, thank you very much.
scrounger1984
04 Jun 2012 10:06 pm
I read a post on wordpress where the woman put holes for a drinking straw in her mason jars, making them good enough to drink from even lying halfway down.
Jen
06 Jun 2012 03:06 pm
I’m sorry to tell you HT, but it just keeps evolving…. http://www.likecool.com/CUPPOW_Transformer_Top_Turns_Canning_Jar_Into_Travel–Outdoor–Home.html
Mary
06 Jun 2012 09:06 pm
Feel free to replace “mason jars” with “chalkboard paint” and/or “mini muffin tins”. It’s possible one can MacGyver-style entertain oneself out of anything with those three things. Who knew? Thank goodness for Pinterest, I say!
Dana
07 Jun 2012 01:06 am
Who in the world leaves the canning rim on when drinking out of a Mason jar? Take that sucker *off*. The screw thread’s not that annoying, unless you have sensory issues.
I actually don’t drink out of Mason jars, though, not usually. I’m more likely to store leftovers in them. They don’t get all stained up the way reused sour cream tubs sometimes do. They don’t melt in the dishwasher, either.
iimpp
16 Jul 2012 03:07 am
At my university, they don’t use mason jars. They use Nestea unsweetened 3oz jars for drinks. It’s multi-purpose and, best of all, big. I won’t eat or drink anything from such little mason jars.
mamaj
19 Jul 2012 08:07 am
for those of you who haven’t been around long enough, this is especially amusing when you consider that drinking out of Mason jars was a big trend about 25 years ago….. and here it comes again…… they even made Mason jars with handles to make it easier to drink out of them.
Jody Raabe
23 Sep 2012 10:09 pm
Yes! My Mom still has a couple left from the ’80′s. HT, you don’t want to know all the uses my family has found for these jars. They’re even good for keeping certain fish-shaped crackers fresh and crunchy for my Rascal.
Pam Doyal-Hunter
15 Jan 2013 01:01 pm
What rock have you been under for the last several years??? Mason jars have been used for everything from drinking jars to candles to leftover storage…and FYI…I don’t know, and frankly don’t CARE, where you are from, but NOT ALL SOUTHERN PEOPLE ARE STUPID HILLBILLIES!!!!…Got that?? I’m sooooo sick of “Yankees” thinking we are……And the point of the article was that it’s FUN…How long has it been since you have had some FUN?? Apparently it has been a while…LOL…And Bless your “special” little heart, and all that….you need to lighten up and have some fun for a change!!
Beth
13 Feb 2013 12:02 am
You do realize you are supposed to stir up, shake or in other words “toss” your salad in a jar before you eat it, right? Think it through people! The other salad in a jar purpose is to vacuum seal it so the lettuce keeps from wilting longer. Then you can take it to work for lunch in a portable (plastic free) container and eat it all from the jar = less dishes from start to finish.
I do agree about the cupcake thing, though…
Janice
22 Feb 2013 10:02 pm
I just happened upon your blog today. I won’t be back. You could have used style in your approach here, but you just spewed negativity without being clever.
Mike
04 Mar 2013 09:03 pm
This guy is an idiot…
SI
08 Mar 2013 09:03 pm
I wish you would try to knock one out of my hand.. I’d knock your little pathetic self flat on the ground!! Then make it look like an accident, after all, it’s to be expected with your miniscule “toddler intelligence… Who would notice or care? – NOBODY!!
cindy
01 May 2013 11:05 pm
when i was a toddler, i managed to eat quite a bit of my mom’s homemade strawberry jam out of a mason jar while she was busy with the new baby…. jealous, why would i be jealous, the new baby was a terrific distraction for ma. anyway, i LOVED mason jars from that moment on…. Hooray for Mason jars!