What are some awesome things to do with those stupid AOL CDs? 34 Articles

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by Colaine Swaby

AOL CD's have become quite infamous due to the large volume with which unsuspecting consumers were bombarded over the last few years or so. An AOL spokesman was even quoted as saying that dissatisfied customers could send ...read more

by James Mockridge.

We've all heard the letter box rattle and on collecting the post only find that the majority of the mail being delivered is 'junk', and contains limitless free CD software that you know you will never use as intended. B...read more

by Linda Ann Nickerson

USES FOR USELESS CDs Advertisers send these in the mail all the time. Here's how you can use discarded American Online and other promotional CDs for various holidays, all year long! New Year's Coasters Use the CD to...read more

by Lady Cynthia

I don't buy ornaments for my Christmas tree I do it the old fashioned way. I use what ever is handy. One year I had five aol Cd's. My 4 year old granddaughter Alexis was over and we decided to put the Cd's to good use. ...read more

by Jessica Smith

Don't you just hate those AOL CD's? I know I do. I get an endless supply of them in the mail. They are everywhere, not just my mailbox. In the grocery stores, at Wal-Mart on those turning stand things or on the wall as...read more

by Allyjay

Recycling is now becoming a routine chore in our everyday life. It really takes a person to step back and actually digest the things you can actually recycle and what these objects can become if we only put our minds to i...read more

by marie almond

Yes! the CD's that come to us by mail, like the AOL disks. Remember when those things sold for $30 bucks a pop. They were expensive. Now we are trying to come up lists to use them up. When I saw this I said to myself coul...read more

by David Jenner

Well its a pity they are around 4" in diameter because that rules out the obvious unless u have a tame elephant. But maybe we can think of other uses. I know for a fact that the Leprechauns in Ireland have many uses for th...read more

by Wendy Ward

Uses for the useless AOL Cd's that we all get in the mail..What a great topic! It is unbelievable what can be done with these Cd's. I had noticed that many have suggested to use the useless AOL Cd's for coasters, that is a...read more

by Roy Hirsch

Sharing and caring My name is Roy Hirsch and I am a person mildly disabled" by epilepsy'; and I want to help other disabled people. If you are disabled and would like to participate in a self help centre if possible in...read more

by Emma Bartlett

Our household used to receive a seemigly overabundance of those annoying AOL "free internet" cds (unfortunatly, it's now a rare occasion that I find one among our other junk mail). After opening our mailbox to find THREE ...read more

by Helen Abbott

Me and my friends ahd the daunting (but fun) task in Sixth Form of redecorating the common room. We wanted to create different sections; the noticeboard, the seating area, the kitchen area and the music area. So my friend ...read more

by J J kearns

The are many things that you can do with the AOL Cd's or any old used scratched cd. First take a glass bowl that is oven safe. Set the CD on it and put it in the oven on about 200 degrees. The CD will bend to the shap...read more

by Barrie Silberberg

What a fun title to write about! First off..I say GET MAD..What a waste of money! SHEESH! OK>>Now that you have them mailed to you...What do you do with them, instead of filling of the landfills that AOL doesn't want to...read more

by Rixta Francis

With all those stupid, shiny disks (whether AOL or something else) you can do many things. Of course you can put a string through the holes and hang them around the house or in the Christmas tree, but I think that's not a ...read more

by Shaun kent

Tired of the high energy cost during the extreme heat of the summer? Don't feel bad there are literally millions who share your opinion.I'm here to tell you that there's hope! Try these money saving tips sponsored in part ...read more

by Eric Catlow

well you know those stupid things u eithier get in the mail or you know maybe like with a purchase or some elcetronic appliance.. well there are some weird things that they can come in handy for. In my opinion its the perf...read more

by Louise Ciccone

A great idea for those AOL Cd's, is to bring them, to your child's daycare or any daycare, for that matter. Children are creative thinkers and will almost always, come up with an idea, on what to use objects and material/s...read more

by Lesley Aeschliman

Oh yes, the America On-Line CDs. I can remember back when America On-Line would constantly mail out those CDs in an attempt to drive up their subscriber numbers. I can also remember when you could easily find the CDs in ...read more

by Maxine Schleisner

I am a woman and several years ago I learned how to throw them like Chinese stars and very accurate to be specific. Don't ask me why or how just one day my son came out of the bedroom when he was about sixteen and said ...read more