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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 3:39 pm
Where do you keep your stock of paper towels, tissues, toilet paper, shampoo etc.. I bought large bins and some are stuffed on the floor of a closet but its just become a mess. Any ideas? Its become desperate as this room also doubles as my kids room
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tweety1
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 3:48 pm
I moved not too long ago. I stored on top of fridge, on top of big freezer- was my official paper towel shelf. Shampoo went under the sink in the bathroom. I also bought a shelf that goes above the toilet. It was a stack of shelves. There we kept toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, lens care, etc.
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FranticFrummie
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 3:52 pm
Build UP. Look at your ceilings, and see if you have a foot or two of unused space there. I'll bet you do. Put up shelves wherever you can. While you're at it, invest in a step ladder that is sturdy and won't tip over easily.
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Rappel
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 3:57 pm
Shelves above my washer, with a curtain in front of them for neatness
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amother
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 3:58 pm
We don’t stock up more than we have room for. No Costco room in a small apartment. Buy when you need (Amazon has subscription on many items that you can lock in the price for and they’ll deliver on a monthly basis)
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amother
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 4:05 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | Where do you keep your stock of paper towels, tissues, toilet paper, shampoo etc.. I bought large bins and some are stuffed on the floor of a closet but its just become a mess. Any ideas? Its become desperate as this room also doubles as my kids room |
We don't stock up on anything, we buy as we need. We don't have where to keep stock.
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amother
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 4:06 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | Where do you keep your stock of paper towels, tissues, toilet paper, shampoo etc.. I bought large bins and some are stuffed on the floor of a closet but its just become a mess. Any ideas? Its become desperate as this room also doubles as my kids room |
I only buy enough for the week. 1 extra bottle of shampoo and toiletries and when I reach for the extra one I right away write the item on my shopping list that's on the fridge. I learned that living in a calm environment is worth the extra few cents I pay per item by not buying by the case.
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Newmom#1
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 4:17 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote: | Where do you keep your stock of paper towels, tissues, toilet paper, shampoo etc.. I bought large bins and some are stuffed on the floor of a closet but its just become a mess. Any ideas? Its become desperate as this room also doubles as my kids room |
On Amazon you can find shelves to store in shower/bath (like hotels) or hanging from shower head for shampoos, soaps, towels etc...
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thunderstorm
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 4:34 pm
We never stocked up on these things when I lived in small apartments. We bought as needed. We fit toilet paper in the vanity cabinet and if it didn’t fit than it meant we had too much at a time and needed to cut down even more. I purchased 2 rolls of paper towel at a time and it hung on a paper towel holder under my upper kitchen cabinets.
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Rachel Shira
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 5:42 pm
We live in a 2 bed/2 bath apartment but it’s very small with no extra closet space. I keep extra toiletries under the master bathroom sink, extra toilet paper under the main bathroom sink (not a Costco amount but it’s enough for a few months for us). My cleaning supplies are in that bathroom cabinet too. Tissues and toilet paper fit in the bottom of my tiny linen closet, enough for a few weeks. Extra paper goods are in baskets on top of my pantry cabinet.
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Rappel
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 11:20 pm
thunderstorm wrote: | We never stocked up on these things when I lived in small apartments. We bought as needed. We fit toilet paper in the vanity cabinet and if it didn’t fit than it meant we had too much at a time and needed to cut down even more. I purchased 2 rolls of paper towel at a time and it hung on a paper towel holder under my upper kitchen cabinets. |
If only. Here, they still sell toilet paper at 25 rolls per, and 6 rolls of paper towels per. Wipes, diapers, etc....I can't wait until we have proper storage someday.
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amother
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 11:23 pm
We never stocked up when we were in a small apartment, my IL's would have given us free Costco stuff and we turned it down repeatedly because we had not room to store bulky items.
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naturalmom5
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Wed, Feb 12 2020, 11:57 pm
thunderstorm wrote: | We never stocked up on these things when I lived in small apartments. We bought as needed. We fit toilet paper in the vanity cabinet and if it didn’t fit than it meant we had too much at a time and needed to cut down even more. I purchased 2 rolls of paper towel at a time and it hung on a paper towel holder under my upper kitchen cabinets. |
So you basically are running to the store 5 times a day, and then the neighbors are laughing and saying those nebbys live in the store . Why are they going to Shoprite all day long
BTDT
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amother
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 12:05 am
In kids closet, under their bunkbed, bathroom shelf, top of the kitchen cabinets.
This is actually a sticky point between dh and myself. He doesn't like having cases and boxes. I don't like running out of things. Plus, buying in bulk costs significantly less than one at a time locally.
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amother
Salmon
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:06 am
I recently found a new spot to storage stuff- top of the sefarim shrank. It’s nice and hidden
(Top of kitchen cabinets, breakfront, freezer washer/dryer all full )
Signed,
Mom in a one bedroom apt with 4 kids plus a ton of medical supplies.
Ps. Tissues and bounty etc don’t get much stocked up on but we’ve got experience storaging our monthly supplies.
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Teomima
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:54 am
You need to switch mindframes. No stocking up. Buy only what you can fit and keep an eye on shampoo etc. levels, buying a new one only when running very low.
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HeartyAppetite
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 2:08 am
On top of the washer dryer. On The floor and top shelf in the coat closet.
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amother
Indigo
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:28 pm
You can build a lower ceiling ("attic space") in your hallway by installing sheets of wood right on top of the door casing, which is usually a foot under the ceiling. Do this 6' at a time, so you can use a ladder to get up in between the sections.
You can store all kinds of things up there!
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groovy1224
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:31 pm
naturalmom5 wrote: | So you basically are running to the store 5 times a day, and then the neighbors are laughing and saying those nebbys live in the store . Why are they going to Shoprite all day long
BTDT |
Or maybe her neighbors have a life and don't notice how often she shops for shampoo and toilet paper.
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amother
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Thu, Feb 13 2020, 1:35 pm
Thanks for your replies. Hanging shelves is a good idea maybe ill get some for the bathroom
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