"Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago"
- Erma Bombeck
About this Quote
In this quote, Erma Bombeck reveals her appreciation towards her mother for her thriftiness and resourcefulness. She credits her mom for ensuring that no cardboard box goes to waste and winds up back in society. This could indicate that her mom discovers methods to recycle or repurpose cardboard boxes rather of throwing them away. The second part of the quote highlights the durability of her mother's actions, as they still get presents in boxes from shops that have been out of service for 20 years. This shows the long lasting effect of her mother's actions and the significance of bearing in mind waste and finding ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
This quote is written / told by Erma Bombeck between February 21, 1927 and April 22, 1996. She was a famous Journalist from USA.
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