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Organizing bulk purchases?

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My husband has been stocking up for the winter at Costco. Now I don't know what to do with all these paper towels, toilet paper and oatmeal. Help!!!!!

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We keep a lot of our Costco stuff on shelves in the laundry room until we need them. There's no way I could fit all of it in my kitchen pantry!
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Welcome to the board Gt Grandma Paula! I know I sometimes dread going to similar places because I know I will have to find space for those cost-saving items!

I try and keep a couple of shelves free in my garage for the paper products and tins. Would a rubbermaid type box work well for the oatmeal type products?

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Welcome to the board Kaybee and thanks for adding your suggestion as to what works in your home - do you keep mainly paper products in there or the tinned type stuff too?

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I have been getting items using coupons on the sale items like salad dressing for 10 cents and cereal for $1, plus we shop at Costco too. I have two inexpensive shallow shelf plastic shelving units side by side in my basement and I arrange it like a store LOL. I keep things in neat rows arranged with like items and I use the top for tp and paper towels :)
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