Fetch Declutterers
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Jan 2016
10:12am, 17 Jan 2016
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Velociraptor
Something to aspire to? telegraph.co.uk Being an old cynic, I read that and had unbidden visions of cowpats. I reckon some of it, like the kitchen cupboard make-up and the year's rubbish fitted into a tiny jar, is so implausible that it casts doubt on everything. But I was amused by the newspaper using it as an opportunity for an advertisement for stuff that we can buy to make our homes more minimal. |
Jan 2016
10:50am, 17 Jan 2016
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D2
Dog colour to match the floor...... hmm
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Jan 2016
11:59am, 17 Jan 2016
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LazyDaisy
Just as well I've got a black Labrador then  On a vaguely related topic, it's good to hear that plastic bag consumption has dropped by 70% since the 5p charge was finally brought in in England as well as the rest of the UK. It's been one of my bugbears for years. I used to use the big plastic boxes that supermarkets encouraged some years back (why did they get rid of them?) and now those boxes are useful storage boxes or handy receptacles for taking bottles to the bottle bank etc. |
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Jan 2016
3:04pm, 17 Jan 2016
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Velociraptor
My plastic bag consumption has dropped by 100% since the charge was introduced. In theory it's a trivial amount, but as a principle it has worked. We've also been able to reclaim a cupboard due to working our way through the plastic bag stash
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Jan 2016
3:23pm, 17 Jan 2016
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D2
I rather miss the plastic bags for all the secondary uses I got out of them however the less litter about the happier I am
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Jan 2016
3:52pm, 17 Jan 2016
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hurricanehamlyn
Really, a year's worth of rubbish in a jar. I am not sure I believe it. I agree that we all have too much stuff though.
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Jan 2016
3:56pm, 17 Jan 2016
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Helegant
Our consumption of plastic bags has also dropped by 100%, but I always reused them anyway until they fell apart. I no longer have free bin liners, and have now run out. I'm down to reuseable bags for everything. And I'm wondering why she got rid of her engagement ring?
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Jan 2016
4:11pm, 17 Jan 2016
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hurricanehamlyn
Clearly her engagement ring was too big to wear every day and therefore to her was not to be kept but does she really have no jewellery and "stuff" and only 1 little black dress? Does she change her entire wardrobe each season and donate it to charity. She clearly doesn't exercise as she wouldn't have the space for the leggings, t shirts etc
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Jan 2016
4:38pm, 17 Jan 2016
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Silvershadow
Interesting! Possible perhaps, desirable, I'm not sure. Do the boys really have no books, games, craft equipment, trophies, gifts from Grandparents? Mine used to love making things out of bits of wood and stuff they found lurking in the shed or garage. Why would you use vinyl wall stickers instead of art?
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Jan 2016
5:24pm, 17 Jan 2016
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Velociraptor
Why would you consider vinyl wall stickers to be "green" at all? They're made of, like, vinyl. Someone who uses cocoa powder instead of blusher would have wall art made by sticking macaroni and split peas on with flour-water paste. I reckon the story was meant to be published on April 1st. |
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