Happy greetings, people! Today I’m going to talk about your sample stash. You know what I’m talking about, beauty subscribers. That stash you have building in your closet, or makeup box, or wherever you store it. Samples you didn’t like and haven’t touched. Yeah, that stash. Here are ten things you can do with that stash and declutter your area.
#1 Gift it to a friend. I have a friend who doesn’t have money, and who could use a little pampering. You probably do too. Give it to them and let them experience a little beauty joy.
#2 Build a beauty box of your own and give it to a girlfriend (or boyfriend) for Christmas or a birthday.
#3 Swap it. There are tons of beauty swap sites out there where other people received things they didn’t like and would like something else in return.
#4 Sell it. There are plenty of ways to sell your unwanted goods as long as they haven’t been used. My favorite site is Listia and my personal invite is here: Listia.com .There are other places you can go too.
#5 Donate it to a shelter. There are a lot of shelters in desperate need of goods to help provide for the homeless. You can declutter and do a good deed at the same time.
#6 Donate it to a thrift store. Certain thrift stores, like Goodwill, use some of the proceeds from selling items to assist people in need of help.
#7 Donate it to a homeless person. Do you have a homeless person you regularly see on one of your corners? Maybe they need some shampoo and conditioner, body wash, and lotion. There are local shelters that allow them to shower.
#8 Send it to a military member. As someone who has experience in this area, when I deployed, one of my favorite times of the week was when people would send us care packages full of awesome stuff.
#9 Send it to the elderly. Some retirement homes allow and encourage donations to the elderly.
#10 Throw it out. If you absolutely don’t want to do any of the above, then simply throw it out. Just remember that there are other options.
So that is my two (or ten) cents. Comment below if you have any other ideas or experience with what you can do with your extra samples. If you liked this post, share it, comment below, follow me, or follow me on Twitter. As always, be yourself, because that, in itself, is beautiful.