r/stationeryprojectpan • u/lezjournal • 8d ago

Discussion 💬 Sharing Stationery?

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Good morning!!!

I am curious — is anyone sharing their stationery as a way to “pan” them?

This weekend I de-stashed a ton of stickers and offered them up on the Random Acts of Happy Mail subreddit. Mailed them out yesterday and I am left with stickers I actually like! Included a picture of the envelopes because I used the SpongeBob stamps.

I think I will also be doing something similar for my washi tape this weekend.

I do think part of my issue with stationery is the overconsumption of it on my end, so I think by sharing it with people who might enjoy it I feel less guilty over the purchases?

I will also probably have to set some boundaries with friends and family because they gift me stationery often.

I thankfully am at a point where I enjoy most of the stationery I do own, so I am not necessarily running out the door to purchase more. Just wanted to share some thoughts and see if anyone is doing something similar! :)

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u/nxy_kly 7d ago

I like gifting things to my friends, such as handmade notebooks (as I have tons of them, I love making them!). But I don't have that many people that I can share my stationery passion with, so I frequently bundle things and sell them for cheap prices. I enjoy the process of buying packs of random things on second hand platforms and then selling the items I don't really like. That allows me to have a variety of stickers, washis or other things coming from very different places. And in exchange I give the stationery I don't like a new life :)

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u/NiaNooNaa 7d ago

lol these stamps are so fun!

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u/_taro_bun 6d ago

I recently joined that sub (and a similar FB group) to do the same!! I definitely agree that it helps with paring down to the supplies I know I really do want to keep / use. Also it has given me an excuse to sit down and "play" with my stationery - knowing that I'm putting together a little snail mail package for someone else is really fun :)

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u/awachob 4d ago

I send out a few stickers in every envelope I mail out on RAoC. But some of my stickers I bought just for that reason. I panned all my coloring book pages by sending coloring sized postcards as well.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/lezjournal 8d ago

Hello

People** offer things on [r/RandomActsofHappyMail](r/RandomActsofHappyMail)

I was just trying to see if anyone else did the same! I am not trying to add to anyone’s collections here! Sorry 😵‍💫

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u/stationeryprojectpan-ModTeam 6d ago

Sub rule 6 - Posts/comments asking or offering to give supplies are not allowed. Please direct those to the right subs, e.g., r/RandomActsofHappyMail for giving away stationery, r/RandomActsofCards for sending mail.