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I agree that they're very cute... and we have the same problem with limes that never make it to the G&T's... but $12?!!!

I slip my not-spent limes in a sandwich bag and keep those in a clear cup in the same place inside my fridge. Over the years, I have learnt to reach for it in the same place. We refer to this cup as the "snake pit" - don't know how that came out. It also has pieces of ginger, similarly wrapped. I still throw the rare, degenerated piece out but not as much as before the "snake pit" came about.

cute idea but not a fan of plastic for leftovers because it absorbs smells. i use stackable glass containers with the small square ones reserved are for cut halves.

We have one of these and use it ALL THE TIME! I don't think we paid $12 for it though! But it truly is the perfect size for half an onion and has saved us from wasting a fair amount of food. Totally hot!

I've always had this problem with forgotten lime and lemon halves, too. Lately I've been trying to use them up right away instead of putting them in the fridge -- either squeezing them into my water or using lemon halves to scrub the sink or cutting boards.

Lemon and Limes are good to freeze to be used the next night in your Gin and Tonics. I just use a small glad ware containers for leftovers. I reuse the glad ware.

Just another gadget that won't do much outside of what it was bought for.

The easiest, most efficient, and cleanest way to store your lemons and limes, isn't in any container at all....

Instead before you juice your fruits... roll them on the counter at room temperature to get all the juices wiggling about...
Then just stick a hole in one with a toothpick (don't throw the toothpick away!) and squeeze out the hole.

Then simply replace the toothpick into the lemon/lime/orange and store in the fridge up in that little section that's meant for butter, that no one really uses!

No dishes to clean, no plastic to soak up smells, and it costs you all of a penny!

I thougt it was a cute idea, but at $12 a bit pricey for a one use item. But if I didn't care about price and had a larger fridge I would probably buy this.

Although as I typed the above I came up with a perfect stocking stuffer next year for X-mas, the best time to buy silly kichen gadgets :)

I've had a pair of the larger size (the only size avail at the time) for years, and they're pretty useful for half-used onions, tomatoes, and any other baseball-sized or smaller leftover. I don't think they were $12, though! The main problem is finding a place to hang them where they won't get knocked off so easily.

I'm the girl that these were made for. Right now I use clear zip-top bags to store my halved onions or tomatoes, usually intending to put them into an omlette in a few days. They almost always end up crushed in the back of the fridge. This would almost definately save me money on preventing wasted food, as well as dramatically reduce the amount of plastic bags I don't want to reuse because they smell like old onion. Would something that hangs also increase the efficiency of the fridge because it allows more airflow through the grates?

I have two of these, so they were definitely not $12. Unless maybe it was $12 for two, and I just had to buy something at one of those parties? I use them a lot, and like them. Sometimes my refrigerator is too full, though, and I don't hang them up in there, which defeats the purpose.

It is $12 for a set of two. Which is still steep.

$12 for two, considering Tupperware offers free replacements in case of breaks or cracks, is pretty good. And I'm all for not wasting shelf space with yet another bowl of something that will probably evolve into something else I have to feed. Tupperware is awesome and mighty stuff and I'll stick to worshiping at this particular plastic altar.

I believe I saw something similar to these at Bed, Bath and Beyond (not for $12).

More STUFF we don't need to live full lives. Clutter that will never degrade.

Okay, I saw them at Linens n' Things. They are oversized lemon, lime and onion shaped containers, meant to be easily spottable in the fridge, and they're $2.99. They also had a set for leftover salad ingredients for $9.99 which look more like the Tupperware ones, except they're translucent white. They're meant to hold half a head of lettuce, half a tomato and half a garlic--or whatever you can fit into them.

Nice and clever but a bit pricey.

I look at things like this and I struggle to figure out which is worse...do I keep using plastic bags to store my half veggies? Or is it better to buy one piece of manufactured plastic for a long time?

I think in the end it seems more "green" to just use the plastic container, but I'm not entirely sure.

That being said, my mom was a Tupperware lady and I think that they way their products last, they are worth the extra cost. She still uses pieces that were her demo models back in the 70's!!

I like the idea. They appear to be color coded so they're easy to remember and absorbing odors isn't a prob if you store the same thing over and over. Lots of things we use in the kitchen are single use items. I've used a lot of ziplocks for onions, tomatoes and lemons over the years; these don't need replacing very often.

I don't think these are necessary - ziploc bags are very easy to wash and reuse, and if you're just using them to store a half a lemon, they're not very dirty or smelly. I have a system similar to deepa's.

I agree with Alice - more non-degradable clutter.

I have a version of these containers and I really like it! I use it all the time. I got it as a gift so I don't know how much mine was. My half onion stayed fresh for over a week.

I have two of these too! I know I didn't pay $12 for them. I don't use both of them much, I either have 1/2 lemon or 1/2 onion so I took one to work. There it's usually used for 1/2 lemon for tea.

I have small, reusable plastic containers that suffice nicely, and got them 3/$1 at the dollar store. Before that I used to use a plastic bag, which I washed out and reused over and over again. I have better things to spend my $12 on.

I would use these, because I always forget the baggies that get tucked away, but I can't find the small size from the photo ... can you only get them at tupperware parties? I don't see them listed at any of the retail places that sell tupperware.

I use small clear glass Anchor Hocking containers to keep cut fruit and veggies fresh (like lemons or onion) - they're sort of like square bowls with a glass lid. The lid probably isn't 100% airtight, but no detectable odors leak out (I would definitely have noticed if my fridge had gotten onion-y: yuck).

They're really cheap (I think mine were around $4), cute, dishwasher safe, and best of all, they're NOT plastic.

I use the Anchor glass containers too.

Another useful container: Crate and Barrel makes a glass storage bowl with a clear plastic lid that is $1.75 which I use to store lemons, onions, nuts etc. It's great because odors do not get absorbed and the glass container reminds you to use leftovers.

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=670&f=204