old navy and their overpriced gift boxes

I’ve done quite a bit of Christmas shopping online this year (thank you, Old Navy!) and packages are arriving on my doorstep daily. That means I’ve got a lot of gift wrapping area of me! One of the things that I miss when I order online is being able to grab gift boxes to put clothing in. Around this time of year, most stores have stacks and stacks of gift boxes available for customers to grab. I snagged a few from Beall’s, and a few more from Kohl’s, completely free of course.

Imagine my shock when I was recently inside Old Navy and they told me they CHARGE for their gift boxes! What? I just spent $100 in the store, and you want me to pay $2.50 for a cardboard box that says Old Navy on it? I’m sure such a box costs all of a few pennies. If Old Navy wants to “regulate” who gets a gift box, by all means - do so! Hand them out to customers who purchase from your store, and don’t let people snag a stack of ten. But don’t charge us for them!

2 Responses to “old navy and their overpriced gift boxes”

1. Deb Says:
   December 6th, 2007 at 1:48 pm

   no shit? wow…

   we save ours from year to year! funny huh, we’ll be like, ooh, save the box or gift bag if it’s in good shape! My entire family does it

2. Colleen Says:
   December 6th, 2007 at 1:55 pm

   We do the same thing! Gift bags are expensive…we always recycle.

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