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The Container Store

When you receive great customer service, it can make your day. Then when you realize that it’s been more than one particular store, you take notice. It’s more than about sales, it’s providing value and this is exactly what they do.

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ClosetMaid Cubeicals – Especially the Mini

Given my love of cubbies, it’s not surprising that I have tried out ClosetMaid’s cubeical systems. There are some features to appreciate as well as some aspects to consider before you decide if it’s for you.

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Filertek Dry Erase Hanging File Tabs

Standard plastic hanging file tabs are common, yet here’s an alternative – and definitely worth considering. I found many wonderful things about this product with virtually no drawbacks – see more…

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Laundry Tools – Sorters, Baskets, and Bags, oh my

As with so much with organizing, there are tons of choices available to you and what works best depends on your specific situation. I’ve tweaked my approach more than once, and here are the results I’ve found.

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Office Max Portable Folding Cart

A portable folding cart can be a critical tool if you need to carry around a large number of items or bulky things. It’s more affordable than the rolling or catalog cases, yet has some drawbacks – consider the pros and cons so you get what will meet your specific needs.

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Taylor Planner

With so many different planners on the market, here is one that you might not have heard of with some interesting parts.

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Planner Pad Organizers

There are many paper organizers for sale; this is one of the better ones available. Find out why I think so and see the pros and cons of this system.

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Over the Door Clothes Hanger

Over the door tools are a great space saving option often, here’s one of those, though we need to consider different aspects of any tool we acquire – remember any tool needs to support and simplify things for us.

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Workforce Shelving Units

Utility shelving can be important although uninspiring; these are some great ones. Their pros outweigh the cons and see pictures of my own before and after pictures of the organization they provided.

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Cocoon Grid-It

A nifty product, discovered at the NAPO 2011 conference – and finally a great product for men who want to have cool organizing tools, although women like it too!

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