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Aauugh! I Accidentally Licked A Bunch Of Envelopes!

eleep

By eleep
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eleep Enthusiast
eleep
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I was merrily paying bills two hours ago and just completely spaced on the envelope thing! I knew this. I knew this. I knew this.

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RoseNNJ Apprentice
RoseNNJ
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I was merrily paying bills two hours ago and just completely spaced on the envelope thing! I knew this. I knew this. I knew this.

I caught myself doing this at work the other day. :o:o Hope you feel better soon!

eleep Enthusiast
eleep
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Hmmmm, now that I've done some searching around, I wonder if that's what has happened or not -- it looks like it's questionable whether there's wheat gluten in US envelopes. I can say that I haven't had a headache like this in the last gluten-free month.....maybe something else? I'm starting to feel like a hypochondriac folks -- sorry to vent.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I understand you being uneasy about it--I do the bill paying (well, I write out the checks :D ) and I always leave the envelopes for my husband to seal. I figure better safe than sorry!

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
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Patti-I do the exact same thing! Birthday cards, bills, etc....I don't mind doing it as long as he'll lick them and take them out. :)

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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I try to remember to use this:

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But this looks way cooler :)

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TRY is the word. I barely ever remember about envelopes :rolleyes:

I've got my fingers crossed that you don't get sick!

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

My husband recently got caught out with envelopes!

Resulted in terrible headache,4 trips to the loo,and night sweats.

Oops! :o

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Lauren M Explorer
Lauren M
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I was told this is a total "[Celiac] Urban Legend," so I wouldn't beat yourself up about it.

That said, even though I'm confident it's safe I still don't lick the envelopes... call it paranoia!

- Lauren

Guest nini
Guest nini
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it's not an urban legend... there are some companies out there that DO use gluten in the glue for envelopes and since it's virtually impossible to tell who manufactured your envelopes, it's just safer all around to not lick them.

Sure in the US most of the glues are made with corn starch, BUT many many many companies buy their envelopes IN BULK from foreign countries that DO use wheat starch in the glue. There is just NO WAY of knowing which ones are safe, so don't do it.

I bought one of those sponge bottle thingies from the dollar store. Much easier than licking envelopes. Besides that glue usually tastes so freakin nasty who would WANT to lick it anyway??? Not me!

The Celiac expert that spoke at our support group meeting recently cautioned against licking envelopes, and we recently got a reminder from another reputable source to not lick them, so I'm sticking with my sponge bottle... no licking envelopes PLEASE!

mommida Enthusiast
mommida
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Getting diagnosed with Celiac or gluten sensitivity means CHECK THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES IN OR NEAR YOUR MOUTH. If I can't read the label to verify it is safe I don't use it.

Laura

cgilsing Enthusiast
cgilsing
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That is the one thing that I forget the most! We do our bill paying online, so the only time I have an envelope to deal with is on birthdays or for thank-you notes. It's not frequent enough and I just plain forget! I usually remember about 5 seconds after I do it, but then it's too late :rolleyes: I'm proud of myself today though! I sent out thank you notes yesterday and I remembered not to lick them!!! Whoo-hoo!

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VegasCeliacBuckeye
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Online Bill Pay RULES!!!

No more licking and no more buying stamps -- you can pay anyone online as long as you have an account number with the bill and they have an address.

Seriously, it is sooooooooooooooo easy!

Bronco

p.s. I have Washington Mutual as my bank

cgilsing Enthusiast
cgilsing
Posted
Online Bill Pay RULES!!!

No more licking and no more buying stamps -- you can pay anyone online as long as you have an account number with the bill and they have an address.

Seriously, it is sooooooooooooooo easy!

Bronco

p.s. I have Washington Mutual as my bank

I LOVE it! We can even set it up to automatically pay our monthly accounts with a fixed charge! It just sends us a notice that it was paid and takes care of the rest! That was we are never late, just because we put it off or forget!

munchkinette Collaborator
munchkinette
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I bought self-seal envelopes but I still need to seal some envelopes. I need one of those little spongey things.

I'm so glad I saw this headline yesterday before I went to the bank and used the atm envelopes. I never would have thought of it otherwise. (I licked my thumb and wet the envelope, then washed my hands as soon as I could.)

I thought the envelope thing was a joke too until I started reading this forum. It's all because of Seinfeld. :)

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