The Container Store - I've died and gone to heaven!

MommaJ
Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:25:06 +0000

I don’t know if they still do this, but back in the summer before my D started college, the local Container Store had a college freshman event on a Saturday, with extended hours, substantial discounts and extra sales help on the floor. It was a madhouse, but great fun. Everyone there was a student or a student’s mom (maybe a few dads), and all the kids were chatting, exchanging info about what schools they were heading to and trading ideas about what to buy. I realized in later years that we could have done a lot better dollar-wise getting similar stuff at Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond, which have really expanded their college-bound merchandise in the last ten years, but there is undeniable appeal to The Container Store’s stylish and cleverly designed products.