Do any Dept stores give you free gift boxes anymor... - Page 2

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

YUP!

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Janey2 · ‎06-07-2010

Bloomingdale's

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

@jlkz wrote:
@Kachina624

Besides those two you named, I have some beauties from Lord & Taylor and B. Altman's. There is a gorgeous paper tote bag from Blum's which should probably be in a museum, lol!

Loved how you said they were passed around the family for years.....they were sturdy enough !!!

I have one of those tote bags from Blum's also. Whenever I purchased from Marshall Field's many years ago, I would always ask for a box even if it was not a gift. Come Christmas time, I was sure to have enough sturdy boxes for gifts. I still have a stack of those boxes that have never been used.

SunValley · ‎04-19-2010

At our Macy’s you had to go to customer service to get a box and to get one had show a receipt listing each item you wanted boxed. At least that was in Christmas 2019. I haven’t been in a department store for over a year. I appreciate a beautifully wrapped package.

Cats3000 · ‎10-07-2013

@NataliesgrammaWhen you now have to pay for meat bones that the butcher used to give away, I'm not sure there are any "freebies" in retailing anymore.

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

My very favorite store Von Maur does! They always know how to treat their customers right.

"Pure Michigan"

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@Kachina624 wrote:
We had some from Wanamaker and Strawbridge & Clothier that circulated around the family for years at Christmas.

@Kachina624 you must be from the Philadelphia area. I live in Delaware and know those names well. I have a shopping bag from Strawbridge that I am hanging on to....don't know why.

tototwo · ‎03-09-2010

I still have a couple Macy's and Kohl's boxes that I use every Christmas. I store them with my Christmas decor. These boxes have been passed thru our family for years.

I know the plastic bags are easier and more convenient for the stores, but I do miss store boxes. I also remember when all the department stores had free gift wrapping.

* A woman is like a tea bag. You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. *
- Eleanor Roosevelt

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
We had some from Wanamaker and Strawbridge & Clothier that circulated around the family for years at Christmas.

I have corrugated cardboard gift boxes from Strawbridge & Clothier. Years ago I bought a robe for my husband and I got the box. It was so nice I use it for Christmas decorations. It is sturdy and a nice shape for the smaller decorations.

I also have a deeper corrugated gift box. I also use that for Christmas decorations.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

My Russian co worker's first job in the U.S. was gift wrapping in a department store. I only found out as I was trying to wrap a gift at work, and she took it over. Made a gorgeous presentation. I asked how she did. They taught her at the department store. She made wonderful ribbons and the wrapping paper always seemed to fit perfectly.

I think of her all the time. She retired and moved to L.A. to be near her daughter. I miss her. She settled in an apartment. She wanted a house, but housing market in CA is out of reach for most people. Because of the cost of land. Last time I talked to her, she was OK and not sick.