keeping mac boxes

franimal

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I was just wondering if anyone else is a freak about keeping their makeup in boxes. Like I know my makeup would be organized much nicer and it would take me less time to do my makeup if I didnt have to open so many boxes to get to all the various products and then repackage them again. I even saved all the plastic sleeves brushes come in. Part of it is that I don't want the mac label to wear off but even when the box is falling apart and beat up from pulling it in and out of my purse, I still keep them. Is anyone else such a spaz like this? Even when I got my new laptop I refused to peel the plastic protective sheet off of it. I think I'm OCD or something. Please convince me to let it go and throw them away!
 

..kels*

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ohh lord.. i held on to my boxes for WAY too long. i was OCD about it too, repackaging every time i used something. as much as i loved how organized it looked it was too much of a hassle to keep the boxes. i couldn't throw them out on my own tho.. i think i had some kind of emotional attachment..
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so my mom & my b/f had to help me do it.
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i don't miss my beloved boxes as much as i thought i would, so i say you should definitely try to toss them out.
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NobodyPlease

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I so can totally understand this. LOL I still have most of mine in boxes. However I am getting good at taking them out. I do keep the boxes though. Just in case.
 

franimal

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thats a good idea, i should have my bf do it for me or maybe ween myself off of them by keeping them in a separate place and seeing if i really miss them
 

..kels*

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Originally Posted by franimal
or maybe ween myself off of them by keeping them in a separate place and seeing if i really miss them

that's exactly what i did! haha. i tossed them into an old purse of mine & hid it in the back of my closet. after about 4 months i finally realized i didn't need them & they were just wasting space & adding clutter.
 

Deirdre

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I keep all my makeup in drawers and organizers. By keeping things in their boxes, label side up, I am able to locate exactly what I need, when I need it. So I do keep my boxes, as it's most practical for me.
 

xbrookecorex

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I keep the boxes, but I don't keep the products IN the boxes. I just have a bag full of boxes. I don't know why but I HATE throwing them out. They're kinda nice? haha
 

bruinshorty

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I usually keep them for a while, and then they make me angry so I throw them away. I still have my fluidliners, quads, and MSFs in their boxes (if I'm not too lazy to put them back). Why? I have no idea. I still have the plastic inserts in the quads and MSFs too.

I totally didn't take the plastic off of my laptop either. I had a blue dell and I didn't want the cover to get scratched, so I left it on, even though it was bent and peeling at the edges. Then I got a new computer, gave that one to my brother, and the first thing he did was rip the plastic off :/
 

DOLLface

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Originally Posted by xbrookecorex
I keep the boxes, but I don't keep the products IN the boxes. I just have a bag full of boxes. I don't know why but I HATE throwing them out. They're kinda nice? haha

I keep all my boxes in a bag, too. I just can't seem to get rid of them.
 

franimal

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Originally Posted by bruinshorty
I usually keep them for a while, and then they make me angry so I throw them away. I still have my fluidliners, quads, and MSFs in their boxes (if I'm not too lazy to put them back). Why? I have no idea. I still have the plastic inserts in the quads and MSFs too.

I totally didn't take the plastic off of my laptop either. I had a blue dell and I didn't want the cover to get scratched, so I left it on, even though it was bent and peeling at the edges. Then I got a new computer, gave that one to my brother, and the first thing he did was rip the plastic off :/


I have a blue dell too! I wonder if its the same one? its kinda a pos. i also wouldnt dream of throwing away the little plastic inserts in my MSFs!
 

soleil1109

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Originally Posted by MAC_Whore
Hey, if I did keep them, I could glue them all together and make a killer fort!

If you combined that will all the boxes I have in a bag in my closet, we could make a comfortable 2BD, 1B house! I need help... :durrr:
 

Jacq-i

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I LOVE pulling off plastic!! I begged my bf to let me pull it off his phone, his iPod and his watch. He let me, and he still doesn't understand why I was so excited to pull them off.

Ahem, anyway... I keep my boxes, in another box from a Tutti Dolci giftset I got a while back. I only keep my dupes in their boxes though... I tried keeping my makeup in them, but I hated my boxes getting beat up.
 

maxipoodle1

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omg i soo used to keep all my boxes....but just recently i threw them all away....ehem most of them away...lol....they were really becoming a bother...i thought i was weird for keeping the boxes..but i guess we're just cool like that huh!haha
 

BlahWah

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My husband didn't know I keep all my boxes in a drawer and accidentally opened it one day... let's just say he questioned for awhile what kind of person he married...
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He's asked me to throw them out and it's hard for me to because most of my products are LE and I'm reminded of how I saved for these items, the fun I had buying them... I know, pathetic. *sigh* I'm planning to at least flatten them to make more room and in case I need them for reselling, but once we move into our (yet-to-be-bought) condo I'll probably toss all but Lure and Barbie.... and maybe the msf's... and palettes... aiyah!
 

aeni

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I keep mine b/c I've seen some people make some extra cash on ebay that way. I don't have LE items really, but the way I look at things - some things WILL.
 

LMcConnell18

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mine arent IN the boxes... but i still have them all in this really big mac bag!! lol even the sleeves for the brushes!
weird huh?
 

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