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How to Organize Office Supplies with Minimum Expense

December 11, 2020 By Sabrina Quairoli Visit our "Disclosure Policy and Cookies" Page. Our blog earns income from ads. This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

How to Organize Office Supplies with Minimum Expense

Working in offices for many years, I have become an expert at organizing an office supplies area. There are various ways to sort these items. Here are two ways to get your stationery organized:

Two Easy Ways to Organize Office Supplies

Option #1: Organizing office supplies by “like” items.    

Spend the time and organize your stationary by like will help you see right away if you need something or not.

Below are some examples of items to use with this sorting method:

Shared paper stock for the entire office

Gather types of pens together

Keeping all the labels together in one place

Have one place for all the hanging folders

Have a centrally located supply of manila folders

Keep label maker and cartridges near each other

Option #2: Organizing the office supplies area by tasks.  

If you choose this option, you will be organizing your office supplies area by tasks. This involves storing the necessary items where they will be most used.

Below are some examples of items to use with this sorting method:

Shipping training materials

Creating binders for projects materials

Making new client folders materials

Assembling employee personnel files materials

After you decide which sorting method you are planning to use, you need to find the proper holder for these items.  You can re-purpose these organizing holders from other areas of your office or buy them from an office supply store.  If you want to save some money on some office supply holders, check out your nearest dollar store or discount store.  There are many used office supply stores around too.

Here is an example of what I used for my stationery area looks like.  I used the sort by “like” items method for this one.  It cost $0.00 for this entire organized system.  I already had everything.  

office supplies on the cheap

I used a wicker bin with flexible sizes and a Dollar Tree (affiliate) drawer organizer I purchased some years ago. I also used white drawer bins that I think I had since I was in college, MANY, years ago.

Here is an image of the separated bins. The drawer organizer helps divide the smaller items. The plastic organizer helps keep the markers easily accessible. This system works for me, and I have used it for years.

office supplies on the cheap

THE FINAL STEP:  Label, Label, Label your office supplies area!

Label all the bins and drawers and cabinets so EVERYONE in the office will know where to go to get the items.

Tip: You do not have to stick with one office supplies system. You can do both of these methods in your office.  Just make sure everyone knows which sorting method you are using.

By organizing your office supplies area, it will help you save money and keep you productive.

Now it is your turn! What items in your office supplies area gives you the most issues? Please leave a message. I would love to hear from you.

Below are a few articles I found on the topic of Office Supplies Organization tips, feel free to check them out.

10 Home Office Hacks to Get You Organized Now

12 Ways to Organize with Office Supplies

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I love to help small business owners make their work and home life more organized and effective to speed up actions and minimize costs. I own and write for Sabrina's Admin Services and Sabrina's Organizing Blogs.

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