Gift wrap for the eco-friendly

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Donna Freedman — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:31:13 GMT

When I checked the recycle bins and Dumpster a few days after Christmas, I saw at least six discarded decorative gift bags. Sigh.

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I use gift bags because I like them — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:38:06 GMT

Anonymous- YOU are the rude one! Are you actually suggesting that an asterisk be used listing every other possible reason for using a gift bag? Take it with a grain of salt! OOPS! Oh, no! Are you on a sodium-restricted diet? Should I not have used that expression? Get off the high horse: I doubt anyone cares that gift bags are used because of impairments, and that suggesting otherwise is "rude." Get a life.

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Gail — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:25:02 GMT

Ha, ha, Donna, I DO use gift bags because I am tape-impaired!! But you will be pleased to know that I reuse them, too. I definitely will try your suggestion of using a reusable tote for wrapping presents this year.

Thank you for your fantastic blogs--they always inspire me to do better!

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Donna Freedman — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:45:48 GMT

Moat: A relative of mine uses gift bags, and asks for it back so she can re-use it!

I've also heard that they make good lunchbags because they're sturdy.

Em: I found a whole bunch of gift bags at a yard sale for 50 cents total. I'm using them for gifts for my daughter and son-in-law -- and if she doesn't want to re-use them herself, I'll gladly take them back.

Thanks for reading Smart Spending.

Best regards,

Donna Freedman

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em — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:05:44 GMT

I'm not tape challenged. I use the bags because they look pretty and it's easier to hide gifts that way. It's easy to guess if something is a book or DVD.

We resuse them every year. We keep giving them back and forth to family members! so that's better than buying them too and keeps xmas paper waste down.

and they ARE cheap. we have Christmas Tree Shops in the Northeast where you can get the bags for as little as 59 cents.

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anonymous — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:26:53 GMT

Donna, yet again you show your rudeness. Not everyone that uses gift bags are lazy or tape-impaired! Good gracious woman! Stop! You are very rude sounding under the ruse of trying to be funny. Maybe people like to use gift bags because they physically can't wrap a gift & the bag is easier for them, or maybe they are recycled bags from previous years or bought them at a tag sale for a nickel a piece. Before you start to judge people, think it through first.

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moat — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:31:17 GMT

Who throws away a decorative gift bag? Whenever my wife and I get them they get saved a re-used. Those things are not cheap.

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adora — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:12:13 GMT

Reusable bags are only eco-friendly when you use them for more than 50 times. i.e. once a week for a year!

I don't know about you, but I already have too many of them. Some of them are too small, so they end up sitting around. When they are not used, they are more of a threat to the eco-system because they use more materials and energy to produce.

It is good intention of course, so are grandma's ugly sweaters.