wow the walmart hate comes out even on this site...one would think making 15.00 + an hour to audit inventory would be a good thing in these hard economic times. I reckon it's better to be gainfully unemployed and making zip, zero,nada than to work at the dreaded Wal effing Mart...and no i don't...
I have used 24 oz. Mt. Dew bottles. Used the same bottles and original caps for 3-4 batches now. Works great and no leaks. Just tighten the caps as tight as you can by hand. To clean for the first use I put a little Oxyclean in each bottle and let them set for a couple of hours...rinse the crap...
I found wort chillers on sale at homebrewery.com. 3/8", 25' copper IC for $39.95. Bought one and it works great. Cooled 3 and a half gallons from boiling to 69 degrees in about 7 minutes. We have really cold tap water here. (From a well.) Not a bad price.