Return them.

A lot of my samples were ordered through local tile stores, so I tend to give them the samples to add to their samples drawer when I am done with them. The few that I ordered online will just go in the trash.

You could take all of the tiles that are the same thickness and use them to cover a table to be used outdoors, or as a craft table.

Maybe contact a nursery or elementary school--they may be able to use them for projects.

Thanks, all. A few can go back to local showrooms, but most come from the local distributor for lots of lines, and I don't think they take them back, since they don't keep much on site, but rather order as needed. I'll double check, though.

I'll check with the art teacher at my daughter's school and her old preschool to see if they have any use for them - that's a good idea, too.

Those are so pretty. Mine are less exciting, though - mostly white, marble, and gray. Oh, and some cream. And some ledge stone.

Donate them to a local Interior Design program if you have one. They will love it for creating sample mood boards.

Those are so pretty. Mine are less exciting, though - mostly white, marble, and gray. Oh, and some cream. And some ledge stone.

How many do you have?

You could (very carefully) break them between 2 towels, using a rubber mallet, and then mosaic whatever you wanted. Add some color, too. Garden bench? Pottery? Art niches in the wall? Table? Kitchen trivets? Beverage coasters?

What about eBay (local pickup only to save on shipping) or NextDoor/Craigslist, if your local art school doesn't want 'em?

Thanks for starting this thread... I never thought about this before, and I imagine I'm gonna have quite a collection of tiles by the time my project is done. :-O

I unload mine by listing them on Freecycle or Craig’s List. Free to an art teacher or someone looking to remodel. They always get snapped up. (I try to keep mine labeled on the back with a sharpie, or taped to original packaging.)

Take them to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore if you have them and donate them.

Sara, we do, but they won't take single tiles, will they?

My mother and grandmother used to put broken pottery in the bottom of pots for drainage. Perhaps someone who is into plants would be interested in your remnants.

We have an "art depot" here that takes all that kind of stuff and then artists, crafters, teachers, etc. come and help themselves for free.

I donated mine to the local high school for art projects along with all my pints of paint samples.

I also offered mine on freecycle and they were taken.

Find local artist and schools , try to get in touch with them and see how you can give them excess tile samples they could use in their projects.

If you're in Australia, there's a samples service that runs a sample recycling program where the tile samples get put back into circulation. It's a free pickup service. It's called Simple Sample.