Originally Posted By Megara Do you find it difficult to throw away Disney packaging? I mean, when you buy a nice disney souvenir and it comes in a nice box with disney on it somewhere, and you think....... Hmmmm I might need that and keep it forever as part of your collection. I do. Sad I know. I just found 2 lovely little boxes decorated with Tokyo Disneyland Hotel all over them. I don't know what to do. Keep them or let go.
Originally Posted By hopemax I keep just about all of my original packaging. Moved too many times and know that there are still moves to come. I feel more secure that nothing will break if I can repack it in its original package. Only stuff I've broken is the stuff I didn't have boxes for because it came from a thrift store or EBay. But we have room in the attic to keep the empties. If I had something marked Tokyo I would keep I because their packaging can be prettier than some stuff found here in the US. I would work it into my display and use it as a pedestal for something else to add height to a display or see another piece better.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I also tend to hold on to these sorts of things longer than I probably should; I have a nice little stack of MagicBand boxes that I realistically have no use for. I suppose I could use things like those and shopping bags for other uses, but I tend to not keep the super specific packaging And I agree that if you have space for the fragile items packaging, it's best to keep it. I've been saved by this a couple times, and it's really helpful. Whenever possible, I try to do this with Christmas ornaments, but they often have really bulky boxes
Originally Posted By basil fan I definitely have more packages saved than I need, sometimes just because it has a nice graphic. But I'm getting better, discarding some here and there. I do keep boxes for better figurines, to repackage them for moving or storage. And if you think you'll ever part with a piece, it's worth more with the box. Jonny Quest <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/questglitch.html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By Megara I also keep all the disney park bags. Mostly all of them. A giant pile of them.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 A timely post! I keep just about all of the Disney plastic shopping bags I come home with. Yesterday we decided to get serious about ridding the garage of a group of mice (sorry Mickey and Minnie.) I saw one remnant on my stack of bags and ALL the bags went into recycling. Now to get back to the parks and start shopping
Originally Posted By basil fan Maybe, concerning the shopping bags, you could pare it down to a few excellent examples to keep. That might be less painful than going cold turkey. It's Tough to Be a Bird <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tough.html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ugh.html</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Maybe, concerning the shopping bags, you could pare it down to a few excellent examples to keep. That might be less painful than going cold turkey.<< That is an excellent idea, Basil. It reduces clutter and makes it truly a collection.
Originally Posted By hopemax To reveal the level of my insanity. I actually have 2 binders where I have carefully folded one bad per style and size, and put them in a page protector. But it does keep the bag clutter down!
Originally Posted By Megara Hopemax, I have done similar with smaller bags, serviettes and empty food or lolly wrappers too. I am sure a lot of us do this. At least it keeps us off the streets.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss My entire multi-thousand piece Cars collection has never left its packaging. LOL. Actually, that is a lie. I buy at least two of everything so I have one to keep MOC/MIP, one to open, and any remaining is for trade/sale.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I know I have at least one small shopping bag from Disneyland's 35th, along with bags from most if not all Disney World trips taken since at least 2007. It's an illness.
