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Real Simple 869 New Uses for Old Things: An Encyclopedia of Innovative Ideas for Everyday Items [Hardcover]

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Publication Date: October 12, 2010

"New Uses For Old Things" is one of Real Simple's most popular franchises. It showcases how to repurpose everyday items in clever ways. These ideas appeal to readers because they're a) economical, b) green, and c) surprising.

Over the past decade, Real Simple has developed 800-plus ideas for all sorts of common items, from accordion files to zippered plastic bags. It seems fitting that in honor of their ten-year anniversary, they'd give readers the opportunity to enjoy these ideas in one convenient place.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } "New Uses For Old Things" is one of Real Simple's most popular franchises. It showcases how to repurpose everyday items in clever ways. These ideas appeal to readers because they're a) economical, b) green, and c) surprising.

Over the past decade, Real Simple has developed 800-plus ideas for all sorts of common items, from accordion files to zippered plastic bags. It seems fitting that in honor of their ten-year anniversary, they'd give readers the opportunity to enjoy these ideas in one convenient place.

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Real Simple magazine has their largest readership ever at 7.7 million readers and over 400,000 copies per issue are sold on the newsstand

Real Simple has been named on Adweek's Hot List four years in a row (2006 - 2009)

Product Details

Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Oxmoor House (October 12, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1603201408
ISBN-13: 978-1603201407
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“ She loves the Real Simple Magazine and this was the perfect present for her. ” Gayle | 12 reviewers made a similar statement

“ We already get the magazine, so knew the book would be good. ” Donna F. Heffner | 4 reviewers made a similar statement

“ This is a great way to save money and be more environmentally concious. ” Monica C. Kopecky | 1 reviewer made a similar statement

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money October 26, 2010

By S. Bacon

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The book is beautiful and has some helpful hints. From the advertisement hype and cover I thought perhaps it would share new and innovative ways to repurpose items. No. While there were a few things I had not heard or read before, most of the information has previously been published in much cheaper books. The book does make a couple of suggestions for utilizing the book itself to assist with problems. At least I didn't waste all my money.

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2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing February 7, 2011

By deb

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I was very disappointed in this books content. I bought it for my daughter-in-law but looked through it before gifting it to her. No wonderful surprises here...less than most folks common sense ideas were presented as revelation and as I said seemed a bit dull to me. I wouldn't waste my money on this again nor recommend it to anyone else.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book November 4, 2010

By Patricia A Thompson

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This has so many useful ideas for things I never would have thought of. It is so much fun to look at.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Tips

Lot's of handy uses for any item you can imagine around the house. Very useful and great ways to save money.

Published 11 days ago by Beverly Wood

5.0 out of 5 stars Another awesome book by Real Simple

I absolutely love this book, but I knew I would since it's from Real Simple. I have wanted this book for year, and I finally bought it as a little gift to myself. Read more

Published 14 days ago by Jill Strasburg

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book

This book is a great book to pick up, put down, take with you to read, and just get great ideas from, I like the format and it has great pictures

Published 28 days ago by Heather Erickson

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Simple Book

I bought this book for my Mom for Christmas, and she quite enjoys it. Real Simple is a great magazine.

Published 2 months ago by Linda L. Paine

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Simple 869 Uses for Old Things

I bought this book for my Mom and she loved it! She loves the Real Simple Magazine and this was the perfect present for her. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Gayle

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome

I have been subscribing to Real Simple for a few years now and all my friends pass it along. I even bought subscriptions as gilfts. Read more

Published 5 months ago by lecture

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book, but not a lot of new things in this book.

This book has a lot of good ideas. But, so many of them are the same old same old things we've been seeing for many years. Read more

Published 6 months ago by vpstarr1

4.0 out of 5 stars Now all in one book.

I love Real Simple Magazine and am always clipping things out. Now soooo much all in one book. Easy to find. Lots of "I didn't know that". Very satisfied.

Published 7 months ago by Biff Weber

5.0 out of 5 stars neat book

Sort of a book where you need to start reading with a big cup of tea...finish ten pages and pick it up the next day. So much creativity can only be absorbed in small doses. Read more

Published 7 months ago by destinygal

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of fun ideas

The book was delivered on time and in the condition promised. The book itself
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Published 9 months ago by DSPisme

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