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Sustainable, reusable shopping bags, that all stores now offer with their logo, make great and very reasonable gift bags.
Why buy packaging boxes for money? Instead of throwing away packaging boxes, I save them for use in gift wrapping any items that need boxes.
Instead of investing in paper gift bags, that are usually used one time, I purchase re-usable totes from various stores!
s I am not a gift wrapper, I usually buy my Christmas gift bags from the Dollar Store, and of course they are $1.00 each.
Instead of using wrapping paper or paper gift bags I use reusable grocery tote bags. I watch for bags which do not have printed advertisements on them.
For Christmas gift wrapping this year, I purchased some of the recycle bags that stores are selling now, canvas and usually green, the cost is usually a dollar.
