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Subject: Book Packaging Savings tip
Date Posted: 9/24/2012 3:10 PM ET
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Unless you are hooked using bubble envelopes this can save you a lot of money over time, especially more...
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Date Posted: 9/25/2012 11:36 AM ET
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I love that stuff!! more...
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Date Posted: 9/25/2012 2:28 PM ET
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That's a gr more...
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Date Posted: 9/25/2012 4:26 PM ET
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I always reuse envelope more...
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Date Posted: 9/25/2012 4:31 PM ET
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I do like those ideas a more...
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Date Posted: 10/17/2012 11:41 AM ET
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Instead of buying it, you can get it for more...
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Date Posted: 10/23/2012 10:27 PM ET
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I started using brown paper grocery bags, more...
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Subject: Savings Ideas
Date Posted: 11/9/2012 2:12 AM ET
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Sometimes I use a box of cereal bars (any kind of bo more...
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Subject: I never buy shipping envelopes
Date Posted: 2/23/2013 12:05 PM ET
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I found the best thing to use for shipping my books.  I save t more...
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Date Posted: 3/4/2013 1:25 PM ET
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Wish more people would chime in on this thread. I think it's a good one. Even one new (to me) idea would be helpful. We save paper from the printer that's only printed on one side in a "scrap paper" box under the file drawer of the des more...
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Date Posted: 3/26/2013 5:47 PM ET
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Someone has perhaps mentioned this before - I reuse the more...
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Date Posted: 4/1/2013 5:40 PM ET
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Thanks for the tips! I love the idea of re-using food boxes that have been turned inside-out. I've picked up things at yard sales, thrift stores, and even my more...
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Date Posted: 6/9/2013 4:05 PM ET
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I just got a load of thick brown packacking paper that a store was throwin more...
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Date Posted: 6/24/2013 2:10 PM ET
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This is a great idea! more...
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Date Posted: 11/7/2013 2:00 PM ET
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I save the plas more...
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Date Posted: 11/27/2013 5:34 PM ET
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I find that plastic wrap works more...
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Date Posted: 7/8/2014 1:05 AM ET
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  Lots of tips for shipping!! I'm another person who hasn't bought anything but tape in years! And when I do I got to staples and get the 12 pack of double rolls of not too heavy stuff & use my handy-dandy 3M plastic dispenser that I picked up as purchase #1 with a couple rolls of tape when I first s more...
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Date Posted: 9/4/2014 3:03 AM ET
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Walmart ICE CREAM BROWN BAG more...
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I started using the pharmacy advertisements that come with the more...
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Date Posted: 9/28/2014 11:58 AM ET
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I use paper grocery bags and cut off the bottoms more...
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