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4.43 (Worth a try) from 27 votes (470 Visits)

What to do with those unwanted chrissy presents

(December 2006) (rank 10th)

Im sure all of us have gotten something for xmas one year that we didnt like. Wether it be because we dont like it, dont like the person its from, or weve already got one, most of us have at some stage gotten a useless present.

Instead of throwing

it out, or selling it on ebay like i know alot of people do, why not give it to charity? There are so many people out there who dont get presents at all, let alone something they dont like.

And as for those noisy presents we wish the grandparents never gave the kids, why not say, why thank you, why dont we leave them at your place so the kids have something to play with next time we come visit? (clever little me didnt think of this until we got home with 3 very annoying toys i wish i had of left behind lol)

I hope this helps to keep some sanity in some other peoples lives out there in Minti Land.

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	December 2007 \| Kellzacar

Re: What to do with those unwanted chrissy presents

Hi Mony,

We have been donating to charity for many years now. We also have a clean out twice a year to donate as well as its amazing what a person can accumulate that you never use.

As for noisy presents, I just love that idea!!!

Cheers Kellz

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2007 \| luckyone

Re: What to do with those unwanted chrissy presents

good idea with the noisy toys , don't u just hate then .i was giving the toys that were to young for my kids to the hosiptal , as there never enough for the kids to play with or go go around ,but charity a great idea to help the kids that are less forture then ours at this time of year .

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| October 2007 \| winja

Re: What to do with those unwanted chrissy presents

lovin the advice! my mum tries to give me noisy toys! she thinks its funny......

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| February 2007 \| mandymum3

noisy toys

i like noisy toys

, I would rather here a toy than a crying baby!! But thats just me!! great ideas mony

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| February 2007 \| metrozing

Noisy Toys

I was very annoyed with many of these types of toys but found that my pediatrician's office was the perfect place to "forget" these toys.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| February 2007 \| cookclan

Noisy toys

I tried to leave noisy toys behind once beofre and mum chased me up the driveway with it *sigh* hehehe
Mwah
Angie

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| RobynM

Noisy toys.

I always 'accidentally' leave the noisy toys at my inlaws (lol). Giving unused & unwanted toys to charity is a fantastic idea. I have always done it with clothes, but have never thought of toys. I'm going to start cleaning out the toy box right away!!!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| cazza

unwanted presents.

you are absolutely spot on with your advise, as i do what you say, we have just recently had our children donate their unwanted toys and clothing to the children that were effected by the fires in tasmania.And it made me feel so proud of them.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| MadMel

unwanted presents.

That is fantastic. I am in Tasmania and I know people that were affected by the bushfires. It was really upsetting. Devistating that it happened at all let alone so close to christmas. I am so proud of you and your children

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| cazza

unwanted presents.

thanx madmel, our school got behind the kids and encouraged them to dig deep and think of those families, and the whole svhool got a reward of icy poles after the collection. The little girl who came up with the idea got her pic in our paper. Makes you so proud when you know you can help in some way.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| monyq83

unwanted presents.

that is soooooo sweet! there were alot of nasty fires here in sydney and the blue mountains as well, so since the boys dont have much room for their toys now that the family have spoiled them rotten, i think i will go thru them all and get them to choose what they no longer want so that we can donate some.

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	4.37 (Good) \| December 2006 \| monaardnas

presents u dont like

well 4 as long as i can remember i have not recieved a present not even from my kids so i cant say i havnt liked any. feel free to send any unliked gifts my way im sure i can put them to use. un wanted lovely men would be even better lol hahahahahahahahahahaha

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| MadMel

presents u dont like

they are either taken, gay or dont like kids lol

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| monyq83

presents u dont like

lololol so true!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| rachelcook

Charity

Great idea...and the noisy toys, definitely will do this..it takes the pressure of and stress out of Christmas knowing that you can give unwanted gifts to charity and noisy toys at the grandparents!!! phew, that's better usually I keep all this stuff for ages and forget where all the stuff came from and it all just gets chucked away in road side junk collections...advice worked for me

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| monyq83

Charity

yay im glad i can help :)

and for anyone that has decided to give unwanted gifts to a charity but cant decide which one, may i reccommend st vinnies? they have helped me out HEAPS in the past and i am forever grateful. coming next year once i go back to work, i am going to start a direct debit from my account each month as a donation to them to say thankyou for the help they gave me. perhaps you could too?

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