Stockpile Dec 2011....

[orv]

Looks great!!!!!

[bonnieNklyde]

Sweet Stock Pile! Good Job

[Poodlegirl]

"3. suspend buying peanut butter and brisk and all other stuff you have a lot of until you're down to 2 jars or something, even if it's a really good deal. It's boring to always eat and use same old same old, even if it was free, and there will always be deals."

Hubby drinks several brisk per day and since I am vegetarian we go though a jar per week so 9 jars doesn't last long.

Do you have to pay additional rent to have a storage locker? That is the case here and therefore defeats the purpose of getting everything for free/pennies. $25 per month to store my stock insecurely (storage room break ins are often) is a bad deal on my part.
Lucky for you if it is included. But I am looking into doing an inventory as many have mentioned.

[pateyface]

WTG! What a great looking stockpile!!

[shirl57]

"3. suspend buying peanut butter and brisk and all other stuff you have a lot of until you're down to 2 jars or something, even if it's a really good deal. It's boring to always eat and use same old same old, even if it was free, and there will always be deals."

Hubby drinks several brisk per day and since I am vegetarian we go though a jar per week so 9 jars doesn't last long.

Do you have to pay additional rent to have a storage locker? That is the case here and therefore defeats the purpose of getting everything for free/pennies. $25 per month to store my stock insecurely (storage room break ins are often) is a bad deal on my part.
Lucky for you if it is included. But I am looking into doing an inventory as many have mentioned.

Yes you do look like you need more storage. Prior to reading this particular entry, I was going to mention that if anybody purchases too much peanut butter, that it takes a real long time but it will go rancid in time even if it was never initially opened. I learned this as I had one way at the back of my pantry (a few years ago and not due to coupon buying at that time) just was an oversight in the pantry. Thought hmm, it's not opened, should be good and so I opened it. Wheww, not good at all, very rancid, so a good lesson learned. But in your case if you go thru 1 per week, it will vanish quickly.

Looking at your pics tho, just a suggestion.
1. Stack all boxed products flatside and on top of each other.
2. Cans, largest to smallest, bottom to top (or)
3. Same size cans at one level, then get a liquor box or small equiv box and cut it down to say 3-4" (make it into a tray with sides) and make a 2nd level and so forth until that one level of your stand is full.
4. Also the recycled tray style boxes can also hold many spray cans, smaller items on their side and flat (again giving you more room inbetween each shelf.
5. I see you can utilize the cardbox tray trick also right on top of your laundry products as I see there's some space left above.
6. Pkgs such as the quick rice (I think you have that, thinking from memory as I can't check back right now), can also lay flat one on top of the other and you can go as high as you can. If they will flop from side to side, take your cardboard boxes and make temporary dividers.

Just some pointers, hope some of these help you.

And the inventory sheet, an absolute must, and on which shelf and even if some product is towards the back, can enter it something like
2LF - 2nd shelf, left side, towards the front;
2LB - 2nd shelf, left side, back;
2M - 2nd shelf, middle.

After awhile, you'd find your own method and shortcuts.

Please let us know how you make out. Actually a good idea would be to show us the after pics now that you've sent the before pics.

Good luck.

[barbs]

looks very nice!