How To Store Playbills On A Budget?

[MauraLovesMusicals]

i just got some real nice playbill but i have no way to store them. i don’t have the money to buy the playbill binder though so do you have any tips on how to keep them nice?

[ImAProphet]

I use these, along with the sheet protectors Amazon suggests with them:

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-Binder-2-Inch-27554/dp/B0006HV8V2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

It's the same thing as far as I can tell, it just doesn't say "Playbill" on the spine. For that, I cut off the tops of Playbills people don't want and tape the logo neatly on the spine.

[Wick3]

ImAProphet said: "I use these, along with the sheet protectors Amazon suggests with them:

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-Binder-2-Inch-27554/dp/B0006HV8V2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

It's the same thing as far as I can tell, it just doesn't say "Playbill" on the spine. For that, I cut off the tops of Playbills people don't want and tape the logo neatly on the spine."

That's exactly what I do as well! Back when I was a teenager I would use saran wrap to wrap up the playbill so it wouldnt' get dusty nor accidentally get spilled on. It was a cheap way to do it but it worked!

[ejlovesbway]

I use these perfect playbill sized 6 pack of three-ring binder combined with a 100 pack of sheet protectors. For $32.99, I can store around 72 playbills. 

[MauraLovesMusicals]

thanks guys! it’s clear that the person i bought these from didn’t take care of them, there’s a big grease mark of the front of the band’s visit one!

[Catsbroadwayfan]

I use a small binder, and get plastic sheets for them. All together its like 10 dollars. Works great!

[Fanboy99]

ImAProphet said: "I use these, along with the sheet protectors Amazon suggests with them:

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-Binder-2-Inch-27554/dp/B0006HV8V2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

It's the same thing as far as I can tell, it just doesn't say "Playbill" on the spine. For that, I cut off the tops of Playbills people don't want and tape the logo neatly on the spine."

How's the quality of those binders? Do they last? I know I read somewhere they can fall apart when holding playbills? Also how many playbills can it hold?

[whatdoesntkillme]

You could also reuse an old shoebox or something. 

[bwaylyric]

Ziplock bags from dollar store

[taylortrensch]

Fanboy99 said: "ImAProphet said: "I use these, along with the sheet protectors Amazon suggests with them:

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-Binder-2-Inch-27554/dp/B0006HV8V2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

It's the same thing as far as I can tell, it just doesn't say "Playbill" on the spine. For that, I cut off the tops of Playbills people don't want and tape the logo neatly on the spine."

How's the quality of those binders? Do they last? I know I read somewhere they can fall apart when holding playbills? Also how many playbills can it hold?"

 

i use these and they work very well! the quality is great, just as most avery products are. as long as you don't stuff them full of playbills or throw them around or constantly flip through your playbills every minute of every day, then they will hold up. how many playbills it holds depends on the thickness of the playbill or if you put 2 playbills in one sheet protector. there's nothing set in stone. whoever you read that from is just a crappy owner lol 

 

[ilysespieces]

Fanboy99 said: "ImAProphet said: "I use these, along with the sheet protectors Amazon suggests with them:

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-Binder-2-Inch-27554/dp/B0006HV8V2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

It's the same thing as far as I can tell, it just doesn't say "Playbill" on the spine. For that, I cut off the tops of Playbills people don't want and tape the logo neatly on the spine."

How's the quality of those binders? Do they last? I know I read somewhere they can fall apart when holding playbills? Also how many playbills can it hold?"

I have a few of the mini 2 inch Avery binders, and I really like them for storage. I can fit between 20 and 22 per binder and I page through them every so often and they look pristine. I've not even had a ripped sleeve since I started using them. I used to keep my Playbills in an old shoe box, but it was difficult to find specific ones if I went looking and sometimes my ticket would fall out and get mixed up. I keep my binders in chronological order, so it's pretty much the perfect system. 

[Niles Silvers]

I wallpaper my "special" room with them.  

[Jarethan]

I have 6 Playbill binders displayed on shelving in my family room.  Two are for my favorite shows ever (over 50 years and counting); another is for (obnoxiously) the worst productions I have ever seen; another is focused on great stars that I have seen (not otherwise included in the 'best' binder; the fifth on great productions that may not have been top favorites.  (I am admittedly type A+ personality).  The sixth contains favorite British programs, where I could actually fit them in the Playbill binder (since there is no standard sizer at least wasn't up to the pastime I was in London, now 7 or 8 years ago. I really  do look at these playbills surprisingly regularly.

All of the others I simply have stacked in piles of 30 - 40, which are stored in plastic tubs that I keep hidden away at the bottom of a closet.  Many have survived more than 50 years; and, while I do not look at them frequently, I still do occasionally.  I find it particularly fun to see the names of performers in small roles in plays years ago, who subsequently went on to become either big stars or Broadway stalwarts.

I am 68, and am not planning on leaving this planet any time soon, but I admit that it bothers me to realize that they will end up in the garbage heap when I am gone.

[Sondheimite]

I'm just not sentimental about them.

I give a lot away to friends who'd like them, I have two framed, and the rest are all in a old school metal Muppet Show lunchbox from the 1970's.

[haterobics]

Jarethan said: "it bothers me to realize that they will end up in the garbage heap when I am gone."

I believe it is better to give with a warm hand than a cold one, which is why I deposit my Playbills in the trash within a week or so of seeing a show.