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skou wrote:You don't even have to go the P.O. Order them online, and your friendly neighborhood mailperson will even deliver them.

Again, all for free.

steve

They are free to you, but the post office expects a return on investment when customers mail out packages with the provided boxes. Having a mailman deliver them to your house and then using them for another purpose really is a wrong practice. Sorry, I just see many other options out there then the wrong way.

I feel very comfortable that I purchased two six packs of magazine holders at $15.99 per pack and received a third six pack free. Office Depot treated me well this morning. Considering how long it took me to use up the first six pack I bought, these will likely last the rest of my life.

The part I feel best about is not taking advantage of the post office who is already losing money hand over fist. It occurs to me that this discussion is closely related to our current political situation. Everyone wants something for nothing and few feel any quilt at all when they take advantage of others. No wonder our world is in a shambles. Jim

This isn't the absolute cheapest solution, but I put all my woodworking magazines in sheet protectors (well, the ones that will fit, which is most) and then put them in 3-ring binders that I've labelled. I use the binders with the insertable covers and look for them at garage sales, etc. I also have a bunch of different ones collected from various jobs over the years and use adhesive pockets if they don't have a built-in way to insert a printed piece of paper. The cheapest page protectors (economy weight, top opening like Office Depot #279-376 work just fine, allowing good protection for individual issues and easy access without even opening the rings on the binder. Then they are organized on my bookshelves in my bedroom, because if I'm looking for a good project or idea, that's usually where I am. And if someone refers to an article in a forum, I can pull up my spreadsheet to see if I have that particular issue (as well as making it easy to see if an ebay offering fills any particular gaps in what is becoming an extensive collection ((1050 issues and counting)).

letterk wrote:Ikea if you have one nearby. No high quality, but they do the job for cheap.

5 for $1.99.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50022354/

Exactly the ones I use. They have been holding up very well.

Perfect. Now all I need is an Office Depot. I checked at Staples yesterday and nothing there.

Yard sales...


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Hey, you never know when your next "find" will show up. Going to yard sales is how I ended up with a decent 510 for under $100.