I do the same thing but sometimes there are magazines that I want to keep the whole thing. After using the magazine container like pictured and a few other things, I found a great way to store them. At the thrift store I bought 4 small containers for hanging file folders. They are open on the top and have handles cut out on each side. Then I got some handing file folders from work, since we have a load of extras that came with the file cabinets boss bought second hand. I hang the file folder, then open the magazine to the very center and place it over the folder (with file folder closed, not in the middle) I have all one brand in each container and it is so easy to find what I am looking for---I slide them one at a time and do not have to remove all of them to find the one I want and the containers are not so heavy that I cannot move one.