I know, I know. It’s not quite 2020 yet. But
getting ahead of the game is the name of
the game in work settings. But it’s also something that is beneficial for the
home. In fact, the new year marks a great time to restock on a lot of your
supplies within the office or at home. At this point, you’ve probably put off
restocking your materials, or you’ve run out of certain supplies completely
without having noticed. In either case, you need more and you’re dreading doing
it. But that’s natural.
Think about the last time you ran out of lead
on a mechanical pencil or ink in a pen. You probably can’t remember any of the
times that you had something on hand to refill it with. But I can guarantee you
recall the trip you took to the office supplies or packaging supplies store to
get more. Why is that? Because you didn’t like doing it and it interrupted your
day, of course.
So whether you’re intending to ship something
to a distant family member during the holidays or you want to keep your office
space tidy for work at home, you’re sure to benefit from this list of essential
supplies.
Cardboard
If you don’t have extra cardboard boxes lying
around, you need them immediately. The various uses that cardboard allows are
too plenty for you to not be using. And even better, cardboard is pretty much
free if you’re willing to ask around for some. Do yourself a solid and get at
least 10 different sized cardboard boxes for your own use.
Packaging
tape
Packaging tape seals the deal when it comes to
remedying a lot of things, even if they’re unrelated to storage or shipping.
And even if all you use it for is to wrap birthday gifts or seal up boxes to be
put in storage, it’s extremely useful to have around. Having some strong
packing tape handy is one of the most important items to have stocked in your
office or home.
Black
markers
Magic markers are the types of writing utensils
that end up in a kitchen drawer buried beneath rubber bands and thumb tacks.
But during the holidays, they see a lot more use. These are what everyone uses
during the holidays to address a gift to someone else, especially because you
can write it directly on a package’s wrapping paper or the box itself.
Overlal, while this list is great for the
holidays, you can definitely benefit from having a surplus of office and
packaging supplies year-round.
