It’s annoying when the Kleenex box lifts up as you pull out a tissue because the box is almost empty.
Some heavyish scrap taped to the bottom fixes the problem. The one on the left is about 6 ounces; I suspect the other’s about the same. It’s invisible, quick and easy to move to the next box, and it works well.
The only downside is that you lose much of the ‘box is almost empty’ feedback. That tradeoff is worthwhile for me.
Lol – I found this looking for the same solution, but for purchase! I guess I could just as well go out to the garage and get some scrap metal bits, too…
Hi Cory,
Good luck finding or making what you need!
Here’s an update many years later: The two weights mentioned in the post are still actively in service, and I remain pleased with ‘hold-down’ functionality they provide. I usually save moving them to the next box though, by opening the end of the box and putting more Kleenex in from a new box. The two downsides are difficulty keeping the ends closed and eventual degradation of the plastic the tissues are pulled thru. Cleverly engineered multiple layers of tape partially addresses the end problem, but after a couple of refills the plastic is so bad I’m forced to move to a new box.
Cheers!
Jim