When I was a kid we used to have another kid print out dirty pictures from Google that were extremely small and but on full sized pieces of paper, and I’d fold them up, take out the back of my PlayStation 2, and stuff em in there. The source had the brains cut the tiny pictures out of the giant paper and tape them around a pencil so he could look at them during class. Not sure which as worse since I never got caught but I might have missed it on a lesson learned. I also used to put them in a coffee can, duct tape it up, and hide it in the gutters on the roof. Can’t believe the stuff I did back then, we were about 11 at the time.
Funny thing here - it wasn’t hiding the full bottles, it was hiding the empty ones! I knew people would see it in the trash so I stashed the empty ones everywhere. In the back corners of the garage, under my bed, wrapped in bags and boxes. Found them for months after I got sober.
This is a great reminder of how chaotic and sad my life was during that time.
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Amazing…all these strategies we had to plan all the time. Glad i don’t have to worry about this anymore. Less stress to deal with now.
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Woops sorry I’m new. Thank you.
That was a little rude. This forum is for all addictions. Why not be a little more welcoming to others.
You could be more inclusive. I’m sure there are addicts that had hiding places for their drugs just like alcoholics. What about those with a shopping addiction, hiding credit cards? I’m sure food addicts have hiding places too.
I guess you see my point, all addicts had that clever/lying side to them.
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Apologies to everyone. No rudeness was intended, and im sorry it came across that way. In the future i will be more dilligent in proofreading my replies before i tap the “reply” button.
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Oh well, I had too many hiding places… in my hidden safe… in the pockets of winter jackets… in the trunk of my car inside the emergency box… the funny thing sometimes I used to hide it and forget where I hid it… and I find it while looking for something else weeks or months later… 
When I got sober and moved back with my family they found one stuffed between the bed and the wall… apparently I forgot it was there…
I am thankful that is all behind me now and thankful for the progress I made so far…
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Hey Buntz, I want to apologize to you for that reply earlier. I didn’t mean to sound rude, but now that i re-read my response it wasn’t very nice, and i’m sorry. Welcome to our community.
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Point taken, Lisa07. You are absolutely right. Thank you for setting me straight on this.
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Another winter jacket pocket hider! Damn I thought I was unique with that one
LOL most of the people I used to know used to hide it in winter jacket pockets or bath robe pockets 
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One of my little “hidey holes” was in my gig bag for my bass guitar. It had a little side pouch for cords, accessories, picks, and whatnot. This place worked just swell for a long time until one fine day, in my inebriated state, i left the zipper open on the pouch. The Mrs. was cleaning the closet one day and that tell-tale, bright red label on the flask of Popov was peeking out and caught her eye. BUSTED!!!
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It’s okay, I understand and am not offended or anything. I wish you strength and fortitude with your recovery. Thank you for the welcome.
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Closet drawers, boxes, bathroom drawers. Trying to keep track of the empties was stressful. I always found more than I thought I would.
I really appreciate everyone’s honesty here. I’ve never been able to tell anyone about my secret which has made trying to get sober incredibly difficult. Reading people’s stories that sound so much like mine makes me feel a small weight of shame lifted because I don’t feel alone.
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I hid pints of whiskey and empty beer cans everywhere. A lot of times it took me a while to remember 
. I once hid a 1/2 case of beer from the night before outside in the can under the old recyclables in very hot weather. I drank it the next morning over ice after the fam had left for work and school. I don’t know if you’ve ever forced down skunked beer before but God damn. 
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Empties were the worst. I’d often drink lots when my husband was out of town and I’d take away about half of them so it looked like I only drank a normal amount while he was gone. Alcoholic reasoning Now I’m just guilty of too many sparkling water cans.
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