I save a lot of my packing stuff, too, but it does eventually get re-used, either at Christmas when I mail my soaps to family & friends, or else when someone is moving to a new house and they need packing material to protect their good china; or else when my hubby or son think it's absolutely hilarious to wrap someone's tiny gift up in a huge box. After putting the gift in, they'll fill the box up with the saved packing material (and maybe a few river rocks to make the box feel heavy), and then they seal the box
all over with duct tape before they wrap it up in pretty paper and bow. Ah, men! lol
I especially like it when things that are sent to me are packed in crumpled-up, blank newsprint-type paper. I look at that as a huge score, because that type of paper is absolutely
perfect for cleaning mirrors and windows without leaving any lint or streaks behind. I just spray my windows or mirrors with plain water, wipe off with a square of the packing paper, and they are sparkling clean without any lint or streaks. I keep a special stash of these out in my garage, each cut into roughly 1' x 2' squares as soon as it's unpacked from the box.
IrishLass
