Do you re-use gift bags?

For the gift I got my sister , a gift bag was far better than a box. In our family we reuse gift bags and boxes all the time. They get stored with all the other Christmas stuff and we bring them out and use them Every year.

I re-use gift bags all the time, everytime I get one, I neatly fold it up and put it away. I don't think I had to buy any gift bags this Christmas, I just had to go look in my stash and see what I had, hey, some of those gift bags aren't cheap, so why not re-use them.

I like gift bags a lot! I use a lot of tissue paper so it is not easy for someone to peek in and see what they have inside!! I reuse them every chance I get, it doesn't make sense to me not to reuse them! Throw them away? no way! They're made pretty sturdy and easy to store after you fold them down. If there's anyone here that don't like reusing them, I'll gladly take all of their extras!! I'm sure I would find a use for each and every one of them! I collect and reuse the gift boxes you get when you get clothes....easy to fold and store. I'm not usually at a loss to where I have to go buy new, if I do, I go to discount stores where these things don't cost very much at all.

Yes we do use the bags again, why not? It's easier, and that way we won't have to go to the store and buy up a bunch last minute when a gift we want to wrap would be to obvious, so would need to go in a gift bag. Oh and of course any time of the year, but I think mostly people save the Christmas ones as there's more Christmas presents then Birthday Presents usually.

Yes, I reuse gift bags. I used to reuse gift wrapping paper, but I quit that. The paper was getting too tattered from being used so many times. Also, it was getting smaller with each use, and I wasn't giving or receiving many jewelry box size presents. Kidding aside, I do still recycle gift bows.

I try to recycle gifts bags but sometimes they still end up in the trash because either some stain got on them or the cats tear them to pieces lol. Luckily where I get my gift bags, it really doesn't cost much. I spend anywhere from fifty cents to a dollar on bags and a dollar on gift paper. I do agree it is much easier to put gifts in a bag than trying to wrap them up and also less of a mess to clean up.

we reuse as much as possible. So we reuse gift bags, tissue paper, and bows, if possible. It's better for the environment and well, more economical.

If gift bags and wrapping paper have been wripped, torn, or badly marked up, I won't re-use them, but if the paper or bag is still in great condition I will re-use it. My grandfather has been known to pen gifts with a jack knife, to save the paper. Not a bad idea in this age of recycling.

I don't use gift bags usually to put presents for other people, but I use them some times if I have something to pass on to somebody. I haven't gifted anybody anything in a very long time..... So maybe when I have the need or chance to do it, I may do that. I don't throw them away, I keep them safe too, in case I need them.

I am keen on clutter clearing. I have been given a pretty gift bag with a snowy scene and some polar bears on it. I did think of recycling it or using it as a gift bag for a friend's birthday. It would be a friend that was born in the winter. It is so lovely that I might keep it and use it for storage purposes.

I will certainly re-use gift bags if they are in good condition. Why use it once and waste it if it still looks decent? Plus, it saves money. Gift bags can be expensive.

we recycle the bags...not paper that would be too time consuming but if we get anything in bags we save them and use them for other occasions. Its good because you dont have to buy any, and most of the time they are really nice bags! why would you throw away a bag that looks really expensive! lol

Hi there. Yes, I've done it before. But only if the gift bag is still in shape and doesn't have any labels, markings or (gasp) gift tags. LOL. I did this before because I was in such a hurry and have no time to wrap my present. But I don't have any qualms about doing it again. :-)

You would be crazy not to. Bags and giftwrap are a huge expence if you give many gifts in a year. With a large family we are always giving something to someone. Everyone in our family recycles bags so I am sure that I have some that are a few years old. I save the comics from the sunday paper to wrap kids gifts in too. It's fun and free. I was reading a blog the other day and the author uses discount wallpaper that she gets for a dollar a roll for wrapping paper. My theory is if you can save on the wrap you can spend a little more on the gifts.

Yes of course I do. Doesn't everyone??

I love gift bags! I have my own collection, I even save the ones from stores that use the same kind of bag. I put a lot into making gifts look pretty and personalized. And a gift bag is a great way to preserve the wrapping itself instead of tearing it to shredl like paper. I have been known to personalize a shopping bag, like one from Victoria's secret, and make it look like something totally different. You can tell if you have fooled the person you give the gift to because if you haven't they will say, out loud, "is this a Victoria's Secret bag?" So you have to get really creative. I've made logos to cover up christmas pictures for someones birthday even. I don't think I have bought a bag in a while, I just save the ones I get and the ones that other people don't want. One of my friends kept a gift bag I decorated because she loved the thought and the work I put into making the whole gift something she would love.

Hey, my friend! Yes... not always , but sometimes it's very useful. For example, I need to pack un wrap present very fast, i have no time to visit the shop and buy gift-bag. I'm take some old from my room . Actually they look great- like new ! Sorry for my bad english! Have a nice day and HAPPY NEW YEAR !

I have never reused gift bags although I probably should. We realy don't get that many gift bags which is probably why I have never reused them but I know even the few times that I did get them would work well for the few times that I give them out...I would just have to worry about making sure they keep and not get damp or something....this is something that I will have to remember =)

Yes. I used to buy bags for the presents but I have so many bags at home that this year I decided to use them, instead of buying new ones. The funny thing was that I almost gave a present to a friend with the bag she gave me few days earlier. I am happy that I figured it out on time :)

I don't see anything wrong with reusing gift bags, especially if the bag still nice, yes, i do re-use gift bags, just like you,.whenever my son got presents i usually keep the bag so we can re-use it when we have to attend kid's party., last time i remember we attend party then i use the gift bag that ive been keeping for how many months, but when i ask my son to reach the gift to the celebrant he strongly said " no, this is mine! " funny because he really thinks that it's his gift which he got from his godmother last christmas. so, what i did is...i simply get the stuff inside the gift bag and gave it to the celebrant.,my son brought the gift bag home again:(