What are you putting in your OOT bags?

Katherine121 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:08 PM

What are you putting in your OOT bags?

I have no clue what to give as trinkets. Help!

marc_rai Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:11 PM

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Great threas. Pictures would be useful too. :)

lrs2005 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:12 PM

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I was thinking of including:
bottle of water
bag of mini muffins
cereal bar
some chocolate
some peanuts or pretzels
a map/info on long island

and I am not sure what, if anything, else to include.

Katherine121 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:13 PM

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Posted by lrs2005

I was thinking of including:
bottle of water
bag of mini muffins
cereal bar
some chocolate
some peanuts or pretzels
a map/info on long island

and I am not sure what, if anything, else to include.

Cool!! Anybody else?

CPAPPAS Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:18 PM

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I must say, I wasn't going to do them, but i did, and my guests raved about them! I put:

A large chocolate bar
mini pringles
ritz bitz cheese
drakes cake
mini famos amos cookies
bottle of water
tylenol
alkazeltzer (?)

Got the food and stuff from bj's. The bags from party city, and bought lables from staples and printed them on my computer.

It said Christine & Peter
February 26, 2005
Thank you for being here!

To everyone who told me to do them...THANKS! it was a big hit!

Katherine121 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:26 PM

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Wow! Great!

Bunnymonkey Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:35 PM

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Water
Candle
Chapstick
Local Baked Goods
Advil
Chocolate
Info packet on wineries

We are putting them in Gable boxes - so fun! and having a label made thanking them for coming.

Katherine121 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:37 PM

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Oh man. You girls are amazing! Okay - another question. For couples, are you giving one bag per couple or one bag per person?

CPAPPAS Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:46 PM

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one per couple.....

Bunnymonkey Posted: Mar 22, 2005 02:56 PM

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one per room

hmm8191 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 03:00 PM

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We did:

one Russel Stover heart shaped box of chocolates which had red roses one them (our theme

and two of the following

bottle of water
snack size pringles
snack sized goldfish
famous amos choc. chip cookies
and 2 packs of Alka Seltzer morning after relief! (too cute I couldn't resist)

I feel like I'm forgetting something because the bags were really full but I think that's it!

AnniesSS Posted: Mar 22, 2005 03:01 PM

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One per room and I have so far:

mints
candy
deck of cards
LI travel guide

Will be buying:
water
snacks
fruit

I think it's a very nice gesture!

marc_rai Posted: Mar 22, 2005 03:16 PM

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What types of bags are ya'll using?

hmm8191 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 03:22 PM

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I got gift bags from Party City. They were red rose ones which fit my theme.

angelbear217 Posted: Mar 22, 2005 04:51 PM

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I got beach scene gift bags from Christmas Tree Shop. We are putting in mini wine bottles and stoppers, snacks, toiletries, water with personalized labels, headache stuff, maps, and an itinerary.

dm24angel Posted: Mar 22, 2005 06:18 PM

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I put shampoo, conditiner, lotion, shaving cream, razors, FOOD( peanuts cookies, crackers, water) A deck of cards, a small candle, Ziploc bags to take stuff home in, Static guard, mini deodarants, hand antiseptic, lotin, stockings, ...stuff on that level.

AnniesSS Posted: Mar 22, 2005 07:21 PM

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Posted by marc_rai

What types of bags are ya'll using?

My FMIL got some cute bags at the Christmas Tree Shop in CT. but I found in the Ikea mailing on Sunday that they have cute and bright bags 10-$1.49. Think I'm gonna check them out!

BethGail Posted: Mar 22, 2005 09:08 PM

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i got my bags at AC moore (although i had to go to 2 to get enough red bags beause it was right after valentines day so i guess everyone used them for that) but i put in them

2 bottles water
1 mini bag chex mix
1 mini bag M&M cookies
a handful of loose candy
twizzlers
micro pop corn (Fox hollow inn has microwaves in the rooms)
asprin (my dad is a dr so i got samples to put in)