Reusing gift bags

[Aroundtheworldin80moves]

A conversation that occurred with my Mum today
DH asked me while I was on the phone if we had any gift bags left, joked about cutting the previous tag off.
My mum then asked me if reused gift bags and seemed shocked that we do. I've got one that seems to come back on a biannual basis for example.
She claims that no one does this (except my DHs family, as obviously we do to get that particular one back

So are we the only ones?
YABU... It's just you
YANBU... We reuse gift bags

(They get retired when they get grotty. But they still last a few uses!)

We reuse too. I couldn't throw out a beautiful bag!

Don't tell your mum but I have even been known to reuse gift tags! YANBU

I've happily collected a dozen from dd's birthday, stocks replenished!

I literally have a cupboard dedicated to them and reuse them all the time. Why would you not? It’s a running joke with my dm and I because we’ve been passing the same gift bag back and forth for years!!!

Always reuse, good for the environment.

I purposely don't write on the tags so they can be reused.

I noticed that the wrapping paper bag had quite a few bags for all occasions in there, especially bottle bags.

Only ever poll I have seen on here that's 100% for one answer with 600 odd votes 😂 definitely reuse! It's even better when your present buyer hasn't written the tag out for you haha!

Yep I reuse them, when I remember I have one! I don't buy them anyway.

I have never seen a unanimous poll with so many votes 😂 I always reuse gift bags! Or let the kids cut them up for crafts

I just used some this afternoon, they look great, why wouldn't we. Just trying to recall who gave what last year.
Your mum is being unreasonable.

actually this thread has really made me laugh.

I reuse bags, and I don't buy bags.

WHO BUYS THE BAGS?

or do they spontaneously reproduce in the drawer?

I reuse, most people I know do too, the secret is to never write on the bags label.

Yes, I reuse gift bags. My mum and I pass them back and forwards between us. In my opinion it’s wasteful to buy new ones and throw away each time.

We've got stacks of them. I can't remember the last time we bought one, we always reuse.

I never write on a gift bag label so they can be reused!! Everyone re uses gift bags!

Reuse until the bottom falls out, the sides rip or the handles fall off

I reuse them, and occasionally really nice wrapping paper too!

The etiquette is to not write on the tags so they can be reused and everyone pretends they are new.

I don’t reuse them; I just bin them. I wouldn’t be best impressed if someone gave me a used one.

I have two drawers devoted entirely to gift bags I've received and will reuse!

I have a cupboard for them and reuse all the time too. Why ever not? Cut the gift tag bit off and replace with a cut down old Christmas card!

Hi Op
Good idea recycle stuff in that way,why not,nothing wrong with this
Its going back to old school traditional values of yesterday years era etc such as 1940s etc making clothes/alternating clothes items yourself...

@emilyfrost

I don’t reuse them; I just bin them. I wouldn’t be best impressed if someone gave me a used one.

90% of the time you can't tell it isn't new though.

So you have probably been given loads of reused ones and just assumed that they were new!

Terribly wasteful and bad for the environment to only use once.

I actually asked DH's opinion about commuting the sin of writing on the label, usually I don't because I'd rather people could reuse them

Written on labels can be carefully cut off!!