AAS users - what size file box??

[diaperjoys]

We just got our AAS level 1 kit. I had a little Rubbermaid 3 x 5 index card box to put all the cards in (3" deep), and got all the cards ready, but they really fill up the box. It seems tight. Really tight. Too hard to use tight. I just scanned a few office sites online, and I don't see anything that is a good size. There are the little dinky boxes like I have, and the super long boxes, but nothing in between. What do ya'll use? Will it actually work out with a dinky box? Or is there another product out there in office land that I'm just not seeing?

[In the Rain]

I use a standard box, but I had to make some modifications. I trimmed quite a bit off the bottom of the dividers for them to fit. I pulled the last portion of the word cards out of the box and put them in a baggie, which I keep in the drawer with all of the extra tiles and markers. When I need those last cards, I pull the first part of the cards out and stick them in the baggie instead. It isn't ideal, but it works for us!

[Aurelia]

I just bought 2 of the 3" boxes from Wal-Mart, which are clear with translucent pink lids (if you look at my school supplies, it's pretty obvious I have a girl. Every supply I let her pick out is either pink or purple LOL.), and fit all the cards without having to trim them down. The green cards go in one box and all the others in the other. They fit beautifully this way. :001_smile:

Edited April 16, 2009 by Aurelia

[nukeswife]

I bought This box it's slightly larger so you don't have to trim down the tab dividers (in a regular box they seemed to get crushed) and have a bit more wiggle room when all the cards are in it. Oh and they were only 0.88 each at Walmart!

[Mommy22alyns]

I had to go to Office Depot for a bigger box. It was solid black and pretty darn ugly, which was disappointing. Becca put stickers all over it, though, so it's a lot cuter now.

[tinkgumby]

I bought a slightly bigger box at Wal-Mart that is solid black and fits just fine.

[MerryAtHope]

I started with that size box. You're right, it's tight! I kept some of the "future" cards in a ziplock for a time so it wasn't so tight. Then I used an expandable recipe box for awhile (with it's own tabs built in!), and now I have 2 sets of cards for 2 kids all in one of those $1 sterilite boxes!

 

Merry :-)

[Mom-ninja.]

What a timely thread! I was going to buy a regular box tomorrow. I'm glad I saw this so I can buy the bigger box.

[siloam]

Here is what I am using.

 

Heather

[zaichiki]

Oh, these are GREAT ideas. Thank you for posting the question! Now I know just what we need.

[Lisa in the UP of MI]

I just bought 2 of the 3" boxes from Wal-Mart, which are clear with translucent pink lids (if you look at my school supplies, it's pretty obvious I have a girl. Every supply I let her pick out is either pink or purple LOL.), and fit all the cards without having to trim them down. The green cards go in one box and all the others in the other. They fit beautifully this way. :001_smile:

 

 

Good idea! I think I like this better than having one box. I haven't gotten mine yet so I think I'll go this route.