The cheapest 5-gal. bucket opener is to be found at http://www.mybizpage.com/Masonsup/page3.htm Their tel. is 800-725-8959. Price is $1.31 plus shipping. The guy I spoke to there in Texas was very nice. Also, Sportsmans Guide (www.sportsmansguide.com) has gamma seals back in stock (screw-on lids for 5-6 gal. buckets), 4 for $20. They have a lot of really useful stuff, cheap too. Their mil. surplus catalog is worth a look (catalogs much better than info on their website). I don't know how he manages to sell gamma seals for less than US Plastics does.

-- judy (wednesdayschild@hotmail.com), February 25, 1999

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Thank you Judy. I looked at one yesterday that was $14.95 and decided I could live without it. This is really a big help. I think I'll order one for all my friends and say, "Here's the opener, now get your buckets."

-- gilda jessie (jess@listbot.com), February 25, 1999.

Folks, get your bucket openers at Ace Hardware in the paint department for $1.79.I would think any store that sells paint in 5 gal. buckets will have them.

-- Juniper (shhh@donttell.com), February 26, 1999.