While
I have received a number of packages from Amazon and other retailers (i.e.
Allen Edmonds) lately, I have also been sending a lot of packages out as well.
In fact, I have been sending out more packages and items overall than I have
been receiving. In addition to the returns process (which has been pretty good despite
what some have said about Amazon customer service) because of clothes being
absurdly smaller than that which is stated on the tag and overall descriptions
not quite matching up with what I received, I have also been collecting the
unused items, unwatched DVDs, and unplayed video games from around the house and
selling them to Amazon for credit.
At
this point I think we have gotten rid of about five or six moving boxes worth
of stuff that, in the future, I won’t have to haul from place to place, store
here or there, and open and close trying to find that one misplaced item.
Putting in the time and selling these items now is saving us a lot of time in
the future and putting a little bit of credit in our account as well. Of
course, that credit did lead to some of the aforementioned returns so really it
is just a vicious cycle. But at least shipping is free across the board.
That
credit has also served to help us get a head start on buying some of the
Hanukkah gifts for our son. Nothing big but some toys that we have been eyeing
since we either saw them in a store or at someone else’s home. However, while
we have gotten a bit of a jumpstart on our holiday buying (definitely not the
first time we have been in this situation) it has also introduced another
issue. Remember that vicious cycle I mentioned earlier. Well, we may have
gotten rid of a lot of stuff but we also have a lot of stuff coming in which is
currently stacked in a few boxes along the back wall of my office.
It
is actually a pretty eclectic pile as there are toys, home upgrades, gifts for
family members, shoes, and a completely overhauled wardrobe. And those are just
the things that I can remember or see when I glance over. Thankfully, the pile
is a bit deceiving as the packaging takes up a bulk of the space, the clothes
are replacing ones that I have already donated, and the gifts will be handed
out in about a month so it really isn’t that bad and we are still saving space.
Of course, I don’t expect this to last and I am sure I will find myself writing
about this again like I am doing now and I have done in the past. But, until
then, we will certainly enjoy a little extra space.
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