Well yes. But that is when I ended up with a box like this
![](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/crowd-funded-projects/reelmag-an-easier-way-to-store-and-organize-your-smd-components/?action=dlattach;attach=1609741;image)
It became frustrating searching for the components
Lost track of what is in stock and what is not, ended up missing or re-ordering components
It also created a mess while soldering with all the packets around
I just cut the corner off the digikey bag so the tape can poke out the corner.
Quick, simple, cheap, and already labeled with the value and part number.
and Digikey label does fade off over time ( it is just a thermal print label)