I’m getting a phone today!
My own phone down in the office with unlimited long distance (it’s a cable phone) just for work! I’m so excited! (Oooh, the guy is here and hooking it up even as I type!)
I still haven’t ordered my new business cards though because the ones I want are kinda expensive and we haven’t had the budget for ‘em just yet. Kind of a problem because that wonky free voicemail? When it shuts down I can’t leave a message saying I have a new phone. That renders all of my current business cards obsolete.
So now I have about 500 business cards (more than that — I’ve handed out a bunch but I also bought 500 for Brett, argh) that are glossy and printed on both sides. I can’t just throw them away because that seems so environmentally bad but I don’t know what else I can do with them. My old, old business cards I use to take notes because they have a blank back and they’re not glossy. Any ideas? (The kids thought they were interesting for about five minutes so handing ‘em off to them isn’t going to do it.)
I’ll probably just keep them forever.
Must publish this now — cable is about to be turned off!
art baby art
design a collage for yr office
use em for building a box
hang them as a mobile
donate them to preschool
you will find a new use!
It’s a waste, but it was an unintentional waste. FWIW, I would recycle them, rather than spending lots of time trying to make them into something else you also don’t need (and in the process making them unrecyclable).
I’m trying to purge my house, and have found it most hard to part with things I shouldn’t really have bought, but hanging onto them doesn’t actually help anyone, KWIM?
Depending on how glossy they are, you could use them to make paper, if you’re into that kind of crafting.
Did you show the kids how to cut 6 slits in each one and build castles? After that I’m out of ideas…
Bookmarks. Then recycle them when they fall apart.
Though I like the castle idea!
Keep a stash to put into the fishbowl for free lunch or coffee or whatever at local businesses and networking event. You can always scribble in the pertinent details if the number is obsolete.