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10-11-2015 11:57 PM
I keep them for a while, just until I'm sure the item fits or the person I'm giving it to likes it. Then I recycle them. If I have to return something, I always use the original bag or box. But now, with the holidays coming, I'm accumulating a lot of bags and boxes that contained gifts for other people. Since most won't be given until December, I'm reluctant to toss them now. When I started a pile in the garage, DH gave me a look and asked how long they were going to be there.
So I started wondering what everyone else does.
10-12-2015 12:31 AM
If I have a lot of purchases I will hold on to the bags/boxes for a while. Most clothing comes in those plastic Q bags. I have sent more than one order in one package back.
For instance, if I have several tops from different orders and vendors I will place them all in the clear plastic bags that they came in with their return forms then place each order into a separate Q bag. If I have several I will put them all together into one larger Q bag if I have it. If not then I have taken the items out of the Q bags and placed them all (they are still in the clear plastic bags) into one Q bag depending on how it fits. I've done this with up to 5 orders and never had a problem. I've even used some of my own boxes if the Q bag wasn't large enough.
I'll also add extra clear packing tape around the bag to make it more secure and I have a FexEx account that I use to ship it back. It arrives in one day and I have tracking (I'm in Pa so the shipping time frame makes a difference) and the cost is reasonable.
You can always fold the bags up and place them inside one another. I would probably keep boxes for shoes and any breakable items.
Don't think though that you must ship items back individually. You can combine them. I have done this often for years.
10-12-2015 12:49 AM
i dont keep the bags and boxes......they go out for recycling or trash almost immediately. if for some reason i have to send it back i usually have a box or bag i can put it in to ship it back.
10-12-2015 05:49 AM
I learned the hard way to always try on any clothes I get right away....even if it is ths same top in a different color. Then I decide right away if I am going to keep it. If it is something that can stop working....I will keep the box just in case....
10-12-2015 08:22 AM
Once I decide if I'm keeping something, I put the bag or the box in the recycle container. I don't hold on to anything but the paperwork.
10-12-2015 11:37 AM
I keep them until I am sure I am keeping the item. If necessary I use the original bag/box to return.
10-12-2015 11:46 AM
maybe i'm being paranoid but does anyone scribble out the name/address and bar code on UPS labels before you put the bags or boxes out?
i use a thick black Sharpie if i can't peel the labels. i shred junk mail too, just the mail that has my name on it like unsolicted cc apps.
10-12-2015 11:48 AM
i hold on to bags and boxes until i'm sure that i'm not returning. i used to keep shoe boxes, but they are cumbersome and now they go also.
10-12-2015 11:50 AM
@CatsyCline we do shred and i do use a black marker on my address and name so you aren't the least paranoid!
10-12-2015 11:50 AM
I keep a few bags and boxes. You can always print out the information from your account here.
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