buy for the packaging

I feel guilt no more when I buy a 4.00 bottle of juice! Even if I can't coupon it, I think of what I can store in the container after the juice is gone.
(this is sad. who have i become? seriously? this is what i think about. using old juice containers. yikes.)
Soda bottles are good too- BUT remember you can store water in soda bottles, so you might use those for that. Juice bottles should only be used for dry goods, no water.
I wash them out with hot soapy water and let them dry completely. Pour in what ever I am storing and pack it in as much as I can, then put in an oxy pack.
I have stored all sorts of crackers, white flour, pasta, sugar.... the list is never ending.
*think of spices too.... ketchup bottles are good for that, mayo, honey- any container (if has an air tight lid) will work. start saving. I'm sure your husbands will love it!

Remember no milk bottles- the plastic is too flimsy. Look on the bottom of your containers for PETE. 

PETE is a good indicator you have a solid plastic that you can re-use and store food in.