My impulse buy of a $12 long box organizer changed everything

I got tired of digging through stacks of comics every time I wanted to read something. My buddy recommended this cheap plastic divider set from my local shop in Columbus. I slid them in and suddenly I could find any issue from 1987 in about ten seconds flat. Has anyone else found a simple storage trick that saved their collection from chaos?

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samthompson21d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, you're sleeping on the real game changer here. Those plastic dividers are fine for finding stuff, but they don't stop your boxes from turning into a warped mess. I found that sliding two pieces of corrugated cardboard at the bottom of each long box keeps the floor flat. Without that, the weight of the comics makes the box sag and bend over time. Plus it stops the bottom issues from getting those annoying spine rolls from the pressure. Tbh, that cardboard trick saved me more headaches than any divider ever did.

kai65721d ago

Yeah but that cardboard trick only works if your box is totally full.