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Recycling Presents?
McFilly
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We've definitely got a few presents to recycle, mainly toiletries. I will put them away for birthdays and maybe next Christmas. Just wondered who else was doing the same:)
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We used to do this all the time when I was a child.
One thing to remember is to label them with who sent them to you so that you don't inadvertently send them back to the person who gave them to you.0 -
I'll be doing that.
I got quite a bit of body shop stuff so am keeping them to separate into smaller gifts. Good for people at work for bdays when you want to get them a little something.Mummy to two girls: October 2013 and February 20160 -
I do this. Sometimes I'll get too much of the same, or just things I won't ever use so I don't see anything wrong in giving that to someone who would aprpeciate it!0
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I do this with presents, someone got me a strictly nail varnish kit this year there is only one colour i will wear, also books i already have and the usual toiletry, already done the spread sheet to make sure no one gets their own stuff back.Jan lunch to work days 0/200
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my aunt gave me back the chocs I bought her last year, so this year i wrote her name on the box, so she can't do it again this year:rotfl:0
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Any unwanted presents I got this year have already been placed into my 'Gifts' box for birthdays and Christmas, ones I had in there have been given this Christmas. Sometimes I put a note of who gave it to me on it, sometimes I just put it in and that's that.
I've already put some into it that I know will be going into my mum's mothers day hamper.0 -
I do. I either sell them on Ebay / Amazon or Magpiemusic or sometimes in January or Summer we will have a car boot clearout, donate to Freecycle or charity shop etc or simply put them in a box in the attic if their non perishable with a list of who gave what to me to avoid any
moments! Failure is only someone elses judgement.
Without change there would be no butterflies.
If its important to you, you'll find a way - if not, you'll find an excuse ! ~ Easy to say when you take money out of the equation!
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I do this, but put a name on the box to remind me of the giver!0
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I do this too! Saves waste and money!
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