Well, I've done plenty like Forrest Addy's talking about. Then, one day it hit me. I go through all this crap, don't find the item I need, then go to the store anyway!
Well, what does the store use that I don't?? SHELVES with BINS. I then set about putting like items in bins, the cardboard ones from Enco are fine, and labeling those bins. Street ells, no matter the size, go in one bin. The same way with tees, alemites, pipe unions, whatever. I've saved myself TONS of time going to the store, not to mention the time saved, plus, finally making USE of the junk since it's organized enough I can find things now. I also know when I'm out of something.
I also like Doc's Aloris rack!
Richard