A few weeks ago I was trying to figure out what to do about my shoes. I sold 10 pairs on eBay and threw out a bunch but still have about 50 pairs left. The boy suggested I buy those plastic boxes he saw on some home improvement show one day. I knew these boxes existed, but at retail they were pretty pricey and I have a decent amount of shoes so that was out of the question. But it stuck, and I was pretty adamant something needed to be done so I did some research and found someone who sold exactly what I wanted, wholesale, for under $1.50. The boxes are 0.8mm polypropylene, with welded seams and a carry handle. I wanted them 0.8mm specifically for sturdiness since I plan to pile a lot of them on top of one another and I loved the tabs on the ends that made it easy to open and close. Sooo.. I placed an order.
(These pics are from my Twitter so click to view in full)
I used Moo Minicards for labels. They are fantastic, you order in boxes of 100 and each one of them can be customised with a different image. Apart from shoe box labels, you can also use them for gift/retail tags, thank you notes etc. I (thankfully) didn’t have 100 pairs of shoes so I put random pictures on the rest and handed it out to friends as little keepsakes.
And this is the final result:
It was the perfect solution: I saved a heap of space and my shoes would be easily accessible and protected from dust. And it makes my OCD happy!
But today I bought a pair of shoes.. and when I came home I realised I am stuck with the problem of not having a matching card to label the box with! ARGH. Even I’m not crazy enough to order a hundred cards every time I buy a new pair of shoes.. so perhaps it’s time to stop buying shoes :/
But I’ve been meaning to buy something like these for ages and they were on sale for $30.. from $160! Guess I’ll just have to live with one box with no label.
