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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not wrap presents in gift wraps or gift bags. I gift most things in Ikea Spikrak bags. (https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/spikrak-shopping-bag-cotton-natural-00513364/)

It is a multi-use bag. [/quote]

[img]https://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/spikrak-shopping-bag-cotton-natural__1016947_pe830675_s5.jpg?f=xl[/img]

Its on sale right now. [/quote]

Even at the sale price, you could save more money by going to the dollar store for $1 gift bags or rolls of paper.  Or use newspaper, kraft paper, shopping bags, etc.  if you're trying to promote reuse, then you could do better with $1 reusable bags from the grocery store.[/quote]

There is a difference between being cheap and being frugal. Yes, PP could spend $1 on a bag, instead of $1.75. But the $1 bag is disposable and might last for one more use, if that. The plastic grocery store bags are usually $2 where I am and worth that much. They rip at the seams, can’t be machine washed, and last maybe a year with typical use. Cotton bags, on the other hand, tend to last forever. I can’t speak to these bags, but other canvas bags I have wear like iron. I can carry home meat in them and then throw in the hot wash and they are good as new. It’s a very thoughtful add to the gift. [/quote]

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