Old Style Book - What Do You Stash?

scuzz

I stash:

Toileteries from hotels
Ketchups/salts/sugars etc
free samples in magaizines
napkins
handwipe things (normally from KFC) great for picnics
Take-away containers

tiptoes

I Also Stash The Paper That Ikea Have For Wrapping Breakables And Use This For Wrapping Paper, Depending On What Its For I Get Dd To Do Potatoe Stamping On It.

I'm For Ever Collecting Lolly Sticks, The Little Tubes Of Wood Glue That Come With Flat Pack Furniture, Bits Of Wool And String, Other People Old Cards And Wrapping Paper, Shiny Sweet Wrappers Ect For Dd Rainy Craft Box.

thriftmonster

Spendless wrote:

I forgot to say I also save the reply envelopes from junk mail but I rarely send letters so I use them to send money up to school (dinner money,trip money,gym club money) or nursery/holiday playschemes (fees).

Me too! And the Chinese containers. DH also collects yellow plastic ducks - quite a few hotels put these in the bathrooms.

I also collect allthe rubber bands that the postman drops on the pavement outside the post storage box and have trained the kids to do the same.

Spendless

thriftmonster wrote:

DH also collects yellow plastic ducks - quite a few hotels put these in the bathrooms.

I also collect allthe rubber bands that the postman drops on the pavement outside the post storage box and have trained the kids to do the same.

Oh I'll have to ask hubby about rubber ducks when he stays away. the kids ones need replacing:whistle: . Used to find rubber bands all the time when we lived other side of town. Now I never find them and have to resort to buying them:eek:

squeaky

On a related note there is a thread on scavenging:-


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=90851

moggins

This thread has given me so many new ideas for scavenging

THIRZAH

I belong to a minatures group- we make furniture for dolls houses. Lolly sticks and those wooden or plastic sticks from take out coffee are great for spreading glue. I can throw them away afterwards and not have to carry a sticky brush home. I use empty individual foil dishes- like the ones from bought mince pies- for glue.

We're always looking for ideas for making furniture out of things that most people throw away. I've used the round top of an ice cream container for the top of a table- covered with a cloth of course.We also made an occasional table from the top of a can of hair spray.

I do have to restrain myself at times- or the bottom of my handbag ends up resembling a scrap yard

Somerled

suziewuzie wrote:

I use the shower caps from hotels as covers for shoes - you can then pack a pair in luggage when space is limited - keeps marks of clothes.

What a great idea I shall be sure to start picking them up. Thanks suziewuzie

Somerled

Isnt it a pity that more and more hotels now, well the ones I visit more frequently have the big dispensers screwed to the wall.

They dont dispense so well either ... into your empty small bottles either

cheletastic

chickadee wrote:

DS says I am embarrasing when I collect up other people's wrapping paper and start flattening it out! I don't usually bother about this as I'm usually in the company of my family who all know me well anyway, but even I went a bit pink when I started scavenging paper at my neice's christening and there were loads of well off guests watching!

At last I've found someone as bad as me!! Everyone thinks I'm sad for cutting up Christmas & Birthday cards for tags, re-using gift bags & wrapping paper, bows, ribbons and tissue paper. Most people just hand everything straight to me now for my recycling!! Never done it at a Christening though!!