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| Photo by Midge Frazel 28 May 2015 |
Why Do Genealogists Love Office Supplies?
It is scary how much my genea-friends love office supply stores. All of us even the #iamnextgen people. The Organized Genealogist Facebook page is one of the most popular.
I have always loved anything paper and next to going to bookstores, I would say that when places like Staples and Office Max started to appear like pop-up cards in small malls, I couldn't get there fast enough. I even love that section in Walmart and Target. Of course, then they decided to sell electronics. Yum. This is MY kind of shopping. Online is good too but not a much fun as walking around one of these places and then getting a highly caffeinated drink.
My favorite time of year is back to school because I can go inside one of these air conditioned stores and start my Christmas shopping. After this horrible winter, I was looking forward to sales before they start the school supplies madness. So, today, I went to Office Max. Wheeeeeeeeee!
I really got some great bargains. The big black box is so I can organize the files I need handy for medical and banking. When I moved here and had to find new banks and medical people, it really cut into my genealogy time. It is almost five years later and I am still trying to solve this problem without buying a real filing cabinet. Believe it or not The Container Store did not have anything I liked.
The rest of the stuff you see in this photo is now put away for my birthday and Christmas bags. Hubs replenished his they-aren't-permanent hooks and velcro. Hey, we all have our needs.
My worry was that this store looked quite empty of stock. I hope they are just getting ready for fall.
The Tablet Lift was on sale! Wasn't I lucky?
I have to confess that I'm not an office supplies person. I do have some 3 ring binders and one of those soft file cases, but that's it. I rarely use my printer. All my genealogy work is on computer, in the cloud, and on an external hard drive and a few thumb drives.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, when the Container Store isn't sucking money out of my wallet, they are having a bad day for sure, lol.
ReplyDeleteYou'd LOVE my local Staples. The Dunkin' is right across the driveway.
ReplyDeleteCoffee and office supplies. I think I just fainted.
ReplyDeleteI either live in a town that's too small or haven't been shopping enough. I've never heard of a tablet lift. Gonna have to look that up.
ReplyDeleteA trip to an office supply store is definitely my idea of fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm salivating. We don't have the range of goods here in Australia that you have. Whenever I visit the US I come home with new supplies and gadgets. Some stuff I can buy on Amazon but lots of goodies can't be shipped downunder.My fave shop is B & H Photographics in NYC.
ReplyDeleteI'm salivating. We don't have the range of goods here in Australia that you have. Whenever I visit the US I come home with new supplies and gadgets. Some stuff I can buy on Amazon but lots of goodies can't be shipped downunder.My fave shop is B & H Photographics in NYC.
ReplyDeleteOh my. I LOVE office supplies! I am moving into a new office (one of my daughters got married and I am taking over her bedroom). I will be spending some serious time at Staples :)
ReplyDeleteI'm starting a Pinterest board
ReplyDeleteGenealogist are not the only ones that love office supplies stores, though! I've had a long time relationship with the Staples in my neighborhood. I was one of the first customers through the doors, when they opened up for the first time several years ago!
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