decluttering wrapping paper etc

[wychwood]

I hardly ever use wrapping paper any more, and had accidentally ended up with far too much (thought I had lots of regular paper but was out of Christmas, bought more Christmas, discovered that it was actually the other way around...). So I asked my friend who works at the local foodbank, and she says they have a "help yourself" table for things that they're not giving out but which people might still want, and I'm donating five rolls of Christmas paper to her for that. Probably also some gift bags, since I never use them.

I thought I'd mention it on here in case anyone else has too many gift supplies! Obviously they need to be as-new, good condition, etc. And foodbanks don't want lots of things sitting around, so it needs to be seasonally appropriate - this feels to me like a good time to be offering Christmas materials, but in January it'll just be clutter for them...

If you don't have any personal connections, in the UK The Trussell Trust have a website where you can find foodbanks local to you who might be willing to accept them.

Comments

[finch]

Oh that's a good idea! I recently discovered that I can get folded wrapping paper instead of rolls, which is much easier to store and going to be my go-to going forward, and if I can donate the old wrapping paper I have instead of trying to remember to use it up that might be worth the trade-off.

[wychwood]

Hope your local foodbank is interested, then! :D

[word_geek]

I started making those Japanese squares of fabric that you can use for wrapping. They are reusable, although they traditionally get given to the person as part of the gift, so I am mostly using them for immediate family gifts. If I get a bit of time to myself, I might try to make more and actually give them out. It does cut down on the waste at Christmas no end

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