Shopping for bulk items is a way people have been saving money for years, but one of the biggest hindrances when purchasing items in bulk is finding space for them. Bathroom closets, kitchen pantries, and laundry rooms may quickly become overstuffed with extra items.
To help increase your savings and take advantage of deals, a storage unit provides the necessary space for a lot of bulk purchases. The key to using a storage unit for these items is knowing how to stay organized and the best ways to use the unit.
Learn about these advantages and how a year-round storage unit will help you manage bulk store purchases.
Paper Goods
Some of the best bulk store purchases you can find are on paper goods. The good thing about things like paper plates, paper towels, and toilet paper is there is no expiration date. You can use a roll of toilet two years from when you purchased the paper and the roll will feel no different.
Take advantage of bulk store sales and coupons to stock up on these items when you can. You can never have too much toilet paper as it is something we will use for the rest of our lives. Keep all of the paper goods in a storage unit and organize them through stacking. Place a small pallet on the ground, or you can simply lay down a mat or a sheet.
Then you can stack up all the paper goods in their original packaging. When you are low at home, stop by the storage unit and pick up as much as you need. After the initial purchase, you can wait for a better sale on the item in the future. With each future purchase, you can simply restock the storage unit as needed.
Non-Perishable Food Items
Purchasing bulk food is an ideal way to save money, especially for large families or people on a tight budget. While meats, fruits, and refrigerated items cannot be kept in a storage unit, there are plenty of non-perishable food items that can be.
Canned foods, packaged snacks, or buckets of rice, wheat, or other grains, are all examples of non-perishable food ideal for storage units.
When placing these items in storage, use a first-in, first-out method for freshness. The method basically means the items you first put into the unit will be the ones you take out when you need them. Label packages or boxes with the dates they were placed in storage so you do not need to memorize the items on your own.
Take pictures as another method to keep track of items. By loading up the picture, you can see the date and know when you purchased the item and placed it in storage.
Post-Holiday Discounts
One way to stack up on the discounts available with bulk purchases is to shop after the holidays. In the days following a holiday, items go on clearance and offer extra deals. For example, after Christmas, you may find great deals on bulk wrapping paper or Christmas ornaments.
After Halloween, you may find discounts on items like candy or Halloween decorations. As you shop these sales, organize the items by holidays in a storage unit. For example, green and red totes may be used to store Christmas items while orange plastic totes are used for Halloween. By the time the holiday rolls back around, you will have easy access to the items.
Do this for multiple holidays and you can constantly have a rotating collection of items in the storage unit. As you fill up your storage unit with items, you will feel like you're shopping each time you visit. See some of our best units and options at Tysons Self Storage
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