Every week I’ll pose a question for you to share your experiences and tips. If you have a question that you’d like me to post, I’d love to hear from you!
Recently, Lisa asked this question on Facebook, and I wanted to open it up for DSM readers to share how they organize their stockpiles:
Could you share your creative storage ideas for all your “stockpile” items? I’m starting to find I need a better process for storing/sorting my bounty, especially healthy & beauty items. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks so much!!
Like Lisa, it’s those little items that I have the hardest time storing in a way that’s easy to get to and still neat and organized, and I’d love to hear your tips!
What do you do with your stockpiles? How do you keep track of what you have, and the expiration dates of those items? How do you store your stockpile items? Do you use bins or shelves? Do you keep your stockpile in a special room or closet? Do you keep all of your stockpile items in the same place or do you separate your food items from your health and beauty items?
Join the discussion — add your two cents to previous Ask DSM Readers questions too!
Stacy
I use a set of inexpensive clear plastic shoeboxes that I store in the bottom of the linen closet. Each contains a collection of similar items: dental, face, body, shaving, samples, etc. Other items, such as cleaning and paper products, get stored in another closet in opague file boxes with labels.
Sella
it has actually come to the point where i store my stockpile items in the trunk of my car and even in extra suitcases in the room. I have beauty items in some boxes in the garage, health and medicine products in color coordinated containers, and food (if not in the kitchen cabinets) in an extra dresser. not very appealing, but it works for this household and family.
Olivia
I got a great deal on the Sterilite 4 drawer cabinets so I use those. Everything is behind closed doors nice and neat.
Steve
Hi there, Being retired now I have time to do stuff aroud the house. We have a large laundry room . When we moved in the folks before had started a half bath in 1 corner , the fixtures were there but no walls. I used some 2x4s and made a simple wall frame , covered it with a 4’x8′ sheet of paneling facing out into the room. then I took some 1″x4″ boards and made a pantry shelf 4’x8′ againest that . It has 6 shelves and works fine for boxes ,cans, and bottles. Also if you run across any plastic milk crates stack them on the sides , use a wire coathanger to hold them together and put them in a corner they will hold lots of stuff out of the way. bye Steve
Dana @ The Coupon Challenge
I recently wrote a post about how to organize your stockpile
https://www.thecouponchallenge.com/2010/08/thrifty-thursday-organize-your.html
Paula
I am blessed with a huge pantry but I constantly work to keep it organized. Bathroom items are on the shelfs in the master bath and extras are boxed and put with my christmas gifts. ( I make a lot of gift baskets). I have also changed my mindset. We have 15 tubes of toothpaste for a family of four. Why waste my $1 on another tube because it is a good deal? When I am stocked up on an item I only get more if it is completly free or so cheap that I am willing to just hand it out to anyone who comes along. I have saved alot of time with this mindset too.
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