I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself. Whoever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box? You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time.

well I'll be darned, never ever knew that and here i am almost older than dirt! you learn something new every day. Thanks so much.

Didn't realize all brands did but I have used in the past. Mostly I forget about it. So thanks for the reminder.

I never would have caught that if you didn't share your tidbit of info. Thanks

Oh Lordy I never looked and have the same problem thanks so much for sharing this great tip / info.
some of the strangest things excape us all until one person shares their discovery...good of you.
Hugs Cricket17

Well, for pity's sake!! There they are! I guess they expect you must be bored enough to read your boxes, hee hee hee. I never knew this. When I was in Home Ec I don't think there was such a thing as Saran Wrap. And when I was a kid, we still had to light the oven on the stove with a match, there was no pilot light. So much for learning stuff in Home Ec, hee hee hee. Thanks for sharing, although I must say the cats like it when I play "chase the Saran Wrap" all over the kitchen floor, they'll be disappointed. Marji

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by marjialexa 08 Jan 2009

Oh, by the way, flowers for all who didn't know, and even for those of you smarty-pantses who did, hee hee hee. M

Thank you, I had forgotten that. Thanks again

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

I have only been using Aluminum foil and Saran wrap for something like... ALL OF MY LIFE, and I never noticed this. (BIG THANKS TO YOU #44)

Yes, I knew and can give the same answer as cutiepie. It is on the boxes for years.

all these years of running after my foil across the kitchen floor. Thanks so much for sharing.
I am going to lock mine right now!!!
a big hug coming your way and flower too.
Brenda Lea

Thank You I didn't know this . A flower for you

This one of the reasons I like this site. You learn something new everyday. Thank you for sharing this. I checked mine and sure enough it was there on the end.

Oh my i just looked at mine and here in aussie land we have a home brand/black/gold and it has these small V shapped cuts on the side that you can push in to hol;d the roll nothing written on the side of the box but its there. So All Aussies have a look when shopping and see if other brands do THANX for the info it saves me chasing the roll around the kitchen floor hehehehe :)

Well you learn something everyday, thanks for letting us know...

I'm sorry that all of you didn't know this for all this time. If I'd known you didn't know, I would have shared a long time ago. =] My home economics teacher in 7th grade (so, decades ago) told us about this and she also had some little 'dohickies' that looked kind of like giant push-pins that she used on the rolls that don't have the built-in roll locks.

I actually check in the store before I buy to make sure I am getting a brand that has the locks, since I am not fortunate enough to have my own set of 'dohickies' (no, that is not the actual name of the things, but I don't know what they are really called, or even if you can still get them anywhere).

I had to go look too.. Found one box with tabs I could push in... wonder how long they have been making boxes like that? Jolly good idea anyway. thanks for sharing :)

:oD

I just noticed this couple weeks ago. I really think this is something they just started doing. Great idea!

Thanks for info you never to old to learn new tricks

wow truly amazing thanks just pressed all to lock in place

I just went to look I can't see what you are talking about maybe we don't have it in Aust can someone take a photo please to show us

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by jasanne 08 Jan 2009

I'm in NZ and one box of foil I have in the drawer has little half circle tabs I could push in on the end - no instructions with them tho!

This is new to me also. Thanks for the info.

I didn't know that either...WOW...thanks for the info!

I don't use aluminum as it is not safe and I don't cook with any aluminum pot either. I have enough health probs don't need any more.

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by simplyrosie 08 Jan 2009

I've heard that aluminum 'may' be a contributor to alzheimer's too.

me too...I'm on my way to the kitchen :-)

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by emily16838 08 Jan 2009

Thanks, never to old!!!!

Um... that means I have to go into the kitchen, huh? xoxo

U know, right now I'm laughing at myself, n all of my 70+ yrs. I cannot begin to tell u how many times, the foil, saran wrap, glad wrap, wax paper etc have jumped out of the box as I tried to tear off a sheet. Never n all this time bothered to look at the end of the box. We never get to old to learn something new. thanks *

I like you just found out last week when my sons significant other showed me. She's 21 and can barely boil water:)

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by jasanne 08 Jan 2009

LOL!!!!

I did not know this either. I am glad you let us know this.

I just noticed about a month ago. I couldn't believe it either. Even then when I took out a new box of foil I forgot about it at first. Senior moment?

I did not know this it just goes to show how well we look at things.

they say we're never too old to learn; I did not know that either lol

I just looked in the drawer I have one with the tabs and two with out. I wonder just how long I have had the ones without?

This is so funny. I did not know about the tab either and I have been around a very long time...someone should tell us about these little inventions...lol

I had no idea this existed. Thank you for sharing this bit of useful information. *4u

after 59 years on this earth and I am still learning something new. Thx for teaching an old dog new tricks.

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by marietta 08 Jan 2009

a Person is never too old to learn.

I had no idea. Thanks bunches. Here's to the end of the run away foil.

Thanks I didn't have any idea about this feature. It is amazing all the things I learn reading posts.

wow i went and looked and yes it is there shoot all these years of cursing it lol

Thanks, very usefull info, and don't feel bad, I didn't know that either. *4U