I use ziplocs for flexible organization all the time. Look inside my drawers on any given day and it's going to be a rotating series of rows of bags. Because they're both reusable and have tiny footprints, they're great for quick reorganization, or grab-and-go setups.
Still, with so many things going between bags, there's contamination concerns. For example, I don't want food or soap residue on my cables. I could mark bags by what they've stored before, but I reorganize with different volumes of items often enough that would be incredibly wasteful. Besides, I don't want to waste time inspecting bags when the organization bug strikes.
Instead, there's two tiers. The general bag pool can be used wherever, but once a bag touches "bathroom gunk", it's set aside in a separate bathroom drawer and only gets used there. When there's a soap bar that needs a temporary home, a leaking container that needs a cover, or I'm storing a bunch of bathroom things, those bags are the only ones which get used. Old ratty bags from the pool also get moved there.
By default, all other bags are therefore safe to use.
There's also a single bag in the snack drawer in case of leaking packaging, though I avoid ziplocs for food at all. It's the peace of mind more than anything else.
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Nightly Notes
I debated using the word ziploc at all, but I think it's genuinely the best word. Resealable bag has different implications, and ziploc is essentially a generic term at this point. One day I'll stop saying google when I mean search.
Anyway.
I want to upgrade to small fabric bags at some point for the majority of my organization, but I don't know see my needs being stable enough in the near future for that investment to make sense.
Plastic really is too easy.
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