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We get a minimum of two or three a week via our postman. Obviously the PO dont want them back, judging by the number we find just chucked on the ground next to the letterbox. This has been going on for quite some time now and it seems a waste to throw them away, but we are getting snowed under with rubber bands. Any ideas what we can do with them?
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How about this Ruth


http://www.wisebread.com/52-uses-for-rubber-bands
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We get loads of them too.

I save them and the ones you get around vegetables and use them in the garden etc.

They were useful the other day in making bamboo cane wigwams for my sweet peas )t'
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{rofwl} Thanks Maggie; that should keep me going for a while )t'
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Actually Maggie, that's a pretty cool site - loads of info on all kinds of stuff )t'
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You need to find yourself some small boys. I have two that I am willing to loan out, and they make short work of even the largest elastic band collection!
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get em all together and teach the kids how to do french skipping i used to love it ,making the elastic bands into the jump on rope and then the tking part )t'
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When you say letter box are you talking about the one in your door?
If so the post man is dropping litter on your property. If thats the case firstly I would ask him/her to stop. If they don't, complain to the post office.
Actualy I am suprised you haven't made a complaint already weather its your letter box or a post box in the street.
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My father in law was a postman until recently, and he was held accountable for rubber bands - I don't think they were literally counted in and out, but the use of them was certainly monitored to make sure that they were disposed of properly, or returned for re-use.
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AL37 wrote:When you say letter box are you talking about the one in your door?
If so the post man is dropping litter on your property. If thats the case firstly I would ask him/her to stop. If they don't, complain to the post office.
Actualy I am suprised you haven't made a complaint already weather its your letter box or a post box in the street.


It's my box, but it isnt in my door - it's built into the wall near the gate. Never thought of complaining about it to be honest - just wish he'd take them with him and then the PO could reuse them. It must be costing them a fortune, especially if he does this at all the houses in the village.
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Another one of those 'high level' discussions we've had on the plots. +confused+ I'll admit to picking them up, but they bio-degrade very quickly and it isn't worth the Royal Mail reusing them.
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Our Postman leaves them in the Lane. It's bad, but I have amounted a good stock of them for my own personal use.

Agreed it's a cost though, add them up around the Country and one days worth would probably pay a Postman a days pay !
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Catapults, need I say more. Thats just the child coming out in me
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