Good for you, Michael. If you're anything like me it won't take long to fill it.

Is it an upright or a chest type. I find things are easier to keep track of in an upright, but I can cram more stuff into a chest type.

Annie

cool! I bought a little chest freezer about 3 years ago....and I hate it!! Wish it were mine!

If your new freezer is the chest type, organize foods in paper grocery sacks. This makes it easier to move a sack in order to get to another one. Food items are no longer toss salad.

Congrats!
I know right where you are. I bought one (same size, chest style) about 18 months ago at Best Buy. I had been wanting one for a long, long time. Like Annie, it did not take long to fill and I still struggle with finding space in it, but that's my fault for not being more realistic with my buying/cooking habits. I just can't pass up a good sale or those bulk items at Costco.I wished that I had room for a larger one. The only downside is that it is in need of a good defrosting, but I've got too much in there to do that.

I debated upright v. chest for quite some time.

Then I had to help a friend get his chest freezer unloaded because the motor crapped out. I quickly became an upright convert. :-)

I'm already making plans for how I'm going to organize things. I've been living with the mess in my fridge freezer for so long I don't want it to come to the same thing in the new one.

I recently bought baskets from the dollar store for my freezer. Printed out labels (for the front of each basket) and covered the front and back with sealing tape. It's fairly organized now. I love having a big upright and you will too!

Oh, boy, it's freezer fun time! We got ours about a year ago and I have been kicking myself for living so long without a freezer. Ours is upright and I can finally store all the garden produce, plus sale items, without making my refrigerator's freezer section bulge.
Warning--you may expand your vegetable garden. Freezing and stashing can become addictive!

I hear ya; my garden has been extended, as well! Again, I struggle with unrealistic expectations, but never the less, it's a fun and rewarding experience. It is challenging to figure out what you need to take out and cook so that you can get something more in!

Man, I have been SO tempted to get one. I am convinced things do not keep as well in the fridge-freezer compartments. Too much temp variance.

Congrats on the new freezer, you're going to love it.
I have a large upright, about 22 cubic ft. I am NOT the most organized person in the world but I do try to keep the shelves sectioned. Just give some thought as to your eating habits. Right now my top shelf is fish and seafood with veggie's on the right, second shelf is beef and more veggies, third shelf is pork and frozen doughs (puff pastry, phyllo, etc. Then I have a shelf for grocery store frozen stuff...like FF's, pizza, ice cream, etc.
Below that is my stash of local fruits, mostly blueberries, strawberries and cherries. The door shelves are saved for small items that are easily lost on the big shelves..

Nancy