By carefully considering storage needs, containers already owned and repurposing items the costs of containment can be reduced or even eliminated.  Use the Value Sourcing technique to purchase the same or a similar item from a lower cost supplier.  At a minimum, using these strategies results in more intentional purchases.  Furthermore, it’s the items in the container that possess the value, not the storage method, so the best solution is minimize the container expense.  Nothing says the storage container doesn’t matter like a strawberry carton.