I hate it, I hate it, I bloody hate it!

Where did controller come from??
Clingfilm!!!

I must say in my defence on using controller satisfactorily, I have only flown once in the last 11 years and that was very short haul.
I do not have a car and I use public transport maybe once in 2 weeks.
My carbon footprint is quite low.

Another vote from me for the bees-wax cover sheets. Haven't used cling-film since learning how awful it is for the environment. (Sadly we've a spare, unused, large Lakeland cling-film roll, sitting in a cupboard.)

Perhaps this is old news/advice but keep your cling film in the fridge. Don't know about sellotape as in my 'once tried never forgotten' experience all it achieved was turn the adhesive 'stick to anything it touches part' into a super glue substance making it too hard to unravel.

I feel like you, Phoenix!

Brilliant post!

I don't know if it helps but I think if you approach the cling film with too much aggression it likes to fight back.

A gentle touch allows a little of the roll to unravel and it behaves better.

After I wrap something in cling film, but before I tear, I twist so that the end to be severed is now easily gotten, a bit like making a fold on the end of sellotape. I rarely use the box as it usually gouges my finger ends.
My friend used to get in such a tizz with her cling film that what she had in the drawer was nothing like the original article. She would ask me to disentangle it whenever I was there when she was using it.
I really am not in league with the devil as one of my dil's claims, ( I can also fold fitted sheets wonderfully ) I have just learned how to win the fight against possessed items. lol

The only thing you didn't mention, Phoenix, is that you can get a nasty cut from the serrated metal knife.

I never use cling film. Good old fridge dishes for me, or freezer bags or kitchen foil.

Yes, I know they aren't good for the environment. I do my bit planting trees.

It’s the user , not the product as described many times.

Fold over the edge of the cling film after each use and you'll always be able to lift the end bit up.

People forget to use the little tabs in the ends of the box
They pop out inside into the centre of the cardboard tube
Keeps it stable in the box & makes for a smoother cut

Make yourself some beeswax food wraps! They are brilliant and ecologically friendly.

Good for you Doodle ! ? You have to show objects who’s the boss.

Came across a set of 3 of these recently. The solution for me!

Well... I was given a tip... to keep it in the fridge, which is where mine has lived ever since. Makes it much easier to use but it is still a prime example of the innate hostility of inanimate objects !!

Showed this to DH who has a hate/hate relationship with cling film. I think we have the answer. We bought a Bacofilm dispenser which keeps it pretty much in order and to cut a piece off you bash the top down on it. If I come across a particularly badly behaved bit I bash the top down really hard whilst shouting “Take that you b***tard!

Same as Ellie... never any problems at all, ( I also chuck the dangerous box away) cut, don’t pull off the clingfilm, and then fold it back a bit, like you would do for sellotape.
The strange thing with it though, is that I do use it regularly but a roll of it lasts for years and years.

Funny you should mention this as I was just thinking yesterday that I have a roll of cling film that I haven't used since I moved into this flat over 10 years ago. I can't quite bring myself to throw it away but it is horrible stuff. I just use a saucer over a bowl in the microwave and tin foil otherwise.

Apparently if you keep the damn stuff in the freezer, you can use it without tearing your hair out. No, I haven't tried it!

I use a short piece of thin cane, place it on end of roll before putting away without the box. Next time, cane shows starting point and keeps cling-film stretched ready for cutting with scissors.

It's the way you tell um

I agree alongside rolls of sellotape where you can never find the bladdy end, for those who are dumb enough like me to never doing anything sensible and mark it.

I don’t like it, but feel it’s an (occasional) necessary evil. I have silicon covers, but they don’t fit everything, and I read somewhere that foil isn’t environmentally friendly because of the huge amount of energy needed to produce it. I do sometimes just stick a plate over the top, if it’s just a bit of something in a bowl.

Unfortunately, despite best intentions, the leftover bits, plus their clingfilm wrap just get binned.

I've never had a problem with it since, at the great age of 69, I discovered that if you push the two flaps in at the side of the box, it cuts smoothly and cleanly. All those angry years!

You can buy little things that look like shower hats in all sizes to cover things. They are brilliant and you can re-use them time and again. So much easier than they dreaded cling film!

My roll of cling film went into the bin this morning, after trying to unwrap a bit to cover some left overs. The film ripped to bits, left overs shot across the the kitchen counter and ended up on the floor so that lot ended up in the bin, to keep the shredded cling film company. I'm making myself feel better with a cup of tea and a whole packet of chocolate digestives.