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stopbush

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20. The 99 cent store is indeed your friend when it comes to oversized bags as well.
Sun Dec 23, 2018, 03:28 PM
Dec 2018

Last year, I got two huge bags for $1 each that easily held bed-in-a-bag comforter sets. About three feet tall.

Agreed. We also need to ban a lot of other stuff too. Joe941 Dec 2018 #1
Like what? oberliner Dec 2018 #4
Trolls would be nice. ret5hd Dec 2018 #13
Agreed oberliner Dec 2018 #16
Plastic bags. Joe941 Dec 2018 #23
+1 violetpastille Dec 2018 #26
That seems to be happening oberliner Dec 2018 #31
I used to wrap the kids gifts in the Sunday comic pages Siwsan Dec 2018 #2
My sister used to do that csziggy Dec 2018 #5
My dad would buy something spectacular, and 'wrap' it in a garbage bag Siwsan Dec 2018 #6
I like the idea of fabric gift bags! csziggy Dec 2018 #12
I did the exact same thing! Ohiogal Dec 2018 #11
I hate this kind of waste so much, I reuse gift bags until they fall apart. Croney Dec 2018 #3
Me, too! I try to find bags with the recipient's name already stuck on, but lots of times I fail deurbano Dec 2018 #7
LOL Oh, look, Aunt Betty... Christmas 1993! SMC22307 Dec 2018 #10
I actually have a deceased "Aunt Betty" originally tagged on some of those reused bags! deurbano Dec 2018 #14
106! Wow. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #15
Fellow kook, here. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #8
My brother in law and his wife had some lovely gift boxes they reused until they fell apart csziggy Dec 2018 #17
I mostly reuse gift bags too PatSeg Dec 2018 #18
Don't ban gift bags - they are reusable. Liberty Belle Dec 2018 #9
The 99 cent store is indeed your friend when it comes to oversized bags as well. stopbush Dec 2018 #20
Brown craft paper is also inexpensive and can be found in big rolls. Grammy23 Dec 2018 #21
Gift bags are great--and you don't need ribbon or tape for them. SunSeeker Dec 2018 #22
Most of our gifts end up in Xmas bags that we use over and over again. stopbush Dec 2018 #19
Plain brown paper, hemp string - akraven Dec 2018 #24
"Brown paper packages tied up in string...these are a few of my favorite things." SunSeeker Dec 2018 #27
LOL! Every time we go to the feed store akraven Dec 2018 #29
A friend is using aluminum foil this year NickB79 Dec 2018 #25
I go to garage sales Mendocino Dec 2018 #28
Were we ate yesterday the had banned straws and wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #30
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