They are total pigs with lipstick

Anonymous wrote:Clea is filthy rich, even before they struck it gold with their best-selling book and Netflix series. Not sure where their money comes from, but she's wealthy to begin with. Just go on IG and find posts about her mom, who apparently is as equally as neurotic as her (something about how they can't get make-up on her super fancy towels or she'll have a fit..first world problems). Clea has no self-awareness that 99% of the world doesn't have the means to organize all their crap into the colors of the rainbow while sipping champagne. Still, I like following them on IG and find their organization tips inspirational.

Clea's husband is a photographer/videographer for celebrities. They run in big circles.

My husband couldn't stand it saying how shrill and loud Joanna and Clea were (and Reese Witherspoon) - we couldn't get past the first 30 minutes of the first episode.

Clea is filthy rich, even before they struck it gold with their best-selling book and Netflix series. Not sure where their money comes from, but she's wealthy to begin with. Just go on IG and find posts about her mom, who apparently is as equally as neurotic as her (something about how they can't get make-up on her super fancy towels or she'll have a fit..first world problems). Clea has no self-awareness that 99% of the world doesn't have the means to organize all their crap into the colors of the rainbow while sipping champagne. Still, I like following them on IG and find their organization tips inspirational.

The show was terrible. They are no Marie kendo’s. They are silly adults pretending to be sorority girls.

Anonymous wrote:I have been following them for several years on Instagram. I have been a Container store/ Elfa product devotee for over 25 yrs, but even I find it a little crazy. I am always looking for the real food/ leftovers etc. It seems weird to me to decant milk and juice into other containers that then have to be washed before filling up again and I don't get taking the eggs out of the carton and putting them in another container.

I like the real people segments and I was really pleasantly surprised at how kind and pleasant they are to the people and not snarky about the crazy messes people have.

I'm new to these people, the show, this thread. This post really got to me. It is classist garbage to encourage people to do things like this.

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't every other person who worked at a department store as a teen learn to organize the clothes by color in a rainbow pattern? They act like that's some sort of revolutionary idea, but it's common knowledge among all of us who worked at the mall back in the 1900's.

It makes sense with sweaters. Not with books. Organizing the contents of a house by color rather than function is a system for the terminally superficial.

I find books by their color. It’s how my brain works.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me why food needs to be deboxed? Like why can’t cheerios stay in their cardboard box? Why do I need a plastic cereal container for the pantry (which btw eventually becomes just one more thing that needs to be cleaned) instead of finishing the box, and recycling it.

I ask this as someone who is pretty exceptionally organized, and childless on her own, so it’s not a hate statement and more just a 1. Why expand the extra effort on deboxing and cleaning and 2. Why spend the extra money on things that then create extra effort?

(I do otherwise like the show and Joanna and Clea, and have spent the morning on a binge, but had no idea who these people were a week ago).

i have followed them on ig for years. i remember them one time discussing this. it is client preference. if their clients prefer to decant the product into containers vs. using containers from the store. they said that the clients have to be realistic with what works in their life. some people find decanting the cereals and such as no big deal and others find it a pain in the ass. so you have to pick accordingly. it is definitely aesthetically more appealing - cereal boxes with the tops ripped open, chips and flour bags with tops rolled down, etc. doesn't look as nice. but if you aren't willing to transition the product each time and do the upkeep it obviously won't work. they were pretty clear that not every person can maintain the upkeep so you have to be realistic with what you choose.

"Why spend the extra money on things that then create extra effort?" because it looks nicer and is often much easier to find things.

Anonymous wrote:Didn't every other person who worked at a department store as a teen learn to organize the clothes by color in a rainbow pattern? They act like that's some sort of revolutionary idea, but it's common knowledge among all of us who worked at the mall back in the 1900's.

It makes sense with sweaters. Not with books. Organizing the contents of a house by color rather than function is a system for the terminally superficial.

Didn't every other person who worked at a department store as a teen learn to organize the clothes by color in a rainbow pattern? They act like that's some sort of revolutionary idea, but it's common knowledge among all of us who worked at the mall back in the 1900's.

I spent three hours sorting my kids' lego by color after watching this show. It looks nice, but it won't last and I'm not doing it again.

Anonymous wrote:This is the most insane and inefficient panty and fridge I have ever seen. This is not a house where anything gets cooked. I have a pantry that is filled to the brim with several kinds of flour, several kinds of pasta, several kinds of rice and other grains, at least 10 types of lentils and beans. I have around 50 types of spices and spice blends. They all are kept in containers that are pretty big. I have at least 9 types of oils at any given time. I have a small pantry cabinet and it is orderly and neat but by golly it is filled to the brim.

Wow! You sound like a chef. I cook and bake most things from scratch on a daily basis besides pasta and marinara and even I don’t have nearly as much as you have. 50 spices! 9 oils?? Whew.

I am enjoying the show. Is it realistic - heck no, there is no way I could organize my pantry or refrigerator like that. Is it aspirational/inspirational for me? Heck yeah! I started decluttering in the early days of the pandemic and I am slowly decluttering each room in the house. Watching them does give me ideas (Container Store has been one of my most frequented stores this pandemic) and the inspiration to keep going/organizing my house.

As soon as I saw that they did bookcases by color, I couldn’t watch.

I have been following them for several years on Instagram. I have been a Container store/ Elfa product devotee for over 25 yrs, but even I find it a little crazy. I am always looking for the real food/ leftovers etc. It seems weird to me to decant milk and juice into other containers that then have to be washed before filling up again and I don't get taking the eggs out of the carton and putting them in another container.

I like the real people segments and I was really pleasantly surprised at how kind and pleasant they are to the people and not snarky about the crazy messes people have.