One of the most oft-requested deals on Pesach-related items from Daily Cheapskate readers is for contact paper, which seems to have gotten very expensive these past few years.
I actually posted this pattern last year when it was $9.58 on Amazon. This year, this 18 inches x 24 feet roll of patterned contact paper is actually a little cheaper, $8.79 with free Prime/SuperSaver shipping. Please note, this is kind of a huge roll, 8 yards long(!) so you are really getting value for your money, especially compared to in-store prices. This item got 4.7 out of 5 stars over 89 customer reviews.
Just a different idea that you might want to try on for size...the way I cover my countertops for Pesach is this: I got heavy duty posterboard and I cut that to the same size as my counters. It took some time and measuring, but it was an investment in future convenience. Then I covered the posterboard with heavy duty flannel-backed vinyl, and voila, I had re-usable counter covers. (Contact paper will work just as well, if it's good thick posterboard. And unlike other kinds of counter covers, I can wipe these down and clean them, even spray them with Windex. When Pesach is over, I just line them up together and store them behind our Pesach storage. Last year, one of the counter covers got some knife nicks in it, so I just recovered it with new vinyl.
As far as covering the shelves in my pantry, I just use the vinyl (no cardboard backing, but I write down which shelf it corresponds to on the back, so I'll know for future years). That means that when it's time to line the shelves, I don't need to cut and measure again, I just slide them into place. These too can be wiped down.
Got any other time-saving ideas for covering shelves and countertops?
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