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  1. 01-06-2010, 09:45 AM #1
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    Default Second use for Christmas gift packaging

    Let me just start by saying ever since I moved into my BF apt that I've been looking for a magazine/book holder for the bathroom. We've collected a stack of magazines and these "Our town" papers (local FREE magazine with events, jokes, stories etc). All the ones I've found were either too costly or too large. We have a fairly small bathroom. So, for christmas I got a gift basket from Bath and Body works with 5 bottles in it. Actually it was bought after christmas so it was 1/2 off. I realized the second I got all the bottles out of it that it was perfect for the bathroom. It's a dark brown basket with a light grey bow woven around it. Our bathroom tile is in shades of brown and our rugs are in light green and the shower curtain has different colored fish on it. Oddly enough the whole bathroom matches. Well I just wanted to share my excitement over my "new" magazine basket.
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  2. 01-06-2010, 09:50 AM #2
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    That's great Rhayne! Isn't it nice when you can find something to use for decorating purposes that didn't cost anything!
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  3. 01-06-2010, 11:19 AM #3
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    Wonderful creativity!

    It sounds beautiful.
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    sounds great. u recycled and reused something that u already had. It sounds really nice.
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    Awesome!!!! I love when that happens! Congrats on your "find"
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    Great idea and way to go on saving some money!!!

    Reuse - recycle.........YEAH!!
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    What great luck! Don't you just love 1/2 off at B&BW?????
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    What a win-win situation for you!! Love it when it happens and mahalo for sharing it!!
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