Tuesday Tips

Yep, it's Tuesday again. I worked an overnight Sunday into Monday moving all of the Travel items back to their original homes and then setting up for the Happy Organized Home Sale which began yesterday. This sale goes on until Sept. 6th, which I feel is a really long time. There are a ton of things that I love that are on sale right now so I'm having trouble picking which to do first. This sale also goes along with the college kids. If you didn't know, I'm letting you in on a "secret" that The Container Store puts on a college night where the entire store is on sale. You can get whatever you want, but that night only. It's a really fun night where the store plays college age music, there are snacks and tons of people there to help you. Everyone that is employed is there to help out so that's about 60 employees. It's always a fun time. Anyways, my item today is the Countertop Organizer.

Why do I love this? There are 7 different holders for numerous items to fit into it. It's acrylic so it's easy to see everything. Plop it down onto your counter and you're set to go. You can put more than just make-up brushes, pens, pencils, paintbrushes, colored pencils, anything you can fit into it. The best feature is that the bottom pops out for easy cleaning. I hate that the bottom to all of my holders get gunky and are hard to clean, this just pops out and can rinse it off quickly. It's on sale for $8.99, originally $12.99. This one is found in the bath section. There are two other sizes, one that's larger, which is found in the kitchen section for holding spatulas, mixers, more larger items found in the kitchen. Then there is another medium sized one that can hold wider items, such as a hairdryer, curler, things like that. Those sizes aren't on sale right now.

Happy organizing!

Tuesday Tips

The Container Store has their Love Your Luggage Organized Traveler Sale going on right now. I just spent the past two mornings setting everything up, which now looks colorful and beautiful! I'm so happy that it's all set up and we can now just focus on the selling aspect.

Anyways, today's tip of course deals with the sale. I'll be going camping at the end of this month and one of my most needed items that I own is the Eagle Creek® Pack-It® Wallaby Trip Kit. It's a cosmetic/toiletry holder. My favorite part about it is that it folds up so it's easy to pack. When you need to use it, it unfolds and has a hanger hook so that you can hang it up on a doorknob, tree branch, closet rod, hook, or shower rod. It has a removable mirror, which I love especially while camping, can't really find too many mirrors amongst trees. There is a zippered pouch that is also removable so you don't have to carry the entire pack, you can take just what you need. There are plenty of slots for little bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrush, and soap. It is big enough to hold a hair brush and a comb. It really makes my life so much easier and of course organized. Everything I need fits in it nicely and it's all combined in one location so I just grab it and go. Since I only use it for when I'm traveling, I keep the travel bottles inside of it while it's stored so I don't have to worry about where they are. It's currently on sale for $24.99, regular price it's $34.99. 
The sale is going on til June 27th. Plenty of time to stock up on travel items at great prices! 

Happy Organizing!

Tuesday Tips

Now a days people have so many DVDs and if you don't have DVDs you probably have CDs and you probably have a few VHSs laying around too. I was working down the aisle of Collections today in The Container Store and I got asked numerous times about how to store DVDs. Of course depending on the customers needs and wants we have plenty of solutions to offer, but my favorite one for those who don't want to take up a lot of space on their floor for DVDs, I suggest the Elfa Overdoor Media Rack. It's of course part of our best selling product Elfa, which makes it even better. How it works is that you put a hook over your door and hang a "standard", as we call it, and then place the racks or shelves where ever you need them. You can put as many or as little as you need. It comes in two colors, platinum and white. There are 3 different racks, DVD, CD and VHS. If you purchase the kit, it can hold 96 CDs, 48 DVDs, & 13 VHSs.
It's nice to have it on the back of a door, hidden, but easily accessed.

Once again, happy organizing!

Tuesday Tips

 *** Won't be here to post tomorrow so I'm doing it a day early***

This is the last Tuesday at the Container Store while the Spring Organization Sale is going on. So if you need anything shop now!

 

 Today's little gem is the Axis Overcabinet Grocery Bag Holder. Ever wondered what to do with those overflowing plastic bags? Here's a solution! Instead of having them take up the entire cabinet and attack you as you open the doors, shove them into this handy little holder. It holds up to 50 bags! It also has a hole in the middle so you can get at them whenever you need one. It rests nicely on the cabinet door and has padding to help keep it in place. The usual price is $14.99 and it's on sale for $9.99. Right now it's on backorder and that means we won't be able to know when it will arrive, but if you order it now you can still get the sale price and they'll let you know when it finally comes in. However, if you find it in the store, you're a lucky one! I know that they have been flying out of the store from day one.

If you aren't a fan of this style we do have a few other options as well, they just aren't on sale.

You can click HERE for the SimpleHuman stainless steel version. Or you can click HERE for the Hold-A-Bag version. SimpleHuman also has one that doesn't hang and you can click HERE for that one.

Start thinking about what you need for your traveling. That sale is next! Happy Organizing :)

Tuesday Tips

It is Tuesday right??
I've been so busy that who knows what day it is, besides the fact that my body just decided to sleep for 16 hours straight, I think I may have needed some rest, but who knows....

I have picked out an item for today, it is the 6-Section Modular Shoe Organizer, which is obviously used to store your shoes. Of course, if you can find something else to put in the cubbies than by all means use it for that! It is a modular system that you have to put together yourself, but here is a warning it is difficult to put together. If you feel as though you're handy and can usually put things together without a problem, than it shouldn't be an issue for you, but if you don't have patience and aren't so handy, I would stay clear of this product. The positive aspect to it being a modular system is that you can add on to it if need be. It also stands vertical or horizontal.

It's sturdy once you put it together and the polypropylene is durable and easy to clean. This is one of the less expensive solutions for shoe storage with it being priced at $14.99, but is on sale for the Spring Organization Sale for $9.99. It's always a hit or miss with people. I've had to put these together for the display and haven't really had much difficulties with them, but I also tend to find putting things together easy. It holds 6 pairs of women's shoes and 3 pairs of men's shoes. It could also work for cubbies for the family. If you have stuff that needs to be divided for the individuals, make each cubby a section for mom, dad, and child. You could put hats, gloves, scarfs, and anything else that could fit. I love to say "Use your imagination". I find that a lot of times customers see that it says shoe organization and they can't imagine putting anything else in it. They get turned off when I show them a dog food container what will fit 20lbs of rice easily. They always turn me down. Just take the sticker of the dog off and it's a regular plastic container that you'll find anywhere else.

Anyways, the news of the Container Store is that the Spring Organization Sale is quickly coming to an end on May 9th! But then fear not, we have the Travel Sale right after. A new store in Raleigh, North Carolina is opening up in October of this year!! There is also talk of another store opening in CA somewhere within the year of 2011. There are tons of new programs being initiated for 2011, that I learned about in the store wide meeting, some I was sworn to secrecy about, but super exciting! 

Time for work all! Happy organizing :)

Tuesday Tips

Another Tuesday has crept up on me. The Container Store is coming up on the last week of the Work Smart Office Sale. So this will be my last office sale item that I'll be tipping about. I've picked out bulletin boards. After speaking with my mother about why our dining room table is always and I mean always cluttered, she explained that if she doesn't see the items out in front of her she won't remember them. My solution to her problem is getting a bulletin board. It is up off of the table and using the wall space. She has a corner of the room that is hers so she can put it up there. All of her important papers can be pinned up for her to see. Then there won't be any of that "Have you seen that small purple post-it note? It had green pen writing on it?" or "I can't find that white piece of paper anywhere!" I'm telling you if you have a spot for everything, you are less likely to misplace it. Unless of course you have a bad habit of not putting things back after you're done using them. But if you don't have a place for it in the first place, that is just asking for trouble. 

So here are the bulletin boards of choice:

There are three different styles, Square, Rectangle, and Strip. All three come in either Steel or Bronze. However, only the Steel is on sale. The Square is 14.99. The Rectangle is 27.99 and the Strip one is 11.99. The awesome thing about this product is that they are both a bulletin board and magnetic. So say you have something that you don't want to pierce with a push pin, just use the magnetic to hold it up. The Rectangle one comes with 12 magnets and 12 push pins. The Square comes with 6 of each. The three different sizes give you the flexibility to put them in any area that fits you best.

There are other bulletin boards available as well. Some are on sale, others are just cool. Remember March 28th, is the LAST day of the sale. But fear not, the next day we start the Summer Organization Sale! I'm not sure if that's the official name for it yet, but random items around the store will be on sale.

Happy Organizing!