Toy Packaging: To Keep or Not To Keep?

By Mandi Ehman • January 8, 2009

Do you keep the packaging that your toys come in? This is an issue I struggle with every Christmas and every birthday. The minimalist part of me wants to get them out of my house as soon as possible, but I’ve had this backfire on more than one occasion.

If you keep the packaging, do you have a system for storing it, or do you just toss it into an unused area of your home?

How long do you keep toy packaging?

If you don’t keep packaging, what do you do if you need to return or exchange a defective item?

Categories: Toys

About the Author

Mandi Ehman

Hi. My name is Mandi and I’m an organizing junkie. I’m also a wife, and Momma to four little girls (5, 3.5, 2 and a new baby!). I've worked at home since our oldest was a baby, and like a lot of other moms, my life is a constant balancing act of caring for my family and my home, meeting my obligations and finding time for hobbies in there somewhere. Oh, yeah, in the interest of full disclosure, I’m somewhat of a kitchen dunce and I only like to pretend that I’m crafty. Read more here!

2 Responses to “ Toy Packaging: To Keep or Not To Keep? ”

Brittany Jan 8th, 2009 at 5:11 pm

No way! I toss it! I can’t stand the clutter it turns into. Knock on wood…we haven’t had a defective toy yet

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Becca Jan 10th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

I do both – keep and toss. When I keep the packaging I generally keep it for about a week (in our garage usually!), and then toss it.

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