# How nerdy is it to save cool Kleenex boxes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nerdy-is-it-to-save-cool-kleenex-boxes/94909>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 23, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nerdy-is-it-to-save-cool-kleenex-boxes/94909 "2001-11-23T17:00:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nerdy-is-it-to-save-cool-kleenex-boxes/94909/21 "2002-12-11T20:27:00Z")

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UPDATE: I recently used my last Kleenex from the “Kleenex Box of Sith[sup]TM[\sup].” I got a new, plain, square box of Kleenex and did a Kleenex-ectomy on it by carefully prying open the flaps on the side of the box. Inside were Kleenex, a stack of them, and the whole stack was folded in half. (Funny, I thought there was something a little more mysterious going on in there. If the long boxes are cheaper, next time I’ll just buy those and fold the stack in half.)

I then opened the “Kleenex Box of Sith[sup]TM[\sup]”, using my jackknife to ease through each blob of glue. Because the “Kleenex Box of Sith[sup]TM[\sup]” is has a slick, durable surface, the blobs remained intact and the paper did not tear. I inserted the new Kleenex and closed the flaps. The glue seemed to retain enough tackiness that I didn’t have to use any more glue or tape or anything.

Success!

Now if I can just figure out what to do about the silverfish.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nerdy-is-it-to-save-cool-kleenex-boxes/94909/22 "2002-12-11T20:36:35Z")

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Next project:

Scan the Box o’ snot, get a web site running, start a web-ring for fellow Kleenex freaks and proceed to world domination!

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**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nerdy-is-it-to-save-cool-kleenex-boxes/94909/23 "2002-12-11T20:38:08Z")

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You will all bow before our softness and absorbancy!

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**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nerdy-is-it-to-save-cool-kleenex-boxes/94909/24 "2002-12-11T21:08:32Z")

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Whoo-hoo! My thread-kill percentage has gone down!

[sub]Or…maybe not.[/sub]

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