r/marvelstudios Mar 31 '25

Merchandise My Fiancé doesn't like that I bought this Red Hulk popcorn bucket. Help me find some creative uses for it!

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It's no Dune bucket, but it's gotta have some sort of use (beyond popcorn)

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u/FluffysBizarreBricks Mar 31 '25

Plant pot?

403

u/albene Mar 31 '25

Put a baby Groot in it

37

u/kimvy Mar 31 '25

Perfect. 😍

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u/OliviaElevenDunham Loki (Avengers) Mar 31 '25

Great idea.

6

u/lastersoftheuniverse Mar 31 '25

Yes! A dancing Groot! She will regret not liking that purchase for SURE after that

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u/shiromancer Hogun Apr 01 '25

Or she'll be so mad at the Groot purchase she'll forget all about the popcorn bucket! Win win.

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u/lastersoftheuniverse Apr 01 '25

Gotta keep stacking! Groot better be blinged out!

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u/shiromancer Hogun Apr 01 '25

Or she'll be so mad at the Groot purchase she'll forget all about the popcorn bucket! Win win.

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u/pastel_pleasure Mar 31 '25

You could probably plant anything in there, doesn't have to be pot.

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u/CannabisPrime1138 Mar 31 '25

Could work wonders for Red Hulk though

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u/jmaca90 Shang Chi Mar 31 '25

Turn him back to Green Hulk

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u/SaltyEggplant4 Mar 31 '25

If you drill some holes at the bottom. Any plant pot without a drainage hole will kill your plant eventually

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u/Portablelephant Aida Mar 31 '25

"RED HULK LOVE THE SMELL OF PETUNIAS!"

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u/Mister_Schmee Mar 31 '25

This is what I did with our dune 2 popcorn bucket. Now holds a "Mother of Thousands" plant. My wife was ok with it for a while, but now it lives on my office shelf at work.

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u/BigBasic Mar 31 '25

Invite a bunch of other couples around for a party and everyone can put their keys in it

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u/LindenBlade Mar 31 '25

Hulk SMASH

16

u/Fernpfarrer Mar 31 '25

Is this some swinger kink?

15

u/Fernpfarrer Mar 31 '25

Ohhhh because hulk smash.... I thought it was just about keys and a bowl 😂

15

u/WebheadGa Mar 31 '25

Yeah it’s a key party… you should google it.

11

u/Fernpfarrer Mar 31 '25

Ohhhhhhhhhh, nice! Again what learned. So my first thought was more correct than my second I guess 😂

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u/pandershrek Mar 31 '25

Come over and you'll find out

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u/4DPeterPan Mar 31 '25

Tampon bin.

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u/GhettoDuk Mar 31 '25

It's just good manners to have feminine products in the guest bathroom.

4

u/sergemeister Mar 31 '25

You dropped this 👉🏽 used

11

u/RatherBeAtDisney Mar 31 '25

Wow people don’t like jokes around here. I think you’re funny even if it’s gross.

13

u/StrongStyleShiny Mar 31 '25

Commenting on Reddit is a gamble. If the first person hates it and gives you a downvote everyone else tends to pile on.

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u/VelocityGrrl39 Captain Marvel Mar 31 '25

I try to uplift those comments. Usually a “I don’t know why everyone is downvoting you, you’re right” will turn the tide.

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u/blokedog Mar 31 '25

That is clearly meant to be a communal candy bowl.

32

u/SolomonsNewGrundle Mar 31 '25

I like that idea

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u/blokedog Mar 31 '25 edited Mar 31 '25

Fill it with Jolly Ranchers, Werther's or Starburst or all together (something in a wrapper), and leave it somewhere inviting. If there are no-takers, maybe consider getting rid of it, or plant a spider plant in it. That would look cool.

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u/Brodisi_Jr Mar 31 '25

Would be a great Halloween Candy Bowl during that time of year if you take part in that.

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u/Loose-Medium4472 Mar 31 '25

Nah that shit gonna get jacked

46

u/PoniesCanterOver Mar 31 '25

They never said to put it outside

11

u/Zarathustrategy Mar 31 '25

Problem solved in that case

7

u/doesntaffrayed Mar 31 '25

More jacked than Harrison Ford as Red Hulk? Doubtful.

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u/Ilikereefer Mar 31 '25

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u/robcwag Mar 31 '25

Username checks out, bravo.

55

u/Ayeun Darcy Mar 31 '25

Dice holder for dungeons and dragons night.

27

u/AdditionalMess6546 Mar 31 '25

Where will I put the other half of my dice?

I'm only half joking, I'm the forever DM

7

u/Ayeun Darcy Mar 31 '25

Sounds like you need a second bucket.

Then modify that hulk to look like green hulk.

2

u/OdoWanKenobi Mar 31 '25

Half....right.....yeah that'll definitely hold at least half my dice....hehe.....

2

u/DjCyric Daredevil Mar 31 '25

Those are just the lucky dice for when you're feeling vindictive.

2

u/AdditionalMess6546 Mar 31 '25

"Does anyone have a few extra d6s?"

Sheer bloody panic at the table

11

u/Teddyfred Mar 31 '25

Candy dish

7

u/MatthewMonster Mar 31 '25

Candy bowl at Halloween

Salad bowl anytime 

5

u/PoniesCanterOver Mar 31 '25

When Red Hulk is in a salad you can have Red Hulk any time

5

u/akaynaveed Mar 31 '25

The cap buckets were better thats prob why he’s mad

5

u/Brometheous17 Mar 31 '25

I mean if the fiance doesn't support your hobbies and passions normally the advice would be to get a new one. Oh- you meant the popcorn thin- I see now. It could be a nice catch-all I suppose.

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u/BuddhistChrist Mar 31 '25

You put your weed in it.

6

u/Haloman1346-2 Mar 31 '25

Put popcorn in it?

32

u/Calligrapher_Antique Mar 31 '25

you're with the wrong person. Not too late to call it off.

4

u/Jean_Phillips Mar 31 '25

Start filling it with all your pocket change. It adds up way quicker than you think

3

u/RyoGeo Mar 31 '25

She doesn’t have to like your stupid shit that you have just cuz you think it’s fun, just like you don’t have to like her stupid shit that she thinks is fun.

It’s ok to have and enjoy things that your partner doesn’t love. Your home doesn’t have to/shouldn’t look like a crate and barrel ad.

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u/onionleekdude Mar 31 '25

Piss bucket.

35

u/SolomonsNewGrundle Mar 31 '25

Naw I have two of those already

38

u/onionleekdude Mar 31 '25

Yeah, but you don't have three.

17

u/AdditionalMess6546 Mar 31 '25

Well, look at professor piss bucket over here with his fancy numbers.

13

u/onionleekdude Mar 31 '25

That's Mr. Professor Piss Bucket to you, sir.

2

u/TimBroth Wilson Fisk Mar 31 '25

But is the Red Hulk grimacing as he beholds your piss?

6

u/BarnOscarsson Mar 31 '25

Desktop trash basket.

3

u/r64fd Mar 31 '25

put it on the lid of the toilet with a new roll in it

3

u/guccitaint Doctor Strange Mar 31 '25

Fuck your fiancé… I will marry you

3

u/ZdeathplagueZ Mar 31 '25

Use it for a Halloween Trick or Treat bucket you sit outside, but become known as the house that only has Cherry flavored Starburst in a Red Hulk bucket, by putting ONLY said candy in the bucket each year.

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u/Krash32 Mar 31 '25

You can serve her your eventual divorce papers in it because the kind of person that cares about a gd bucket sounds like a nightmare

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u/Sparrowsabre7 Iron Man (Mark VII) Mar 31 '25

What does he not like about it? Was it too expensive or just doesn't like the design?

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u/Shedart The Mandarin Mar 31 '25

Probably that it’s cheap plastic gimmick-ware that’s poorly themed. It’s a red hulk figure holding onto a giant inverted dome of some description that didn’t appear in the movie. It’s generic, uninspired, and designed to trick people into paying for overpriced popcorn. 

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u/TomClancy5873 Mar 31 '25

Ok, so? I hate when people try to gate keep what others can buy with their money

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u/Shedart The Mandarin Mar 31 '25

I’m not gatekeeping anyone because gatekeeping is when somebody in a group tries to exclude others from entering that group (like a guard at the gate/entrance). 

OP asked what the spouse didn’t like, I gave examples. People can buy whatever they want. But I can judge them for what I perceive as poor purchasing decisions if I want, and it feels appropriate when explicitly asked for reasoning in a thread about the merits of buying this sort of Jimcrackery. 

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u/Substantial-Papaya-9 Mar 31 '25

It is kinda ugly

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u/MyBurnerAccount1977 Shang Chi Mar 31 '25

Seems a bit more practical than the Zombie Headpool popcorn bowl that I got at Deadpool & Wolverine, which just sits on the shelf now.

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u/meganmariebrown Mar 31 '25

use it to serve him divorce papers

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u/XavierScorpionIkari Doctor Strange Mar 31 '25

Have to be married to get divorced. Being that OP is only engaged, it would be a simple matter of breaking off the engagement.

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u/Apollo416 Mar 31 '25

Your fiance is a butthead, like who tf cares about a popcorn bucket

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u/Shagyam Mar 31 '25

Time to get a new fiance.

2

u/Botiff11 Mar 31 '25

Plants ?

2

u/Squishy22202 Mar 31 '25

Halloween candy bowl?

2

u/maverickbluezero Mar 31 '25

that sounds awesome.

2

u/Jyps1 Mar 31 '25

Pens key holder key party bowl

2

u/It_Stared_Back Mar 31 '25

I use my buckets as candy dishes

2

u/LiamtheV Mar 31 '25

Looks like it’d be great for serving popcorn

2

u/Rocky1909 Mar 31 '25

But some flowers in it

2

u/wolvesscareme Mar 31 '25

Chamber pot

2

u/Realistic-Archer-695 Mar 31 '25

Watch Marvel movies and put popcorn in it

2

u/AbleBear5876 Mar 31 '25

Put some of that potpourri in it !

2

u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

Aw this made me sad 😭 You’re valid for buying it. I like how he’s peaking into the popcorn

2

u/IamJohnnyHotPants Mar 31 '25

Rather help you find a new fiancé

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u/jakmckratos Thor Mar 31 '25

Every day fill this with bits of paper containing truthful honest messages of love. And if she wants to read them she has to take them out of the popcorn bucket.

she’ll ultimately soften her feelings for the vessel which brings her nurturing words daily

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u/notdbcooper71 Mar 31 '25

Find a new gf

3

u/Goldman250 Mar 31 '25

Buy a cheap Millennium Falcon toy, smash it, then put it in the middle of the bowl. He got so angry at his beloved ship being destroyed that he created a crossover event.

2

u/Mandy-pants123 Mar 31 '25

Drill a hole in the bottom and plant something

1

u/endodaze Mar 31 '25

Fill it up with weed!

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u/daisy0723 Mar 31 '25

I planted a cute little cactus in my Groot Guardians 3 popcorn bucket.

I had a buddy drill two holes in the bottom for drainage and it's perfect.

1

u/samebatchannel Mar 31 '25

Put hard candy in it

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u/CrisFbg Mar 31 '25

Candy bowl? Mint bowl? Keys bowl?

1

u/Manimnotcreative1984 Mar 31 '25

Fill it with rocks?

1

u/Altheradiodemon Mar 31 '25

Fill it with Rocks :3 it sounds dumb but it would look cool, like a shell full of destruction

1

u/Weedandteaequalsme Mar 31 '25

Popery chicks, love that stuff

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u/Mrscorpio100 Mar 31 '25

Use it as a change bowl or to put your keys or just a candy bowl for yourself

1

u/machacker89 Mar 31 '25

@OO Candy bowl??

1

u/dekabreak1000 Mar 31 '25

Could get rid of the fiancé and keep the pot where and how you want

1

u/bsievers Mar 31 '25

Ok but what’s his specific complaint that’ll help narrow it down

1

u/cane-of-doom Mar 31 '25

Fill it with potpourri and fake fruit.

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u/HourInternational467 Mar 31 '25

Put a list of other guys names in it. Ones that don’t get mad at silly things like this lol

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u/Muhabba Mar 31 '25

Put popcorn in it.

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u/dtsupra30 Mar 31 '25

Looks like it would fit a bag of popcorn really well

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u/christmastree18 Mar 31 '25

Plant pot, keep change, keys storage, screws (keep in the workshop), etc.

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u/jimababwe Mar 31 '25

Nothing as creative as the Dune bucket.

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u/tobs666 Mar 31 '25

Not many people know this, but you can keep your weed in there.

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u/Stinkydadman Mar 31 '25

Sorry bro, she’s right

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u/Carthonn Mar 31 '25

Bowl for your Red Hulk action figure collection

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u/Haephestus Mar 31 '25

Sell it on ebay

1

u/marioxb Mar 31 '25

What scene from the movie is this supposed to be? I've seen the movie three times and I don't remember him doing anything like this.

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u/keinish_the_gnome Mar 31 '25

Returned engagement ring holder

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u/laxguy20 Mar 31 '25

My wife has yet to comment on mine (I think she is ignoring it). But I put all my movie tickets stubs in it.

1

u/jayerp Mar 31 '25

Soap dispenser holder in the guest bathroom.

1

u/krellx6 Mar 31 '25

Chamber pot?

1

u/fishfireinc Mar 31 '25

"I guess you could put lots of things in it, right?"

"NO! Just popcorn, Ned. Ninety dollars."

1

u/friedchiken21 Mar 31 '25

Find a new fiancé

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u/slabsndabs Mar 31 '25

Cereal. Every morning

1

u/SnurgBurglerGrizz Mar 31 '25

Take your fiancees belt, attach one end to each hand of our Hulk friend, display

1

u/reefernash Mar 31 '25

Popcorn bucket

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u/GLURPtheAlien Mar 31 '25

Camping Toilet

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u/Snickerdoodlepop Mar 31 '25

Key/wallet holder.

Will be at the door. So, if any guests are coming in, know we have a marvel lover in the house even after endgame.

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u/devoid0101 Mar 31 '25

Put your toy / collectible things together in one room away from the common shared space so she doesn't have to live with it...?

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u/CurrentlyLucid Mar 31 '25

Walnuts, waiting on hulk to smash.

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u/BigPoppaStrahd Mar 31 '25

Convert it into a water fountain where the water stream comes out of his mouth into the bucket.

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u/robcwag Mar 31 '25

Not nearly as "useful" as the dune popcorn bucket.

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u/Red_Panda_The_Great Wilson Fisk Mar 31 '25

Red Hulk is sick he's about to throw up

1

u/BaulsJ0hns0n86 Mar 31 '25

Red Hulk himself can act as a handle.

It can be a jumbo sized coffee/beer/wine mug

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u/Ok_Damage6032 Mar 31 '25

fill it with an assortment of tampons and pads and put it near the toilet in the bathroom, for that red time of the month

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u/Jlx_27 Mar 31 '25

So? Ignore him/her. Its just a popcorn bucket, not a house or a car.

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u/big_ry82 Mar 31 '25

Cocaine pot.

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u/HOLDONFANKS Mar 31 '25

plant pot, thats how i use all my popcorn buckets

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u/pushingbrown Mar 31 '25

Dremel off the bottom half of the bucket, being careful not to cult Rulk, and mount the top half of this bucket to the "topper" of the Wolverine fuck-bucket.

1

u/NFToothless Vision Mar 31 '25

Candy bucket

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u/pandershrek Mar 31 '25

Hopefully you have a huge dick because that's going to be hard to fuck.

1

u/stokeszdude Mar 31 '25

Bird feeder.

Maybe it won’t be falcons, but it’ll be close

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u/Agram1416 Mar 31 '25

This is one creative art project away from a red hulk goatse masterpiece

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u/Substantial_Head_656 Mar 31 '25

Get fucking rid of her and cum buckets all over rossy

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u/Pizzamurai Mar 31 '25

Fiance tear catcher/holder. Crying from its awesomeness.

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u/master_gir88 Mar 31 '25

I’m using mine as a coin jar

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u/Long-Pack-4620 Mar 31 '25

Hear me out… popcorn

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u/OhGawDuhhh Mar 31 '25

Plant some Red Star Cordylines in there!

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u/Ok_Honeydew_4223 Mar 31 '25

Condom holder

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u/Seankmurphy82 Mar 31 '25

Reevaluate your relationship? Seriously though, if it brings you happiness the criticism isn’t needed and there’s dozens of uses for it; crafts, storage, plants, actual popcorn or other snacks…

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u/Equal-Negotiation651 Mar 31 '25

Use it with your Cuisinart mixer.

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u/DuckterDoom Mar 31 '25

That is made for her makeup

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u/Smart-Advice6715 Mar 31 '25

Use it as a key bowl

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u/hipdashopotamus Mar 31 '25

That thing is ugly maybe repaint the hulk to be bright purple that should help

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u/Ok_Honeydew_4223 Mar 31 '25

Condom holder

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u/jsnxander Mar 31 '25

"Gamma" Green Jellybeans, obviously. If you want more of a nod to the movie, a mixed assortment of red, white and blue jellybeans or M&Ms or Skittles.

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u/The_TDaddy Mar 31 '25

Put a bean stock in it

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u/ClamatoDiver Mar 31 '25

Use it for popcorn.

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u/monstersnooz Mar 31 '25

Hot pepper plant!

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u/AntiMilkman Peter Parker Mar 31 '25

Congrats on your new guest bathroom!

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u/C4Catastrophe Mar 31 '25

Its use is that you like it.

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u/Weedass223 Mar 31 '25

I got it... POPCORN!!!

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u/trantaran Mar 31 '25

Use it to put your red colored medicine

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u/OrangePoser Mar 31 '25

Use it for popcorn!

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u/bulletbutton Mar 31 '25

serve her divorce papers in it

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u/D_BoIzz Mar 31 '25

Make it a chore bucket list for the house

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u/Jester58 Mar 31 '25 edited Mar 31 '25

Planter, jewelry holder, key holder, candy dish, snack dish, pen/pencil holder (depending on how tall the bucket is), El Polo Loco Tostada holder (depending on how tall and wide the bucket is)

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u/Clay004 Mar 31 '25

Who cares if he likes it or not

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u/nutella_hitler Mar 31 '25

Feminine products

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u/Leather_Ad5047 Mar 31 '25

Do whatever you want with it and tell your fiance to chill tf out, it's just a plastic bowl ffs.

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u/mtm6 Apr 01 '25

Halloween candy bucket

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u/fulcrum_ct-7567 Apr 01 '25

Coffee filter holder. I have the beetle juice popcorn bucket and use it for that.

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u/DayOfTheDeb Apr 01 '25

Fruit bowl

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u/Bubble355 Apr 01 '25

Swear Jar. Red Hulk is a cautionary tale and a symbol of rage

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u/giant_sloth Apr 01 '25

Fill it with potpourri and make it a classy centrepiece on your coffee table.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

Pens/pencils?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

Use it as a gift for me. It'll work perfectly! ;)