Koozie Hacks: Upcycling Your Beer Koozies

I can’t say “no” to a beer koozie. Even though I work in a brewery, and I have a box of 1,000 branded koozies next to my desk—I NEVER turn down a free koozie. It’s a problem. 
Because these sexy tubes of neoprene and foam are so ubiquitous in my life (and probably in yours if you’re reading this), I’ve uncovered myriad uses for them in addition to that for which they were first invented.

Koozie hack #1: Protector for Miscellaneous Items

Carrying easily bruised fruit around can be a challenge—unless you have a koozie. Koozies protect peaches, plums, tomatoes and more. There are few things sadder than cutting into that lunch avocado you’ve been toting around all morning to find mealy brown bruises where there should be velvety green delicious flesh. Am I right?

In truth, with a little duct tape (which we all also have a lot of, right?), you can tape up the holes and use a koozie to hold and protect spare change, jewelry, loose screws, or marbles. Ta-da!

Little known fact: Koozies are capable of spontaneous reproduction. Like bacteria or a Chucky doll movie. 

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