Janet Schiesl
Basic Organization
Grocery stores are clean and organized. They have to be, in order for their customers to be able to find what they need.
Use their model to create a little grocery store within your home – YOUR PANTRY!
Everything has its place. This couldn’t be more true than in your own panty. Lets start following the basic principles the grocery chains use. These tips may help you find things quickly and easily in your own pantry.
- Categorize food into groups, such as baking goods, paper products, breakfast items, pasta and rice, bread, and canned goods.
- Place frequently used products at eye level. Make it as easy as possible to find what you need most often.
- Place lighter-weight items, like paper towels, chips, and crackers on the top shelves, so there is no danger of injury if something should fall.
- The tallest products are in the back, so you can see as much as possible. If you can’t see it, it’s the same as not having it.
- Further, organize categories of items for better efficiency. Canned goods can be sorted into soups, fruit, and tomato products.
- Contain bagged items like spice packets, pasta, rice, and beans inside bins or empty them into jars, so things don’t spill and create a mess and/or more chaos.
Organizing a pantry to resemble a mini grocery store can save you time, energy, and money. Try it!
For information please contact Janet Schiesl.
