Organize And Declutter Cords With An Affordable Dollar Tree Storage Solution

Is your charging station a hot mess of tangled cords? Do you have a stash of miscellaneous cords taking up valuable drawer space? According to data from SolarTech, we have an average of five to 10 chargers per household in America. And that's not including all the old chargers we keep around, you know, just in case. It's no surprise that we might struggle to keep all our cords straight around the home. Now imagine having a place where cords can be stored in an organized, not-so-tangled way that's easy to find but also doesn't take up a ton of storage space. The Closet Essentials Hanging Travel Bag from Dollar Tree can help make that daydream a reality.

It might be called a travel bag, but make no mistake, it doesn't have to go anywhere. It has a hanger at the top, just like a regular clothing hanger. This makes it easy to hang in a closet, on a door hook, or simply on a nail in the wall. When hung up, it looks like a garment bag, except instead of one big compartment for suit jackets and dresses, it has many different zippered pockets — a perfect way to organize your phone charges and cords of all sizes. Each section features a clear cover, so you can easily view the cord inside. And since it's a travel bag, it can be folded into thirds for convenient packing, making this a great organizational hack for home or on the go.

There are several different ways to use the hanging travel bag from Dollar Tree, and at $1.25 each, you can grab more than one, even on a tight budget. To start, tidy up your charging station instantly by assigning each family member their own pocket (or two) to keep their charging cords when not in use. If your family charging station is in or near the kitchen, hang the bag on a door hook on the inside of the pantry door for an inconspicuous location that is still easily reached by everyone.

Instead of tossing extra cords in a drawer, use a hanging travel bag specifically for someday or back-up cords -– or simply cords you don't use very often. Add each cord to a pocket in the bag and include a label indicating what type of electronic it goes with. That way, you won't have to try 53 different cords before finding the right one to charge your smart TV remote. Labels can also save you from using the wrong voltage cord and ruining a device.

If you've ever tried to declutter your home office, you know how hard it can be to manage all the different cords –- phone cords, iPad chargers, laptop cords, that one printer cable you're not sure how to use. But all that can find a place in the travel hanging bag. Hang it on the back of your office door to keep it out of the way but still easily accessible. Of course, you could actually use this for travel, as originally intended. Take it along on a work trip when you have to pack two phones, an iPad, and a laptop, plus all of the accompanying chargers, or on a family vacation where everyone is bringing their own electronics and then some.