Club Store Organization

In this video Professional Organizer Pam and Chef Nakia talk about strategies to keep your spaces organized when you bring home large, bulk items. Always label!! Rotating the oldest items to the front of the shelf and placing the new items behind can help prevent bulk foods from going bad. Learn more tips, tricks, and ways to hide bulk packages in plain sight.

1. Remember the scale of a club store

   1. Everything is bigger in the club store, from the building to the package size to the cart in front of you

   2. Take a list with you to ensure you don’t buy more stuff than you have space for

   3. Think ahead about where you will store your new purchases and if you have open space or if you need to make space before bringing an item home

2. What is the best method for unpacking the car?

   1. Bring frozen or refrigerated items inside first

   2. Pace yourself and ask your housemates to help unload

3. Is there a best way to store frozen bulk items?

   1. Label your items with the date

   2. Break up bulk packages into single servings so you can pull and thaw one serving at a time

   3. Bring older frozen items to the front of the freezer and place new items towards the back