The Container Store

Always fun to walk through the store if you need a container for something. They have so many unique size containers for the kitchen that I’m unable to find elsewhere, which is why I come here. Otherwise I have to admit I wouldn’t be here as the prices are outrageous. The store is always clean and organized (duh) and there is usually always an employee if I need assistance.

I love these stores, but always walk in feeling like a complete idiot for not inventing this stuff myself.
We just moved to a new house a few weeks ago, so the trips to the Container Store, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, etc. have been out of control, but I think TCS has been my favorite. I’ve always walked in finding everything I needed, and if I looked lost — the staff usually found me first to offer up some help.
Pro tip — when you move, make sure you save their mover’s coupon! Unlimited use of the 15% off in-​store or online until it expires. Bonus!

Always loved the Container Store, everyone is always so nice and helpful. Now we are working on a major reorganization project in the basement. We made some plans and bought some materials, then the plans changed and needed more and different materials. It got complicated but Judy, one of the Elfa designers, helped us work through all of it. She was awesome, and so patient and made sure that we had everything we needed and at the best price.

Not only such amazing and helpful products but by far the best customer service I have ever encountered. I mis-​measured some Elfa shelving recently and they exchanged it, no questions asked. That allowed me to finish a project timely and easily. Plus, every time I go in the store the staff is genuinely friendly, making my trips very enjoyable; I always love going there.

So expensive but awesome. It’s kind of sad that the older you get, the more excited we all become with things to store and organise all our stuff in. It is what it is… This place has almost everything you will ever need to store almost anything.

Starting several years ago, I have been doing my garage with the Elfa stuff, about one wall a year every other year. Very nice system, incredibly overpriced; however, the competing systems are junky, too little metal to be solid.
It works out to about $ 1.2K per wall, and really about 10 hours labor to truly fully install each wall. Is very nice, a perfect solution. But, you have to be very, very frustrated with the mess in the garage to even think about it. Very, very, very frustated.
As a manufacturer, I can tell you that the fully loaded cost of the fabricated part is under 20% of the purchase price at Container Store. There is room for an online company making perfect knock-​offs with identical materials. If there is any residual tricks of copyright on this stuff (any patents expired decades before), they would be easy to legally skirt. Someone will do it.

The Container Store is probably my favorite store of all time. I am very organized and love coming here and browsing their products. If I specifically need something I use the online service, where I can order what I need, pay, and then pick it up at the store. They have a curbside service where you call fifteen minutes in advance and then again when you arrive and they bring your order out to your car for you. I love the convenience that this store has to offer.
In addition, the staff are always friendly and helpful. If I ever have a question they are always willing to help and appear to actually enjoy their job. I definitely recommend this store; I always have a great experience!

Carole was soooo helpful, customer service I haven’t seen except for maybe ace hardware. She saved me 20 minutes finding a solution to a specific problem. Thank you Carole!

You gotta admit, The Container Store is a really cool place to go and browse for all kinds of storage ideas. They have containers for, well… just about EVERYTHING! Trouble is the prices are just RIDICULOUS!
I visited recently to look for a simple DVD rack to organize my stacks of DVD’s. I found the perfect metal media rack. It was. AHEM. NINETY DOLLARS. GTFO! Who in their right mind would pay NINETY dollars for a small media rack you could buy at Ikea or even Best Buy for a fraction of the price? Burgeois middle class with lots of disposable income to throw away, that’s who.
Like I said, it’s a cool store to come and browse for all sorts of ideas. You can find many similar storage totes, boxes, containers, and shelving systems much less elsewhere. I love their Elfa shelving but even during their annual Elfa sale it’s just WAY too darned expensive. You can find similar shelving systems at Home Depot and Lowes for far less.
The Container Store is a fun place to wander for ideas but be warned. You’ll have to contain yourself and your wallet!

This place reminds me of that old Seinfeld joke about grocery stores: You think you’re going to get in, find your two items and get out, but an hour later you find yourself wandering around saying «Yeah, I DO need a pen, paper, toilet paper organizer for my bathroom».
It’s best to stay focused and make a list before you come in. I did that and I was out in 5 minutes, it was great. They have a greeter as you walk in to guide you in the right direction, and checkout was likity split fast. I’d say the only annoying thing about this place is its location. You’ll spend 15 minutes in traffic in the last quarter mile to this place. But the store itself is clean and not too cramped inside. Decent joint.

Your mission is to perform a surgical strike in this store so that you come out with only what you went for. Otherwise, I come out with bags full of containers, because they have some of the coolest stuff around. They are not inexpensive, I consider them pretty expensive, but if it isn’t at any of your usual shops, go to the container store and you’ll be able to find it.

This place is organization HEAVEN. Any kind of box, crate, bag, shelf or otherwise that you would need can be found in this place. I mean ANY. They have organization options for everything from the kitchen to the closet to the office to travel. It’s actually quite overwhelming.
I do not recommend just walking in to this place off the cuff. This is the kind of place you can get sucked into. Come in with a plan and an idea of what you are looking for or you will end up like me and leave feeling overwhelmed and having purchased nothing. Some of their stuff can be a little pricey, but they also have some really good deals on other things. I subscribe to their email list and they generally have good sales and deals on certain categories.

If you need storage bins for any room in your house and any of your stuff, this is the place to go. If you have something that goes in a container, you can find that container here.
the prices aren’t the cheapest, but when you have a corner on the market I guess you can charge what you want :)

The Container Store seems like it would be such a snooze fest when you really think about it… a store with lots of items you can use to organize stuff. Yawn.
Heck, even when you walk in it doesn’t exactly wow you. You are assulted with shelving units and boxes and baskets galore. Then you start walking around and looking and getting sucked in and holy cow… its been an hour??? How?
I went into the Park Meadow’s store to get something to organize the mess that is my closet — well the shoes in my closet specifically. They had so much selection I actually was a bit overwhelmed. Shelves, cubbies, racks, underbed storage, over door storage — wow! I settled on something and started to wander a bit more. I love the store, so many little organizational things that I doubt I really need, but they make it seem like I really can’t do without it!
Staff is friendly and helpful too. They can answer a quick question (like I had) or help you design an entire closet (like several people seemed to be doing today). My only complaint is the stuff isn’t exactly cheap. Everything registers just a little high, but they also have such good selection it is worth it to get the perfect thing you need.