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Post by pas2 on Jan 23, 2019 16:49:41 GMT
For all of you that store your dies or stamps in a system like Jennifer McGuire, what do you do with the original packaging? I have been tossing them in a box incase I want to resell them? So what do you do with them, keep or toss?
im asking because our basement flooded this morning so as I clean up and move furniture from my SB area it seems like as good of time as any to purge.
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Post by quietgirl on Jan 23, 2019 17:18:37 GMT
I keep mine in the original package. I'm sorry about your basement. That sucks. I hope there isn't much damage.
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Post by streetscrapper on Jan 23, 2019 17:30:51 GMT
I toss them. I can't be bothered saving stuff like that, but I don't sell stamps/dies that I no longer use. I think if you sell them the original packaging could make a difference to people that are interested in buying them.
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Post by grammadee on Jan 23, 2019 17:36:10 GMT
That's terrible about your basement, pas2! Hope damage is minimal! Love your question, though! I am wondering what to do with packaging when I finally bring home the magnetic drawer system I have on order for pick up next month. I am not worried about resale, but wondering about just knowing which dies are from which manufacturer once they go onto the magnets? My inclination is to sort by theme. And removing dies from packaging would certainly make for more room on the little drawers (I would chuck the packaging, I think, unless I put together a little binder with JUST the packaging I could flip through later if I wanted to find out who made which die?) I guess the other way is to store by manufacturer, but that is not what would help me when searching for a die... |
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Post by JustTricia on Jan 23, 2019 17:42:28 GMT
I don’t keep the plastic sleeve, but I do keep the insert with the company name, etc. I just slide it into the envelope behind the white cardstock insert.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 23, 2019 18:58:55 GMT
I know I won't sell anything, so I discard the plastic packaging. Like JustTricia, I save the insert, so I know what I have and where it came from. |
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Post by Embri on Jan 23, 2019 19:10:15 GMT
Depends on the type of packaging.
If it's the reusable kind, clamshell cases, boxes or the like, I'll nest them together as efficiently as possible and store as long as I have the original item in case it will be donated or sold in the future. If it's that evil welded plastic where you have to cut it open and risk injury, that goes into the recycle. Packaging where the info and storage are separate, I'll keep the backer card with the original item, and donate the packaging (if it's reusable / useful, otherwise recycle.)
Exception would be cutting dies, where I sort by theme / shape rather than originally sold set. If I need a star or a heart, I'm not going to go faffing about in four different binders to find them!
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Post by freeatlast on Jan 23, 2019 19:11:26 GMT
I don’t keep the plastic sleeve, but I do keep the insert with the company name, etc. I just slide it into the envelope behind the white cardstock insert. This is close to what I do. I use a white card stock insert and cut the cardboard from the original packaging with the company name and glue it to the top of the card stock insert. I don't write the stamp names under the company names if the acetate sheet has that info but I do write the names of the stand alone dies. Then I toss everything else. |
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Post by pas2 on Jan 23, 2019 19:12:36 GMT
I have been using the Evernote catalog system someone mentioned before. I also keep a notebook of stamped images by theme. I am very tempted to chuck it all.
As for my basement, the carpet needs to be replaced because it was salt water from the softner. It was old and due to replaced, just not at this time , and the room is large. Its the 2nd flood in 2 days. Yesterday the UV lights glass insert broke causing it to leak also. The flood was contained to the utility side of the basement When it rains it pours cuz My FIL also had a heart attack yesterday.
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Post by amom23 on Jan 23, 2019 19:27:55 GMT
So sorry to hear about your string of bad luck. Sure hope your FIL will be ok!
As to your question......if I take something out of it's original packaging to store it I almost always toss the packaging. The whole point is to aid in organization and to reduce clutter.
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Post by pancakes on Jan 23, 2019 21:18:19 GMT
I have been using the Evernote catalog system someone mentioned before. I also keep a notebook of stamped images by theme. I am very tempted to chuck it all. As for my basement, the carpet needs to be replaced because it was salt water from the softner. It was old and due to replaced, just not at this time , and the room is large. Its the 2nd flood in 2 days. Yesterday the UV lights glass insert broke causing it to leak also. The flood was contained to the utility side of the basement When it rains it pours cuz My FIL also had a heart attack yesterday. Ughhh I hope that ends your string of bad luck. I’m so sorry about all of that and hope your FIL is doing better today. Regarding packaging, I haven’t found that not having the original packing has been detrimental to price when selling. So I wouldn’t keep it around, as long as you know the stamp company and name. |
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 23, 2019 21:35:15 GMT
I keep the packaging long enough to put the company name and stamp or die name into my inventory. I don't want to keep paper around if I don't need it.
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Post by pas2 on Jan 23, 2019 21:52:55 GMT
Thats what I needed to hear. Out it goes!
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Post by kate on Jan 23, 2019 23:06:01 GMT
Do tell more about this system! pas2, I'm so sorry for all the upheaval in your life right now. I hope your FIL heals well. |
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Post by peasquared on Jan 23, 2019 23:20:52 GMT
I hope all the bad luck for the year is over with for you!
I throw it all away. I do put a file label on the clear envelope though, with the brand and name of the item. Mainly so I can look for ideas on the manufacturers website.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 23, 2019 23:32:06 GMT
I do keep the original packaging in case I want to resell. These are currently stored in a chest of drawers in my dining room where I keep a few overflow craft supplies.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jan 23, 2019 23:53:51 GMT
I recycle the plastic and use the insert as the backing in the pocket/envelope. If the insert is too big I just give it a trim to fit. When I first started with the JMcG system I used white 100# paper for the backing and tossed the one that came with the stamp set. Then I realized I was wasting that good paper!.
ETA: sorry about your basement flooding.
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Post by grammadee on Jan 24, 2019 0:02:03 GMT
Do tell more about this system! They are built locally in Edmonton Alberta and Treasured Memories sells them on consignment. I ordered the one with magnets on both sides of the pullout and without the drawers underneath. Studio storage solutions |
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Post by Embri on Jan 24, 2019 1:14:56 GMT
Neat, those remind me of the architect flat drawers we had in high school for storing really big works. I've seen something similar on eBay too, made in the UK and a slightly different design.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 24, 2019 3:05:00 GMT
I've been keeping mine (for the dies I've put in plastic envelopes) but I'm not really sure why. I might cut down the cardboard as others have suggested and then throw out the plastic, since it's not made to be durable. Partly I kept mine because I have so few dies, it barely takes up any space. I'm unlikely to ever sell - much more likely just to give stuff away.
I think I was afraid to throw out the packaging because back in the day I transferred all my music CDs to binders, prompted by my husband, and got rid of all the jewel cases. Then music went digital and he decided to sell his CDs, and it turned out he had kept the jewel cases in the basement, and was able to get some money for them. I just had a pile of useless CDs nobody wanted. But I don't think that I was wrong to get rid of the cases and I wouldn't have gotten enough money to make it worth storing all those empty cases (especially when I moved across the ocean) so I should let that regret go!
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