This idea might seem like extra work right now while you are putting all the Christmas decor away, but come next Christmas you'll be glad you did it - yes, throwing all the lights in a box is quicker but I'd regret it when opening the box next year and having to deal with the jumbled mess! I've seen reels and containers in the store for organizing light strands but I'm good with DIY'ing it - not fancy but it works. Cut up pieces of cardboard (I used left over boxes from Christmas presents), probably 12" or so square (or rectangle, doesn't matter) depending on how long your light strands are. Wrap a single strand of lights around a square, cutting slits in the cardboard at both ends to secure the plugs. Write on the cardboard where you used the lights if you want to remember. Then stack all of them in a box to store. There, you just saved yourself some hassle next Christmas :)
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