As a Capricorn, I love organization. I don’t always achieve
the everything-perfectly-in-its-place bliss that I want, but I do try to strive
towards keeping things neat, tidy, and orderly. For the past 12-18 months we’ve
been purging like crazy at home and trying to reduce the amount of paper we
keep and the files we have in the cabinet. This strategy is working for us at
home, but at work I have signed copies of agreements, pay stubs, invoices, and
other documents that need to be organized and filed. Electronic is great but
some things need the good old fashion put it in a drawer and keep it (hmm, for
how long???) strategy.
Unfortunately we don’t have a supply closet at the office
and I needed file folders to start organizing the piles that have been accumulating
on my desk. I’ve put off this task for a while thinking I was going to head
over the hill to Staples or Office Depot; however, I had the time and I wanted
to get my desk cleaned up today. On a whim, I Googled ‘office supply stores in
Carmel’ and found a store less than 2 blocks from my office!
The Carmel Office Supply & Business Center is located in
the ‘Court of the Fountains’ NW of Mission Street and 7th Avenue.
Years ago when Tammy owned Mantra, this space was part of her hair and product
salon. Now the space has been divided, Mantra is smaller and owned by someone
else, and the ‘new’ area is home to a shipping, mailboxes, notary, gifts,
cards, and everyday office supply store. I met the owners, Al and Natalie, and
felt good that I made the decision to shop local and support their business.
The place is comfortably packed with lots and lots of stuff and when I asked
Natalie about file folders she knew right where they were and showed me my
options. This is Carmel so I was expecting to pay double what I would at Office
Depot; yet, I found the prices very reasonable: $3.11 for 12 manila file
folders. They also had a big box of 150 file folders in stock; however, I want
to try to keep the amount of files to a minimum if possible. The great news is
it’s just a few blocks away if I need to go back and get more.
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