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with a disposable (but reusable) container of leftovers, would you feel like you ought to return to the container to them? What if both the lid and the bowl were labeled with a sticker with name and address?

 

I don't know this person well at all; it was a potluck at our new church. Normally, I'd say it was a disposable dish and not sweat it, but the labels make me wonder if she wanted it back. I'm sure they'd be destroyed in the washing, though (the labels). Perhaps a nice thank you note would be better than the container.

 

WDYT?

 

Signed,

ravinlunachick (who does NOT want to be the church weirdo)

 

 

*props to Bill for the signature

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I edited the OP to clarify; I meant that the labels would be destroyed in the washing. I have an identical set of containers, and wash and reuse them until they are too embarrassingly stained to keep using in public, LOL.

 

Since there seems to be a consensus that she'd want them returned, I'll do that. I just didn't want to seem like a nut by doing so. It's Glad, not Corningware, kwim? The labels threw me for a loop, so I thought I'd ask the Hive.

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I think (with light hearted spirit, love and grace) the person putting their name and address on a disposable container is the church weirdo. :leaving:

 

:laugh:

 

Yeah, I'd give it back with a thank-you note .. I guess. Honestly, probably without the thank-you note but I might surprise myself. Okay, to be really honest, I still have not returned a non disposable container I was loaned several fellowship meals ago (we have about one a quarter). I need to remember to do that before I leave the country.

 

(P.S. I think I am my church's weirdo.)

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Normally I'd expect a plastic container like that to be disposable for the person giving it. If I was the host I would not expect it back. If I was the receiver I'd likely reuse it but not feel obligated to return it. But since she put her name and address on it I'd figure she expects it back so I'd try to get it back to her as soon as I could.

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My MIL wiped my stash out after Thanksgiving last year and I never saw it again. We typically use the stuff until it breaks and I don't have other containers. The only reason it was even an issue, is that I figured it was enough of it that she would return it and I waited a stupid amount of time before deciding to replace it. If I was taking 1 dish to a function, i would assume it was disposable.

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What if both the lid and the bowl were labeled with a sticker with name and address?

 

Every year I get at least 6 sheets of those mailing address labels. I could probably label every disposable container and lid I own and still have labels left :laugh:

 

I won't return it.

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they are labeled. I contact them and set up a time to return them. (at church things, people often return the containers to the church to find it's owner.) If at that time she say's "Oh, don't bother", you know you can keep it with a clear conscience.

 

eta: when I put items in disposable containers I don't care if I get back, i *don't* put address labels on them.

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Oh crud. You have reminded me once again that someone gave me a dinner meal in a nice casserole dish and I don't even know her name anymore and never got it back to her! It was YEARS ago! I think if I ever find her I need to give her a gift card and a huge apology letter!

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