If you haven't heard by now that The Container Store is opening a new location, then you need to come out of your unorganized closet! This "moving" event has brought more hype and fan fare to Fort Worth than it's seen in quite a while, and it's about time this obsessively compulsive organized retailer expands to bigger and brighter horizons. With only 14,000 square feet at their old space of 23 years (this very weekend also happens to be the anniversary the store opened in our city), the new location will nearly double the methodical madness with its FRESH and FABULOUS interior!
Photos of the very first Container Store in 1978 (left) and the original Fort Worth store on Hulen (right).
I think the very best part about The Container Store moving across town is they are celebrating in true Fort Worth fashion by partnering with a local non-profit charity for the Grand Opening weekend. And they didn't just choose any charity. They chose one with a long standing reputation in the community and a mission to create hope, happiness and success for children and families through counseling and educational services- Lena Pope Home. Be sure to LIKE them on FB!
So bust out the plastic because The Container Store is proud to donate 10% of its Grand Opening Weekend Sales from their NEW Fort Worth location this Saturday & Sunday, August 10th & 11th to the LPH. Plus, they are hosting hourly prize drawings and a $1,000 Elfa makeover on both days. So shop your heart out, along with everyone else, like it's the day after Christmas. There's no time like the present to support this local company and charity...like a Boss!
With more than 10,000 multi-functional and innovative products that will solve everything from the smallest to the most intimidating organizational challenges, here is a list of Fun Facts about The NEW Container Store in Fort Worth:
870+ Products Made in the USA
1,000+ Exclusive Products
70+ Different Hanger Styles
20+ Paper Towel Holders
300+ Food Storage Canisters
20+ Sizes of Shipping Boxes, Mailers and Tubes
250+ Bows and Ribbons
80+ Gift Wraps
15+ File Cabinets
750+ Office Products
45+ Bulletin Boards
170+ Hooks
60+ Travel Bottles
45+ Clothes Hampers
750+ Products to Organize a Traveler
1,000+ Products to Organize a Kitchen
These products are organized in sixteen signature lifestyle departments such as closets, kitchen, office, travel, gift packing and laundry for all of you lean time-and space- starved peeps out there! For more inspiration, follow The Container Store's very own blog, "What We Stand For"! Plus, don't forget to LIKE them on FB!
So Fort Worth It BLOG Giveaway!!!
After 2 weeks of pulling ideas together for this blog and a few sleepless nights of excitement from drinking The Container Store Koolaid, I am pleased to announce TCS has graciously donated 2 Private Preview Party tickets AND a $100 gift card to their store. The value on this is PRICELESS! This exclusive, invitation-only VIP event Thursday evening will have all the bells and whistles, including live music, hors d'oeuvres, champagne toasts and more.
photos above were taken at previous Private Preview Parties.
Only one lucky winner will receive this special giveaway. You can enter to win this by:
- Subscribing to my blog (up top…on the right side, near the 1st paragraph). If you receive this blog via email, you are already subscribed.
- Share this post on Facebook (link at top near my pic).
- AND, leave a comment below. Winner will be announced in the comment section TOMORROW, Thursday August 8th at NOON. (You must contact me immediately to redeem your prize, or I will have to draw another winner! xoxo)
Plus, next week I will post pictures from the Blogger Preview Event, the exclusive Private Preview Party and the Grand Opening, AND I will have another yummy giveaway. Have you done some clutter-busting lately? Submit photos of your before and after organization projects by next Thursday, August 15th for a chance to be featured on So Fort Worth It! ALL participants who submit photos will receive a special gift. xoxo
