I’m going to need something to store these canning jars I’d bought in the cheap 1/2 boxes with no dividers. And you know pricey doesn’t fly at our Homestead. But you had to buy a certain quantity of each size that you wanted, and they were kinda pricey. I did find an *Cardboard Boxes With Dividers online. Finding Boxes For Empty Canning Jar Storage Looks like I’m on my own to find a solution. So I posed the same question to Jardin and they never even responded to me. More money for the manufacturer yet less efficient for us, the consumer! wonder if that’s when they cheapened up the packaging in an effort to make more money for themselves? They replied that Ball sold the canning jar portion of their business to a company named Jardin several years ago. Maybe they could suggest a special box that didn’t cost an arm & a leg? And I’m wondering how you are supposed to properly and safely store your canning jars in those boxes without dividers?Īlthough all brands of canning jars seem to be sold this way these days, I reached out to Ball company and asked them about these dang half boxes.Īnd I also asked what they would suggest to properly store their canning jars. Of course you know I also abhor the fact that there’s yet more unnecessary plastic being forced on me. There are no dividers to keep them from clinking together and damaging the glass! New canning jars are now sold in what I consider an incomplete and unacceptable half box shrink-wrapped with plastic. So click often! Thank you!) Contacting The Canning Jar Manufacturer About Boxes It’s an easy way to support this blog without anything coming out of your pocket. If you click them and buy something (almost anything, not just the item noted) I could receive a small commission. But links preceded with * are affiliate links. ( Note: Some links in this post are for further information from earlier posts I’ve written. I came up with a solution that protects the jars as well as simplify storage. I don’t want to store my empty jars that way knowing that canning jars clinking together weakens the glass over time.

But they’re now sold in half boxes with no dividers to protect the glass.

Canning jars used to be sold in 4-sided cases with cardboard dividers.

Download cardboard storage boxes