Live Simply Orders In: Organizing Take-Out Menus

July 12, 2012

Even with all of our apps and bookmarks and whathaveyou, I find that people still like to collect paper copies of take-out menus. They’re convenient to have on hand, especially for restaurants where you go by the honorary name “regular.”

Take-out menus can also very easily end up as another source of paper clutter if you don’t systematize them. At the very least, you want to make the effort of keeping your menus all together in one place, facing the same direction, and out of the line of fire of ketchup, soy sauce, and all other kitchen gook. Use a folder, a drawer, a box, whatever will work best for you, so that when you’re ravenous, you know exactly where to look.

If you only have a few menus, you might try pinning them up on a bulletin board in the kitchen vicinity.

These Martha Stewart for Staples adhesive pockets are, besides being entirely ingenious in general, perfect for holding menus:

A magazine holder or specialized take out box can also serve to corral your carry out resources.

My preference is to house carry out menus in a folder or binder with plastic sleeves. You can take this as far as you want up the OCD creek (aka sorting menus alphabetically, sorting by cuisine, sorting by cuisine alphabetically).

Just make sure you:

a. Always return the menu from whence it came after placing your order.

b. Go through the collection every so often, weeding out menus you no longer want/need.

Do you have a favorite way or place to keep your take-out menus? Share it with the class, please!

Young House LoveStaples, NE Office SupplyLove Maegen, Organize.com

6 Comments

  1. Dawn {The Alternative Wife} on July 12, 2012 at 11:57 am

    AH I actually have that last binder!!! J bought it for me…actually orered it from Kitson of all places for my birthday years ago. It’s a lifesaver. My friends have teased me constantly about it but they all love it as I do. They’re just jealous that they’re not so organized 🙂

    Have a great weekend, sweetie! xoxo

  2. Punctuation Mark on July 12, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    Mine are always such a mess!!! Love these ideas!

  3. hausandhome on July 12, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Of course you always have great organizing tips for Everything!!!

  4. Not Just Another Milla on July 14, 2012 at 4:13 am

    Such interesting yet simple ideas. Thanks for sharing!

  5. jen on July 15, 2012 at 12:43 am

    Do you know if you can buy the pockets at “real” stores ( vs. online? ) That is exactly what I need!

    • Annie on July 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm

      Yes! Martha makes the line for Staples and I believe all locations are carrying.

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6 Comments

  1. Dawn {The Alternative Wife} on July 12, 2012 at 11:57 am

    AH I actually have that last binder!!! J bought it for me…actually orered it from Kitson of all places for my birthday years ago. It’s a lifesaver. My friends have teased me constantly about it but they all love it as I do. They’re just jealous that they’re not so organized 🙂

    Have a great weekend, sweetie! xoxo

  2. Punctuation Mark on July 12, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    Mine are always such a mess!!! Love these ideas!

  3. hausandhome on July 12, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Of course you always have great organizing tips for Everything!!!

  4. Not Just Another Milla on July 14, 2012 at 4:13 am

    Such interesting yet simple ideas. Thanks for sharing!

  5. jen on July 15, 2012 at 12:43 am

    Do you know if you can buy the pockets at “real” stores ( vs. online? ) That is exactly what I need!

    • Annie on July 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm

      Yes! Martha makes the line for Staples and I believe all locations are carrying.

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