Re-using your packaging
When you buy a luxury or well made product, often it's packaging is in some way re-usable. In todays throw away world it is highly important that we take advantage of these re-using and recycling opportunities, to help the environment and to find cheaper alternatives to otherwise expensive products.
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Tea caddy are an excellent form of packaging to keep and reuse, made for tea specifically it is great for keeping tea that didn't come in a proper package. This pink tea caddy is very feminine packaging and is highly suitable for female tea lovers. The metal is also quite durable so you could re-use this packaging again and again.
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Alcohol bottles are generally made from quite good quality glass and if it was a good quality alcohol brand then it'll have a nice label too, great for re-using. Small spirit bottles like the one shown above would make a great soap dispenser, larger spirit bottles are great for holding sweets such as m&m's or skittles.
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Jar packaging from jam and other glass products are great for baking cheesecakes, cupcakes or jam. Individual desserts are very popular for dinner parties so re-using your packaging means you don't have to purchase any expensive glass pots.