How it Works
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Send Birdie your old gear
Birdie will send you a prepaid shipping label so you can ship your gear to us for FREE!
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Earn BirdieBlue Discounts
When we receive your items, Birdie will send you a 15% off discount code!
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TREAT YOURSELF TO A BIRDIEBLUE Bag
Browse our collection of one-of-a-kind upcycled bags and hit the mountain in style.
♻️ What You Can (and Can’t) Upcycle with BirdieBlue
We LOVE giving old gear a second life — but not everything plays nicely with a sewing machine 😉 Here’s a quick guide to what we can (and sadly can’t) turn into bold, adventure-ready bags.
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✅ YES PLEASE — We Can Upcycle:
If it’s soft, sewable, and has lived a good outdoor life, we’re probably into it.
- Ski & snowboard jackets
- Puffy coats & insulated layers
- Snow pants & bibs
- Softshells & fleece
- Tents & sleeping bags
- Technical outdoor fabrics
- Old banners, event flags & gear with stories
Basically: if it can be stitched, we can probably flip it into something awesome.
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🚫 HARD PASS (for now…)
As much as we love all gear, some things just don’t play nice with scissors and sewing machines.
- Skis & snowboards
- Ski boots
- Poles
- Helmets
- Hard plastics or metal-heavy items
And yes…we would love your 1990s, 190cm straight-edge Rossis, truly iconic, but we haven’t quite figured out how to turn skis into tote bags yet.