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A Mega Container Store Opens this Weekend
!–paging_filter–pLooking for some springtime organizing inspiration?/p
pYou might want to head to Southcenter Mall this weekend for the grand opening ofnbsp;a href=”http://containerstore.com“strongThenbsp;Container Store/strong/anbsp;(Tukwila, 2437 Southcenter; 1.888.CONTAIN). Not only will you be able to roam the brand-new 25,000-square-foot space (10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Sun.) containing some 10,000 oh-so-smart organizing items (such asnbsp;em170 /emstyles of hooks!) to help snap your space into shape, but there will be hourly give-aways all weekend long, including a $strong1,000 Elfa makeover installation/strong. The mega store itself is helpfully organized into 16 “lifestyle” departments, covering everything from closets and laundry to small-space needs./p
pPlus,nbsp;it’s all taking place during The Container Store’s “spring organization sale,” which continues through May 4th./p
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pimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/871b6503dcfa6d91647d8ef3bdc36566.jpg” alt=”The Container Store’s Pippi Drawer Organizers” width=”400″ height=”400″ //p
pemThe Container Store’s Orange “Pippi” drawer organizer, $5.99 and $7.99/em/p
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