Prime Day… where are you going to put that stuff?
Other potential titles:
Prime Day… a professional organizers nightmare.
Prime Day… as if 2 day shipping wasn’t bad enough.
Prime Day… please don’t keep the boxes.
Prime Day… what is it really costing you for a “good deal”.
Prime Day… the reason pro organizers exist.
Prime Day… aka reverse decluttering.
Do you get it? BE CAREFUL FRIENDS.
All jokes aside… please be mindful of what you are ordering from Amazon (and other online retailers).
Prime Day can be great, and can be awful. All at once. As a professional organizer, I spend my days in homes with TOO MUCH STUFF. And then the people with too much stuff, see a good “deal” and buy MORE STUFF. If you’re one of the millions of people who will be ordering on Prime Day, ask yourself these questions:
If it wasn’t on sale, would I still be buying it?
Is this actually a good deal or did they raise the price so they could “discount” it.
A tip I have is to build your cart before the sales start. Write down the prices. See if they actually get cheaper.
Where will I put this once it enters my house?
What am I willing to get rid of to make space for it?
Do I actually need this or was I influenced???
Now don’t get me wrong, I sure do have an Amazon account, 2 actually. One for personal and one for business. I do have some favorite products that I promote, for when the decluttering and measuring has been done. And yes, I may be making some Prime Day purchases. But… I will be shopping for clients and for those items that have been on my wish list and have truly been discounted.
Prime Day aside… I still recommend the above questions for regular Amazon shopping. Plus the following tips:
Build your cart and wait a few days. Do you still need those items?
Use Subscribe and Save with caution. Do you find yourself bogged down with your subscription items? If so, it may not be for you. Or perhaps you don’t have your timing down to a science.
S&S tip. When you open a package (dish pods for example) write the date down on it. See how long it takes for you to use it. Repeat. You’ll then have an idea of how often you need that delivery.
Proceed with caution. I beg.
And for the sake of all organizers out there… DON’T KEEP THE “GOOD BOX”.
Better yet! Fill it with donations and drop it off immediately.
