The Container Store

I only go here to buy garbage bags for my fancy garbage cans. I used to get 50 for $ 8.99 and today I had to get 60 for 18.99! They changed the packaging from cardboard to plastic and the price went up $ 10. I’m not one to haggle but this was just ridiculous. The whole point of this store is ridiculous. Who needs 99% of the stuff they sell here? They were legitimately selling milk crates for $ 10 each! WTH? They were clean and the sign referred to them as «Dairy Crates» like we don’t all call them friggin milk crates! This place has gotten out of control! It’s waaaaay too expensive. A place like this could only exist in Kenwood. Anywhere else and it would be called Walmart… But I think I like Wally less than this place.

This place is so expensive and weirdly specific. Unless you are remodeling your kitchen or closet, there’s really no need to come shopping in here.
I came here because I needed drawer dividers for my dresser as part of a new year’s resolution to be neater (if you haven’t read Marie Kondo’s book about tidying up, you totally should!). I found what I needed, but the products here weren’t that high quality and the material was cheap. It does the job, but I feel like their prices are too high for what you’re getting. If I could find the very specific drawer dividers I needed anywhere else I would have gone there. Maybe next time I will just order off Amazon.

I enjoy coming here to find office goods, as well as home goods. For my office I got a good deal on a rolling file cart on sale. For home, I love their magnetic strips to hang above my desk. It’s always fun to browse at Christmas time for stocking stuffers. They have fun, unique ideas. I’ve also bought great closet and jewelry organizers here, in addition to graduation gifts!

Wow, hard to beat container store for overall customer service. I woke up on a rainy Sunday deciding it was high time for a garage cleaning/​reorganization and saw these shelves on sale and they seemed perfect. I ordered online, they txted me within the hour for pickup, drove up and they loaded me up. Never even had to get wet.

Unfortunately, my wife and I had a really bad experience. It may be an exception, but here’s what happened. Drove about 30 mins to come here. Stood in front of the Elfa display for about 10 mins when an associate (helping another customer) offered to get someone to help us. Another 20 mins pass and our names are taken. 10 more mins and we finally surrender.
For the price, there’s an expectation of service. That’s why we come to Container Store. I’ve shared feedback with the store associates — will see what happens.

Everything you needed that you never knew about is here in one glorious place! I am not exaggerating, this store will make your life organized and classy all at once. The first time I stepped foot in this store was eye opening and I am not what I would call a super organized person. They are wonderfully split into sections based on the rooms you can organize, and have comparable prices with Target and others, yet have a selection that is unmatched. The staff is fun an helpful, the products are well made and numerous, and your life will be forever changed. Santa now shops here for this guy!

I love organization (though my Mom might wonder what brought that about). Somehow I went from 10 years old and leaving my toys everywhere to having labeled boxes and bins for everything.
Another reviewer (Elaine W.) put it perfectly: «It’s full of eye candy for the inner organizer/​designer in all of us. Too bad the prices will also make your eyes pop.» Prices aside, the sales associates are really helpful. It’s just that if the product is eye candy sweetness (think Dove dark chocolate), the prices are WarHeads. Remember those? Loaded with enough citric acid and to make even The Rock’s eyes water. I wish I could go here and organize my house to my heart’s content, but my wallet would strangle me before I got out the door.

A new year, a new space! The Container Store carries some very useful & simple home organizers, anything from mini trash bins to closet racks to bathroom trays. The store itself is very organized with large signs & clean lines that clearly indicate the set categories. You won’t get lost as easily here if you’re looking for your next home accessories for whatever purpose. They also sell some really cute laundry bags & rolling baskets for a good price! I feel that it’s mostly great, price-​wise, if you’re looking for some smaller bathroom organizers for under ten dollars. Other than that, the sales associate was very helpful with my purchase. I would come back.

You can be sure that most people who regularly shop here also regularly use Pinterest.
I like The Container Store. It’s full of eye candy for the inner organizer/​designer in all of us. Too bad the prices will also make your eyes pop.
If you want to make the most out of your visit, don’t dwell on the heavier, furniture items, which look very nice but can be quite pricey. Instead, opt to shop for your smaller container needs here. They have beautiful storage boxes for closets, jewelry holders, and my most recent discovery is their SHOE STORAGE options. So many choices! And pretty affordable, i.e. comparable to IKEA.

I used to shop here a lot and was super excited to visit the store. We made a trip out of this to visit other stores and I was a little disappointed when we got here. Things I had seen before, I couldn’t find this time. Lots of choices, but so expensive! I’ve done really well lately re-​using things for other purposes and after seeing prices here, I can find many things for less. I was a little bummed

I can browse in this store for hours. It is mainly a recreational activity for me. If you want to stay on top of what is out on the market, you must pay this store a visit every once in a while. On occasion I will treat myself that I think is too ingenious to pass up.
I am not crazy about the location. Who knows what will eventually happen to that shopping complex given the lawsuits still in the court system.
But it is just good old fashioned fun visiting this store for me!

Wow… I really don’t get this place.
I found success on my first visit when I searched for hermetically-​sealed jars for my grains, flours, etc. That was easy, but it was definitely easier to get distracted by the things you don’t need. Junk, junk, junk.
It was when I went back to look for a closet system that I realized this place is a total scam. First of all, their closet system — elfa — is a complete ripoff. The prices were just downright silly. I only looked at it because my mom used the same system for her laundry room (I found out later that she totally regrets that purchase). They don’t even just let you look at stuff and pick it out. You’ve got to see one of their ‘consultants’ who will ‘design’ for you. When I put my name on the waiting list for a consultant they asked for my address, which I told them I preferred not to give. They told me that they WOULD NOT be able to let me proceed without giving my address. I was floored. So ok, I give my information and then I am handed a restaurant-​wait style pager. I asked how long it would be and they said that they really had no idea, just depends.
They told me that the pager wouldn’t work outside the store, so I waited for an HOUR just browsing around the store with my little pager-​leash in hand. I’m almost ashamed to admit that I waited there like an idiot for a whole hour. Anyway, after almost 2 hours my pager didn’t buzz and I gave up. Never got my elfa consulation, never going back to get one.
While I was waiting I decided that I needed some more shelving for storage in my basement (aha! this must be another facet of the scam). It practically took a decree from their CEO to allow me to simultaneously wait in line for the elfa consultation AND purchase an InterMetro system. Wow. Just wow.
I’m rating the Container Store with a strong caveat emptor. Nothing I saw there couldn’t be found for higher quality and less money elsewhere. It’s almost as though they are trying to compete with IKEA but completely forgetting that you need to compete on price as well as style.