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| melanie47601 |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 09:25:35 AM
I gathered up some of the barters and swaps, then to find packaging material. I found a manilla bubble mailer I just got in the mail the other day carrying insul-bright for the potholder swap. I thought, "Hmm it's not ripped up. I think I can reuse this. Just make a new mailing label to cover the old one. Packed her up, taped her closed and ready to go.
Just wondering if any of gals do this too?
Melanie
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| countrynmore |
Posted - Oct 20 2009 : 9:18:06 PM
I reuse the bubble mailers all the time. Besides saving money, I am helping the environment. Now, if the new recipient re-uses the mailer, it would be even better.
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| countrykatgirly |
Posted - Oct 19 2009 : 1:40:32 PM
Always. I also roll up bubble wrap and save it in a box for when I mail gifts.
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--Laura Ingalls Wilder
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 8:12:27 PM
You bet'ya! It's a good thing!
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Oct 09 2009 : 9:19:26 PM
I reuse bubbles all the time. Once I had a large box full, and a friend came help me clean up and she through them all away.
Things happen! LOL
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| gramadinah |
Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 4:10:15 PM
I try to but the last one I sent got torn in transit and the clothes I had in there for my GD were gone and every thing was ruined.
so I will take a closer look to see about wear and tear.
Diana
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| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 10:07:16 AM
absolutely! 99% of orders I ship out (as well as personal packages) is in previously used envelopes & bubble mailers. Saves shipping $ & helps the environment.
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| CathyM |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 07:47:29 AM
I have decided to make a little "shipping department" near my front door. I already have a small bookcase there so we are replacing the books with shipping "stuff". I flattened out all the boxes stashed them behind the bookcase, all the used and new mailers are by size, tape-labels-sharpies will be in an old tupperware container, as will the bubble wrap, peanuts and any paper that can be used in shipping. My daughter laughed at me when I told her we were going to do this. But hey it beats stuffing it everywhere else. At least I know where everything is and I don't have to go searching for stuff.
Farmgirl Sister #710
"Not all who wander are lost"
JRR Tolkien |
| Ga Girl |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 05:29:50 AM
Yep I reuse whenever I can! I even reuse my peanuts that come in shipments anything that can be reused goes into my mailing box. Blessings,Karen
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| SwanMountainSoaps |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 12:50:07 AM
I recycle every bit of packaging that I can. My customers seem to appreciate it ... I've never had any complaints. =] |
| MissLiss |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 12:15:42 PM
We try to reuse everything! Those boxes are expensive if you buy them new! We also made wrapping sheets for birthdays and christmas! Just big pieces of cloth, sewn over to make them double sided. I have them in all different sizes, so I can find the closest size and "wrap" up the gift. Tie it up with ribbon and there you go! Of course this only works for family gifts! But I keep all gift bags we get and use those for presents to others. We also make our own cards. I think it's silly that you buy/make a $15.00 gift, then spend $3.99 on wrapping paper, $1.99 on a bow and $3.75 for a card! That's crazy! So we try to spend $0 on the wrapping so the gift can be that much better! ;-)
Melissa ~ Farmgirl #724
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| Brenda Kay Groth |
Posted - Sep 16 2009 : 3:48:36 PM
my husband uses tons of prescriptions..and gets all of them in those mailers..often they are easy to reuse ..they are the white plastic ones with bubble lining in all sizes and shapes..we reuse them all the time..just cut off used part and reseal the ends and mail em out..
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| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Sep 06 2009 : 1:26:08 PM
Absolutely! 99% of all my shipping is in previously used mailers & boxes,including bubblewrap. If you have your own biz & do this,you're known as an ecoprenuer. (sp?)
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 7:16:55 PM
You can use bubbler mailers to make brown paper bag bubble designs. Just dip in paint and touch to paper. All kinds of home stuff can be used to print on paper or fabric
Bonnie Ellis
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| melanie47601 |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 2:38:59 PM
You know I remember at Christmas my Mammaw would always tell us not to rip open the paper to unwrap it carefully so we could reuse it. I always used to think she was nuts. Of course I was much younger then. I realize now why she did the things she did. She grew up with 4 sisters on a farm. Money was tight and they made the most of everything. I don't know if she knew but she was the one who probably taught me the most about being thrifty.
Melanie
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!"
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| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 2:11:34 PM
Amen Cathy!! I re-use just about EVERYTHING. Mailers, boxes, wrapping paper, bows, tissue paper for packaging, etc.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| CathyM |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 1:41:23 PM
I re-use it all. Why not?! even if it has a few holes in it I just tape it up. I even re-use wrapping paper and ribbon from the holiday's. Reduce-Reuse-Recycle.
Farmgirl Sister #710
"Not all who wander are lost"
JRR Tolkien |
| prairie_princess |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 09:55:55 AM
yes indeed! i, too, use them from paperbackswap.com and swapacd.com... why go out and buy new ones when the ones you receive are perfectly reusable? it's great!
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| Suzan |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 09:25:48 AM
We have a 10' long bow window in the living room and the animals were getting up and laying on the window ledge, scratching the wood. One day my friend was there and I remarked on it. There was bubble wrap in a pile on the floor from a pkg that had just arrived. She suggested I cover the wood work with it and maybe the popping would scare the animals and keep them from laying on it. That was 3 or 4 yrs ago and it is still there...popping didn't scare them but it keeps their claws from scratching the wood! |
| tribalcime |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 12:50:46 PM
i love to reuse them too
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| dutchy |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 11:08:08 AM
I always reuse them!! Indeed a new address sticker and they are ready to go around the world again :)
I try to open them very carefully, but if that doesn't work I just use clear tape to close them up again. WHY throw them out when you can re use them.
Janice my mom LOVED to burst those bubbles too, me as well lol. Still like to do that sometimes when the envelope is really ready to be tossed ;)
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| LynnMarie |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:55:48 AM
I always try to reuse packages/packaging of any type. I remember a few years ago, ebayers were having a fit that some people were reusing packages, etc. to send them their things. I had to laugh. Guess they had nothing else to worry about. LOL
Good to hear others reuse their bubble mailers/packages too.
LynnMarie
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| Marcy |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:41:02 AM
I reuse packaging material all the time. Most of the time it still looks and works like new so why not?
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
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| treelady |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:40:42 AM
I reuse everything I get in packages, if the box is in good shape take apart at the seam, turn inside out and retape, peanuts of course, envelopes, and BUBBLE WRAP unless I am having a bad day, than I just pop all the bubbles a stress reducer, it really works well.
Julie
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:33:48 AM
Me, too. Sometimes it's hard to keep myself from just popping the bubble wrap, though! :D
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| Suzan |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 09:37:37 AM
Always! I use paperbackswap.com and save all my manila envelopes and bubble wrappers to reuse! |
