Okay. I confess. I do remove the plastic right away. And when possible to reapply it I put it in the instruction manual, which has the receipt stapled to it. Then all attendant paperwork goes in a file in the bottom drawer of the file cabinet. Files are labeled Indoor Equipment, Outdoor Equipment and Garage/Shop Tools, filed by large or small. Extra parts go in a zip top bag, labeled with what they got to and the date of purchase. Those bags go in a box on a shelf in the spare bedroom. Which is more of a storeroom.