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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. No balloons. We only do consumable favors. When I’m done I give away our party decorations in my local buy nothing group (and I try to keep them to 1 or 2 cute but simple decor items from Etsy, no cheap plastic junk that will fall apart). Birthday present gift bags are saved and re-used.

I absolutely loathe all the garbage that goes into kid birthday parties. We went to a ChuckeeCheese party once and none of the parents took the little plastic souvenir cups with them (that I found out the hosts paid for as part of a package). I cringed when I saw one of the employees gather them all up and dump.them.in.the.trash. [/quote]

For reference, imagine watching someone gathering up 12 of these that were used a single time, left on the table, and then pitched. I didn’t realize they were supposed to be ours to keep until I saw them going in the trash as we were leaving. And imagine how many parties they have at all their various locations. I’m not trying to call out Chuck E Cheese in particular, but imagine all the waste at all these various kid venues. Makes me nostalgic for some cheese pizza and homemade cupcakes with your 5 best friends in the backyard.

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