Comments on: The Orbit Gum Pack Business Card Holder Hack!

By: Green-eology » Blog Archive

Green-eology » Blog Archive — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:12:20 +0000

[...] I came across a reuse idea using an Orbit Gum pack (see here). I don’t chew gum, but I invested $2 on a pack to use the box as a template and came up with [...]

By: David Plimpton

David Plimpton — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:40:22 +0000

…and you forgot to mention, the business cards end up smelly nice and minty…or bubblegummy!

I’ve been doing this for years and thought it was an original idea until I googled and hit your site. Spread the word!

David

By: orbit bubblemint

orbit bubblemint — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:57:46 +0000

This is brilliant. I always have tons of Orbit on hand anyway – and now I know what to do with the packs. Ultimate bait and switch. “Hey, do you want a piece of gum? HA!”

By: TOMAS

TOMAS — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:41:08 +0000

@Emily – Not sure if I’ve ever come across the tubs you’re talking about, but large storage containers can always be reused for storing other loose pieces like puzzle pieces, Legos, or even items from your kitchen. Be sure to let us know if you find a good use for them!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:04:39 +0000

That’s a fun hack! Any ideas on what to do with those tubs of 60 loose pieces of gum like Eclipse? There’s got to be a great way to recycle those bad boys!

By: TOMAS

TOMAS — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:55:32 +0000

@Blake Alexander – Let me know how your Orbit business card holder turns out!

Unfortunately, some of the business cards I have are a bit too large for the Orbit gum pack but several people have created a template that you can print out to make your own Orbit style gum pack and I’m thinking of putting a custom one together. Anyway, I thought I would put that out there just in case the Orbit gum pack isn’t large enough to accommodate your business cards.

By: Blake Alexander

Blake Alexander — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:11:43 +0000

This is absolutely brilliant! I stumbled upon this site through some twitter post, and I think t was a sign. I looking forward to the other tid-bits I’m sure I’ll discover here.

I’m definitely going to try this out!

Blake

By: TOMAS

TOMAS — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:59:04 +0000

@Kathryn – Glad you liked the tutorial enough to try it out!

As far as “mint mojito” being redundant, I guess it is – maybe it’s not as redundant as Sahara Desert, Ackbar the Great, or Rillito River but redundant nonetheless.

I’m wondering if Orbit used “mint” to ensure that people who have never heard of a mojito wouldn’t be left out in the dark – who knows though?

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:50:06 +0000

whoa cool, i’m gonna try this out tonight!

p.s. my editor brain is asking: isn’t “mint mojito” redundant?

By: TOMAS

TOMAS — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:50:28 +0000

@Josh – I know what you mean. I’ve made it a personal goal to only buy something new if 1) I’ll truly make use of it and it won’t end up on a shelf or in the garage collecting dust, and 2) I don’t already own something that can be re-purposed to do the job.