Fruitcakes Recycled:

The Manitou Springs Great Fruitcake Toss, scheduled for this Saturday, January 9, is running into a snag no one could predict. Believe it or not, they are running short of fruitcake. Their Facebook Page today issued a plea for anyone who has unwanted fruitcakes to drop them off at the Chamber office.

Seriously? A fruitcake shortage? This is the thing The Great Fruitcake Recycling Project dreams of. We look forward to worldwide fruitcake scarcity it our lifetime.

Read more on the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page

Answer: When it’s a fruitcake purchased at Family Dollar Store for $1.

They were thoughtful enough to scribble out the $1, and then left on the Family Dollar Store sticker so the recipient would still know how little they really care.

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As if fruitcake itself isn’t scary enough, these folks have created one that talks. It’s just as crusty and obnoxious as the real thing. This anthropomorphic fruitcake gives exactly the kind of advice you’d expect a fruitcake to give.

Check out their entire YouTube Channel  for more advice from this holiday “advisor.”

National Fruitcake Toss Day is celebrated the first Sunday of January. That means this year it is today, January 3.

What is this day about? Getting rid of fruitcakes that have accumulated during the holiday season. You could be irresponsible and throw them in the trash, if you like, but The Great Fruitcake Recycling Project has a much better idea: send them to us for recycling. That way, you will be honoring the tradition of getting rid of your fruitcakes, and show your concern for the environment by recycling. You’ll look like a hero.

Send your securely wrapped fruitcakes to:

The Great Fruitcake Recycling Project
c/o Garage Sale Industries
PO Box 19323
Denver, CO 80219

Make sure to include your return address with your fruitcake so we can send your “Fruitcake Contributor” button.

Of course,  if you really want to celebrate the day, you can save them until Saturday to use them at the Manitou Springs Great Fruitcake Toss, and then send them to us after you participate. We’re okay with that, too. As long as they don’t end up causing irreparable environmental damage in the landfill, everyone wins.

Fruitcake three years in a row? No wonder Ozzy didn’t want to thank Thorny for the fruitcake. Who can blame him?