Snacks expiring again, and nowhere to put the tissues? This is how a Japanese housewife organizes to save money

In a small city, a house still comes with a storage room,

After fox moved to Beijing and rented,

Forget a storage room, even fitting a storage cabinet on the balcony is no easy feat.

The moment you're halfway through a meal and realize you're out of tissues,

You have to tear the place apart.

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In Japan, in big cities like Tokyo where land is worth its weight in gold,

The dining area, kitchen and bedroom are often all inside a one-room apartment,

But whenever there's a big sale,

They still stock up on toilet paper rolls, body wash, snacks and so on.

In such a small space,

They have instead dug out quite a few tricks for stocking up and saving money.

Today fox will talk about:

1. When buying a whole case of tissues and toilet paper rolls at once, how do you avoid overstocking?

2. How do you stock snacks so they're easy to grab and won't expire?

3. When buying several bottles of body wash and cleaner at once, how do you fit them all?

When buying a whole case of tissues and toilet paper rolls at once, how do you avoid overstocking?

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Toilet paper rolls have no shelf life, so it's especially easy to overstock them.

So one key point of stockpile organization is "inventory management".

If you don't store them where you commonly use them,

It's easy to forget how many are left and buy too many at once.

This Japanese housewife stocks toilet paper in the sink cabinet in the bathroom,

Buying one pack at a time, which fits exactly 12 rolls.

Every time she takes something in the bathroom she can see how many rolls are left,

So she won't overbuy because she forgot during a sale.

When the rolls are almost used up and it's time to prepare a new stock,

She can see at a glance that there's less than one layer left.

She says you should use feeling (the right brain) to sense inventory management.

Usually she uses toilet paper rolls for cleaning,

Using 12 rolls every month,

But even so, if it hasn't reached the last layer,

No matter how big the discount, she absolutely won't stock up,

This way you can eliminate waste and wasted space.

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Tissues and sanitary pads are both square-shaped,

So they're easy to store in storage boxes or storage cabinets,

Standing each box upright in its own layer.

If you stack a storage box with wheels underneath,

Taking them out becomes very convenient.

As long as you stack the frequently used ones on top,

You won't end up halfway through a meal with no tissues,

Having to run to the storage room or storage cabinet,

And from all kinds of stockpiles stacked together,

Finally manage to pull out one box of tissues.

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So another key point of stockpile organization is "pullable".

For example, things like plastic wrap and aluminum foil,

You may stock up quite a lot, but each one can be replaced.

As long as you keep them under the sink,

Using a file box about 10cm wide to store them by category,

You can keep a lot,

And each time you pull one out, they won't get messy.

How do you stock snacks so they're easy to grab and won't expire?

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Purified water and carbonated drinks,

On one hand, the fridge easily can't fit them,

On the other hand, taking them out each time is a hassle.

Whether boxed snacks or bottled drinks,

You can store them in a 15cm-wide gap storage cabinet next to the fridge,

Making each retrieval very convenient.

If you're interested, you can check out what Keyu Life Study Group wrote before,

"The Ultimate Guide to Using Gap Storage Cabinets",

So I won't repeat it here.

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Another approach is to add a storage rack next to the fridge.

On the bottom level of the storage rack,

You can use a storage box with wheels,

Which is more "pullable" than a drink crate.

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A cart can achieve a similar effect.

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"Pullable" doesn't mean you can't stack stockpiles,

It means stacking without affecting retrieval,

For example, stacking the same kind together,

Pulling out the top bottle,

Won't affect the others.

Usability can be greatly improved.

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Another option is to use the kitchen drawer.

This architect mom uses shopping bags to store her kids' snacks.

Because snack storage has its particularities,

First, the quantity changes every day,

Second, they easily expire.

So for many households that aren't so strict about household management,

Leaving a certain flexible space is very necessary.

For example, when there's a big sale,

And you've bought a lot of drinks,

You can push the candy shopping bag up on top,

And pulling things out still won't make a mess.

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Since snacks easily expire,

Many parents want their kids to be able to take the snacks that are about to expire themselves.

So they divide snacks into about-to-expire and just-bought.

This way you can greatly avoid waste.

When buying several bottles of body wash and cleaner at once, how do you fit them all?

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Under the sink is actually a very awkward place,

Even if there's a sink shelf,

Storage easily gets damp, smells, and so on.

This spot is actually best for storing washing and cleaning supplies,

And it works for rental apartments too!

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For storing washing and cleaning supplies,

One key point is to use refill packs as much as possible,

And buy fewer big bottles.

Because refill pouches are easy to adjust,

Even in very narrow places like a bathroom mirror cabinet,

They can fit.

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Finally, you can also basket them all together,

Just like the toilet paper rolls mentioned earlier,

Using storage space to plan inventory,

To avoid overbuying.

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