Plastic Boxes Organize Our Stuff
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I should have bought shares in the Sterilite company about fifteen years ago. We’ve kept them in business, I’m sure, over the years as we use these clear plastic boxes to store just about everything.
I love them for a number of reasons:
- the clear boxes allow you to see inside of them
- the lids secure well enough to keep baby out, but are easy enough to remove quickly
- the boxes stack easily one upon another
- there is a variety of sizes to choose from
- these boxes are fairly affordable
In fact, these boxes are so much a part of our household that when we move, we buy more instead of moving boxes. Sure we use some cardboard, but at the price of moving boxes, it makes sense to buy something durable like Sterilite.
A box for everything
We use our clear boxes to store a number of household items:
- toys
- school supplies
- toiletry stockpile
- diapers and wipes for a portable changing station
- pantry food that I’m protecting from a possible mouse invasion
- Christmas ornaments
We’ve had to replace some of these over the years, but many have lasted us a very long time. They help containerize our stuff and keep us a little more organized.
Glad to see I am not the only one who loves plastic containers. The cheap Sterlite ones work well for my things and for storage but not for the boys toys. They end up getting sat on or otherwise broken. I had done heavier duty ones with the plastic latches, but recently the 3 year old was trying to snap the latch and the 2 year olds hand was in it, so I am now staying away from those. Suggestions for indestructible plastic containers?
Yes, they are AWESOME to move with. They stack very nicely. One of our moves we had to put everything in storage til the next house was ready. Let’s just say that when we opened the storage door to get our stuff out…several rats scattered and these plastic tubs saved everything…no rats were able to get in anything…AWESOME! Now we use the plastic tubs for Christmas, etc items we have in the attic or under the house. =)
i love them! i use them to store old letters, clothes, journals, etc. 🙂
We use the 18 gallon Sterilite or Rubbermaid tubs for all our out-of-season or outgrown clothes. My babies are 2 years and 6 months, and there will hopefully be more so we’re not selling or donating anything yet. 5 boxes of kids clothes and counting.