Dear Heloise: I believe you wrote a hint years ago about finding your car in a crowded parking lot — just pop the trunk! I use it every time I go to a large supermarket or the mall. Thanks! — Carolyn W., via email

Carolyn, in a place where you trust everyone, it might be safe, but today you risk losing something if someone decides to help themselves to whatever you have in your trunk. You might want to use your key fob to honk the horn a few times and follow the sound. — Heloise

WASTE NOT,

WANT NOT

Dear Heloise: My husband hates to let anything go to waste, so when the plastic hand lotion bottle is almost empty, he will cut a couple inches out of the middle of it with a utility knife. Then he inserts the bottom portion into the top part of the bottle. It’s easy to open up the two parts to reach the remaining hand lotion. This also makes cleaning up the bottle for recycling much easier! — Margie B, Madison, Wisconsin

CUTTING CHEESE

Dear Heloise: Cutting a block of cheese on a charcuterie board can be awkward. So, I like to use one of the little holders that are used for corn on the cob as a handle to steady the cheese when guests are serving themselves. This works best on hard or semisoft cheeses. — Elizabeth J., in Columbus, Ohio

CLEANING THE

COFFEEPOT

Dear Heloise: I use a 12-cup glass coffeepot and make 6 cups of coffee daily. Even though I washed it daily with dish soap, a brown film collected on the glass. I added 1 teaspoon of stain remover powder to hot water in the pot, and it got clean very quickly. It has stayed clean for a long time. I’ll repeat the process when the film develops again. — Gail N., in Cleveland, Ohio

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