Oh, what a relief it is!
Posted 04-02-2007 at 07:15 AM by mycoupons
Plop, plop, Fizz, Fizz.
Barf, Barf.
Late last year I found Alka-Seltzer tablets on sale at CVS. With the coupons I had and the discount price of the boxes, CVS graciously paid me .25 a box to take them from the store.
I went home with fourteen boxes, and the promise of cured heartburn for the rest of my life.
A few days later, after an Italian dinner of garlic and tomato sauce, I woke up at 3am with terrible heartburn.
Instead of reaching for the trusty Tums, I remembered all the Alka-Seltzer.
I ripped open a package, dropped two tablets in the water, and sang the 'Plop, Plop' jingle as I marveled at the fizzing sound.
Once the bubbling subsided, I took a large gulp. My heartburn was gone three seconds later.
Because I threw up.
Have you ever had this stuff? Lord have mercy.It was like drinking a glass of bubbling chalk.
The taste was terrible, but even worse was the sensation of tiny rockets exploding in my mouth.
Okay. Thank GOD they paid me to take it out of the store.No wonder.
On to plan B. What to do with fourteen boxes of fizzy-lifting juice.
Here's what I have come up with so far, please feel free to add on.
Clean your fake teeth!
Not that I do this anymore, but I remember putting my retainer in a glass of Alka-Seltzer when I was a teenager. I assume it would work for dentures as well!
Clean your coffeemaker!
Fill the water chamber of your coffee pot with water like normal, and add a few Alka-Seltzer tablets. Brew a nice hot pot of bubbly goodness. Then brew two pots of plain water. It will clean the internal parts of the coffee maker, and get rid of any bitter taste.
Clean your drinking glasses!
My drinking glasses are very narrow at the bottom, and sometimes when I take them out of the dishwasher, there is dried gunk at the bottom. Just drop an Alka-Seltzer tab in and watch it bubble away the gunk. The same rule applies for glass cookware. Burnt on cheese is no match for an hour long Alka-Seltzer bath!
Clean the toilet!
If you run out of toilet cleaner (Or Coke!) Drop a few tablets in the toilet and watch them fizz. Let them sit for fifteen minutes, and flush!
Make your diamond sparkle!
Soak your jewelry in a glass of bubbling tablets for a few minutes. Remove the jewelry and run it under cold water..
Eliminate the stink!
The non-disposal side of my kitchen sink was smelling pretty nasty last week. I tried pine sol, lemon juice and bleach, yet the funk remained. I finally crushed six tablets into the drain and poured white vinegar in. It was pretty darn cool to watch what happened, AND it got rid of the smell!
Stop scratching!
Mosquito's love me! (Why wouldn't they? I'm very loveable!) I get eaten alive if I am outside for more than three seconds. Alka-Seltzer and water soaked cotton balls are the best itch reliever I have found!
Of course, it works on relieving heartburn too.
Or so I've heard.
Until we meet again,
Cici
Cici@MyCoupons.com
Barf, Barf.
Late last year I found Alka-Seltzer tablets on sale at CVS. With the coupons I had and the discount price of the boxes, CVS graciously paid me .25 a box to take them from the store.
I went home with fourteen boxes, and the promise of cured heartburn for the rest of my life.
A few days later, after an Italian dinner of garlic and tomato sauce, I woke up at 3am with terrible heartburn.
Instead of reaching for the trusty Tums, I remembered all the Alka-Seltzer.
I ripped open a package, dropped two tablets in the water, and sang the 'Plop, Plop' jingle as I marveled at the fizzing sound.
Once the bubbling subsided, I took a large gulp. My heartburn was gone three seconds later.
Because I threw up.
Have you ever had this stuff? Lord have mercy.It was like drinking a glass of bubbling chalk.
The taste was terrible, but even worse was the sensation of tiny rockets exploding in my mouth.
Okay. Thank GOD they paid me to take it out of the store.No wonder.
On to plan B. What to do with fourteen boxes of fizzy-lifting juice.
Here's what I have come up with so far, please feel free to add on.
Clean your fake teeth!
Not that I do this anymore, but I remember putting my retainer in a glass of Alka-Seltzer when I was a teenager. I assume it would work for dentures as well!
Clean your coffeemaker!
Fill the water chamber of your coffee pot with water like normal, and add a few Alka-Seltzer tablets. Brew a nice hot pot of bubbly goodness. Then brew two pots of plain water. It will clean the internal parts of the coffee maker, and get rid of any bitter taste.
Clean your drinking glasses!
My drinking glasses are very narrow at the bottom, and sometimes when I take them out of the dishwasher, there is dried gunk at the bottom. Just drop an Alka-Seltzer tab in and watch it bubble away the gunk. The same rule applies for glass cookware. Burnt on cheese is no match for an hour long Alka-Seltzer bath!
Clean the toilet!
If you run out of toilet cleaner (Or Coke!) Drop a few tablets in the toilet and watch them fizz. Let them sit for fifteen minutes, and flush!
Make your diamond sparkle!
Soak your jewelry in a glass of bubbling tablets for a few minutes. Remove the jewelry and run it under cold water..
Eliminate the stink!
The non-disposal side of my kitchen sink was smelling pretty nasty last week. I tried pine sol, lemon juice and bleach, yet the funk remained. I finally crushed six tablets into the drain and poured white vinegar in. It was pretty darn cool to watch what happened, AND it got rid of the smell!
Stop scratching!
Mosquito's love me! (Why wouldn't they? I'm very loveable!) I get eaten alive if I am outside for more than three seconds. Alka-Seltzer and water soaked cotton balls are the best itch reliever I have found!
Of course, it works on relieving heartburn too.
Or so I've heard.
Until we meet again,
Cici
Cici@MyCoupons.com
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