One of the best/easiest ways to save on – well, anything – is to keep it in mind and buy on sale before you need it.  When I got this promo in my inbox today (it’s clickable), I immediately thought of Christmas!  Reusable totes are a wonderfully eco-friendly way to “wrap” gifts, while adding to the packages bybeing gifts themselves.  You could even use one, open, as the container for a gift “basket,” depending on the size of your items.

The prices for these range from $24.99 (love the oilcloth – those could make great diaper bags!) down to $3.99, before the buy-2-get-1-free promotion.  There are options for women and children (“I was God’s idea” is another favorite of mine. 🙂 ), and even a couple that might work for some of the guys.

(The pop-up birthday cards in the same email are pretty awesome, too.)

What else do you use for gift packaging?