Magazine Tote – You can fit more in your dollar!

Just because it’s called a dollar store doesn’t always mean that their stuff affordable. Andjust because Chapters bookstore is a major/leading bookstore- doesnt always mean their stuff is expensive or that they only sell books.

When you ask someone where you can find a good and cheap magazine tote to organize a magazine or bookshelf, people would often refer you to Zellers, Wal-Mart, Winners or the Dollar stores. Of course, these are the places I went to and compared items. And here’s what I found:

DESIGN

Some totes in the Dollar Store were also found at Winners. Their price was not much different from each other. The ones that caught my attention were the solid colors with a leather-like finish. They came in brown and black and were priced at $24.99 +. There were also those that had a basket weave finish, but that did not get my attention in terms of design. In fact, I was suprised that they were priced at $10+. Okay, so atleast I had an idea on what style I wanted to buy.

My next stop was at Chapters on Robson (and Granville), I was only there to browse at books. Then to my surprise, they were having a sale on their magazine totes and more! The ones I found were similar to the style I found at other stores – only not in leathery finish. It was a solid-black with silver metal trimmings. And the price – only $9.99. So far, this was the best one in my charts! Black, simple, durable, and cheap!

SIZE

It was hard to find the right size – how much magazines can I fit in it? Will my magazines like “Us” or “People” fit inside? The $24.99+ that I found at the previous stores were kinda skinny in width, and can probably fit only up to 10 magazines in vertical position. Of course, I tested this by going to their magazine section to fill up the tote . However, the totes in Chapters came in a wider size. When I filled it up with magazines, I can fit them in both vertical and horizontal position!

THE PERFECT MAGAZINE TOTE: You get more volume for a much lower price!

Of course, I bought the tote from Chapters! It’s funny how no one referred me, or that I never thought of going to Chapters for a cheap magazine tote. I took a photo below of the magazine tote I’m using at home – please pardon te mess of magazines