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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 3:02 pm
I love Longaberger baskets. I have a small collection of baskets, and was wondering if any of you guys collect them and what are the many uses you use them for. I've been to Dresden on a bus trip. I know some people are crazy over these baskets and have them everywhere and belong to their clubs. I'm not that into it, but, love the product, none the less.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 3:46 pm
I DO! i love, love, love them! i'm not into the clubs and the collector aspect of it. every basket i own (except for 1) is in use in my house! and i have quite a few!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 3:58 pm
i'm not home at the moment to let ya know exactly what baskets i have. i have gotten a few off of ebay, just because i wanted the basket and wasn't going to pay the going rate, or it was discontinued. i have a tv remote basket, an umbrella basket a small little round basket (dang if i can remember the name) that is used for keys: living room. bathroom: office basket? tissue basket, magazine basket, small waste, seashell basket. bathroom #2: tissue basket, small square basket, magazine basket. kitchen will take some work, plus bedrooms.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:02 pm
Is there a support group for Longaberger addicts? Landi? <snicker> I like their pottery, but it's pretty outrageously priced. They have a batter bowl that I've coveted for some time... I'm not a basket person any more, so have falled out of the habit of trolling ebay for Longaberger...
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:07 pm
better to be addicted to longaberger than alot of things! lol! i only troll when i absolutely NEED a basket for a certain use. we have baskets of different makes for other uses in the house. i'd never use a longaberger basket for fireplace wood, or my daughter's room! she has about 16 target baskets in her room cubbies.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 5:57 pm
I have a tall key basket. My sister had it for years and never had a use for it. I took it, because, well, she was giving it to me. Now I actually don't know what to use it for. Currently, it is hanging from a door holding those plastic bags that we all have from stores. I'm sure there are other uses for it. I've actually told Longaberger Associates in the past, they need a web page w/ people putting in their uses for their baskets. I'm sure they hear lots of ideas from their parties. I even have a few from years ago when they were used darker wood. I'm, also, in the process of orgainzing my recipe cards and transferring them to the recipe card basket. It is so cute. The tea basket is adoreable, as well.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 6:41 pm
kitchen: recipe box, large spoon, letter tray with letter tray iron stand, note paper basket, salt and pepper shaker basket, silverware basket, large vegetable, bread basket, flower pot basket, and hostess tray basket
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 9:28 pm
I've got a couple of Longaberger Baskets from the 80's. They are great baskets and still are looking good after all these years. Do they still have Longaberger Basket parties?
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 1:53 pm
Oh yes, Coco. My neighbor is a rep. I told her I probably won't order every month, but, to send me flyer of month specials. Landi, so happy you are even more addicted than i am. My husband gets upset. HOW MUCH FOR THIS BASKET!!! Plus, the plastic liner and the fabric liner. AAhhh!!! Need intervention.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 3:57 am
I went to one party probably 10 years ago. Bought a nice little basket (I'll have to remember which one it was later). Still have it in my room. I've always loved their corporate office building that's shaped like a basket. I had boss whose wife was really into Longaberger, and I showed him the pic of their office building on the Net. He scoffed at me and got all huffy with me telling me that was not really a picture of their corporate office. Whatever!

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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 6:29 am
it most certainly IS a picture of their corporate offices. they are in dresden, ohio. dave longaberger wanted his corporate offices to look like the basket (a medium market basket) that made the company famous.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 9:29 am
Going to Dresden was a fun day trip for me. Some of the party reps put the trip together. they have a movie, games and givaways! Baskets galore in that town. Hey Landi...is it raining much by you?
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 10:54 am
no rain since 10am yesterday, it will begin again tomorrow. is the only basket you have, is a tall key basket? i thought only diehard longaberger fans would make a dresden trip.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 11:37 am
oh, gosh, no. I have many. don't know the names of them all. recipe, tea, cracker, several round w/ divided inserts, small key, 2 tall key, daily blessings basket. 1 small type hamper basket (dark wood)
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 3:45 pm
I think the main reason my old boss got huffy with me about that not being a real picture is, he was the kind of person who did not take kindly to someone knowing something he didn't....especially a lowly employee! LOL!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 6:22 pm
Why don't you order the casket basket and shove that dopey boss inside of it? I can't stand people like that!!
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 3:52 pm
and Landi, just located Horizon of Hope basket, darning basket, and six sided basket. my 18 yr old is having a new years eve party. I need some valium.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 6:39 pm
soemwhere i have a list of the longaberger i owned from my rep, but not the ebay stuff. it scares me to try and figure it out!
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 7:47 pm
I have several Longaberger baskets. A co-worker is a rep and we went through a wave of parties at work a few years ago. My sister-in-law got into more than I did. I like the holiday baskets with the lids and I love my address card basket. I am tempted to buy more but honestly don't know where I would put them and can't really justify their expense.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, January 01, 2006 - 2:40 am
There's a bunch of numbers and stuff on the bottom of my basket. Aren't they supposed to mean something? Seems like I remember the hostess saying something about how one of the numbers is who actually made the basket or something. I guess I have the Berry. I thought I also remember the hostess saying the baskets increase in value over the years. Also seems I paid 50$ for that basket (and notice the Berry is selling for 34.00). But then, it also came with a plastic protector, and a cloth liner. Add those in and I guess its around 50$. Numbers on the bottom of my basket (written in 4 different places on the bottom).... W1305 1210 Cav998 (the C in Cav could be a 6 or G too, the handwriting is sort of smudged). GC6 or something like that. Again, its in handwriting, and the letters aren't crisp and legible.
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