I, too have been wrestling with this question. Since the beginning, I have sold my flower bunches unsleeved, wrapping each sale in a medium to heavyweight paper. Customers LOVE the "feel" of flowers wrapped in a pretty paper cone, and they ARE pretty enough to take to a friend or loved one just that way. Paper not only supports the flowers very nicely, but it also provides some insulation against heat. But, of course, the downside is that the unsleeved flowers are more vulnerable to mishandling in the buckets, and paper is getting very expensive; plus I have to take it on a roller (tho customers love the tearing sound too). And yes, sometimes I have customers who ask for a bagged wrap or sleeve with water in order to keep flowers hydrated for longer drives, etc. So I have been considering other solutions for about a yr. Jetram Sales recently sent me a sample packet of sizes and styles of plastic sleeves, incl. some with sealed bottoms and some with sealed bottoms plus a little attached pocket for a packet of flower food. These "stuffit" bags "have a wider water-tight seal to help prevent water spills". Clear ones 4X14X26 are 500 for $110. I believe other sizes are also available. They can be reached at 1-800-551-2626 or see them online at www.jetramsales.com. I am still not sure I want to sleeve everything, but may sleeve some higher end flowers and carry some with me for the special requests (maybe for a slight cost so everyone won't start asking!) But I still like the look and feel of the paper wrap, so may do a sleeve and a simple plain tissue wrap - not sure about that yet! But there is yet another area that I have been trying to explore - so far with not much luck - that of vinyl collapsible vases. They ARE available, but tracking down a decent wholesale source has been somewhat elusive. I would then just keep these in their flat state and sell them to customers who ask for more of a vase-type item for travel. They pack flat, are rather funky and chic, reuseable etc. If anyone knows of the wholesale source for these I would love to explore this option!

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Check the link below, Lorraine. It is free software to download that makes the calendars. I have NOT tried it, so I can't say if it is good or not. Hoping someone else will come up with another version for you! Here is a link that might be useful: Photo Print Calendar from Yokohama

Yeah, the spindle idea would work fine until you start to search for a specific CD or DVD and keep pulling ones out, and keep pulling, and keep pulling--and then realize the one you want is 3 from the bottom! That would SO annoy me! Binders are a good idea, as are some of the specially sized boxes that places like the Container Store and Target sell for storage of CDs and DVDs. I think they usually come with individual sleeves so that nothing gets scratched, but all in all I think they save space. Plus you could insert index dividers to separate jazz from hard rock. A friend of mine (young) decided to burn all her CDs (and she had a lot) to her computer, backed them up on an external hard drive, and then sold the CDs to a music store. I'm not sure I'm cool with that idea yet--I always think even my external back-up will fail.