Any way to "mark" old attys?

[Ultimist]

Using the same attys gets confusing after you've managed to collect a huge number of them... I'd like to be able to tell newer ones from older ones, but don't know of a reliable method to somehow mark them.

In the past, I've just been really careful to keep the attys I've ordered at separate times, in separate containers, locations, etc... but I really would like an easier way to organize them all that minimizes the potential of mixing newer ones with older ones, etc.

 

[ejoker]

baggies with labels?
colored bands?

 

[dee5]

I have so many attys that I like to dedicate each one for a certain flavor. I bought some small baggies from the craft store and in each one I put a 3ml bottle of juice with it's label telling the flavor, the atomizer that goes with it and a cartridge with the stopper on the end so it doesn't dry out. You could also just put the atomizer in by itself and label the bag with a sharpie.

 

[JohnKing]

I put some discreet scratches on my favorites.

 

[undertheradar]

I use a Dremel rotary tool to engrave small letters on mine alphabetically, one letter to an atty. A sheet of paper in my sewing box (not manly, but lots of compartments) shows the atty's purchase date, resistance and flavor.

 

[Buzzy]

Any engraving tool - and there are some which are not expensive - will do the job at the expense of a messy look. Sorta. I have found that a silver Sharpie will mark it, though it tends to rub off in a while. And White-out will make a mark, but it can chip off.

 

[silkakc]

You could always scratch the month number very tiny by the threads. I use a nail and scratch L on the attys, down near the base where they screw in. You could scratch 1 or 10 on them to represent which month you bought them in.

But you'd have to change atty colors each year for this to be perfect


Lori

 

[YoshiMum]

I try to order different colors that I way I know my white ones are oldest, black was next, plat most recent. Brands vary too, my LR's have 'ems' branded on them and the TW's have a gold band and the devil head.

 

[STEVE'S PHOTOS]

coloerd rubber bands fro the dollar store. Put the same colored band on the bottle with the same flavor. I just clean mine out so they're all new. The brand new ones I just don't open until I need'em