Neat Containers Owners Bring Michigan Product Home

Breaking into the international market through television and Internet sales, the Michigan-based company Neat Containers has come home to roost. 

“After 10 years with this product, this is our first real attempt of any kind for retail,” said Neat Containers co-owner Ron Taszek. “We’ve had success with QVC and HSN, but this is our first brick and mortar.”

Taszek, who co-owns Neat Containers with Paul LaMarche, has set up shop at 42308 Hayes Rd., in Clinton Township. While the product will continue to be sold online, Taszek said he is hoping by opening a retail shop in Michigan, Michigan people will buy this Michigan product.

Billed as “extreme organization,” Neat Containers, or Neat Pods, are a cross between shelves and Lincoln Logs.

Offered in a variety of sizes, these storage units stack, slide and interconnect to fit cupboards, countertops and just about any nook or cranny with a flat bottom.

“There is really only one thing that sets it above and that is that drawer-like action,” Taszek said. “There is nothing on the market like it. Of course they are clear so you can see inside, but it is the drawer-like action hands down.”

Although the Neat Pods also come in purple, smoke gray and with a gold tint, Taszek said the most popular "color" remains the clear pod.

“When you have a lot of stuff, you are trying to find what you want so that’s a chore,” Taszek said “If you want something at the bottom, you are tearing everything down, opening up every single one because they are not clear, so when you finally do find what you want, then you have to put it all back.”

This is not the case with Neat Containers. Similar to laying bricks, the majority of units can be fitted together, but when one is removed, the structure as a whole is unaffected.

Popular uses for the pods are to store shoes, scrapbooking or craft materials, and pantry items.

The pods can be frozen and cleaning is simply warm soap and water.

Units start as low as $2.95 a piece, while preconfigured kits of 60 pieces can go for up to $139.99.

The Neat Containers store is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and weekends from noon-6 p.m.

For more information on pricing and product, visit the Neat Containers store website or call 877-632-8763.