... in hardware stores, grocery stores, box stores, candy stores, looking for some random item that would solve a problem that I have. Last year I spent weeks looking for a plastic container for ice cubes, that would fit inside our freezer bin. We were at a carnival in Scotland where a stand was selling lollipops out of a plastic bin with a wide mouth. I got out a tape measure and said, aha, if I buy the last twenty or so lollipops can I have the container? They said sure, and it has worked great for us.