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Nifty Thrifty:  Does anyone else reuse those bubble mailers?  |
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
1949 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 09:25:35 AM
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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
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!"
Blog~ http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/
Swap Blog~ http://mels-swapshop.blogspot.com/ |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 09:37:37 AM
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| Always! I use paperbackswap.com and save all my manila envelopes and bubble wrappers to reuse! |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:33:48 AM
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Me, too. Sometimes it's hard to keep myself from just popping the bubble wrap, though! :D
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2318 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:40:42 AM
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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
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:41:02 AM
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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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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
612 Posts
Lynn
Staunton
IL
USA
612 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:55:48 AM
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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
Bringing the Past Back to Life
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"You may never know what results come from your action. But, if you do nothing, there will be no results" -Gandhi |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 11:08:08 AM
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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 ;)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Edited by - dutchy on Sep 01 2009 11:09:21 AM |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 09:25:48 AM
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| 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! |
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 09:55:55 AM
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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!
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
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CathyM
True Blue Farmgirl
344 Posts
Cathy
Tulsa
OK
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 1:41:23 PM
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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 |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 2:11:34 PM
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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 |
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 2:38:59 PM
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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!"
Blog~ http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/
Swap Blog~ http://mels-swapshop.blogspot.com/ |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2009 : 7:16:55 PM
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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
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Brenda Kay Groth
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Brenda
Manton
MIch
USA
100 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2009 : 3:48:36 PM
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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..
bloom where you are planted |
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MissLiss
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
322 Posts
Melissa
Corona
CA
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 12:15:42 PM
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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
Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, Or go without! |
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SwanMountainSoaps
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
Christina
Wasilla
AK
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 12:50:07 AM
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| I recycle every bit of packaging that I can. My customers seem to appreciate it ... I've never had any complaints. =] |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 05:29:50 AM
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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
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
www.KKJD1.etsy.com
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CathyM
True Blue Farmgirl
344 Posts
Cathy
Tulsa
OK
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 07:47:29 AM
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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 |
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 4:10:15 PM
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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
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2009 : 9:19:26 PM
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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 |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
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countrykatgirly
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Hallie
Jordan
NY
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2009 : 1:40:32 PM
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Always. I also roll up bubble wrap and save it in a box for when I mail gifts.
**Farmgirl Sister #622**
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
--Laura Ingalls Wilder
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
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Nifty Thrifty: Does anyone else reuse those bubble mailers? |
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Does anyone else reuse those bubble mailers?
