I nearly inquired into the availability of a lot of 6500 zippers today in a second-chance sale at an online donation-matching service (Excess Access). What saved me from this insanity? Said zippers are in San Francisco and they're local pickup only.
It does not, however, stop me from imagining what I might do with all those zippers.
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Decluttering is exhausting, but it sure is nice afterward. It's still galling him a little to give things away instead of going through the cost of listing low-value items on eBay, but the free space is worth it.
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I am giving away 3 120" lengths of 12" wide bubble wrap and several 13-gallon bags of packing peanuts if you need that sort of thing. Local pickup preferred; will ship if you pay shipping costs, which will be reasonably cheap given the weight.
It does not, however, stop me from imagining what I might do with all those zippers.
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Decluttering is exhausting, but it sure is nice afterward. It's still galling him a little to give things away instead of going through the cost of listing low-value items on eBay, but the free space is worth it.
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I am giving away 3 120" lengths of 12" wide bubble wrap and several 13-gallon bags of packing peanuts if you need that sort of thing. Local pickup preferred; will ship if you pay shipping costs, which will be reasonably cheap given the weight.
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I like being your enabler. :)
I inquired as to the lot's availability; it was listed a few months ago, so it may not still be available. If it is, I'll get in touch with you.
Telepathically.ETA 09SEP: Yeah, they aren't available. I got my money's worth in wondering what I'd do with them, anyway. (:
Edited at 2008-09-09 04:31 pm (UTC)
Honestly, I don't know, but I can always find a use for zippers -- clothing, bags, pillowcases, whatever. I've seen small pouches made entirely out of zippers (MoMA Store, Uncommon Goods) but I'm not sure what I'd do with a little bag. I use hard plastic pods in my big purse (one for pens, one for first-aid items, etc.).
I always wanted to sew, but my junior high home ec teacher told me to stay away from sewing machines because I kept doing something wrong -- I forget what. It amuses me that she said that, but at the same time, what a crappy teacher to discourage your students!
i'm glad you kept the post, though, it made me smile. (and i need stuff to smile about. golitely.)