Have you ever heard the phrase "haste makes waste".
You COULD have labelled them in a couple minutes.

No outlet should have more than 5 wires going to it, (2 black to gold
screws / 2 white to silver screws / one bare to green screw. Either
you removed wirenuts or taped wires, or you already had an illegal
connection to that outlet.

At this point, I'd use your yellow pages and call an electrician
before you kill yourself or burn your house down.
Next time you'll get a pencil out before your tools.
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On 17 Apr 2007 20:22:13 -0700, wrote:

Hi -- I need some help!

I am trying to replace an old electrical outlet in my home, because
it's so loose that plugs barely hold in the outlet. I turned off the
power, unscrewed the outlet, and removed the wires, but I made the
mistake of not labeling the wires before taking them out. Now I am
stuck, because there are a total a 7 wires coming out of the outlet
--- 3 sets of black/white wires and one bare (ground) wire. I don't
know where to connect each wire! This is the first time that I'm
trying to replace an outlet, and this configuration doesn't make any
sense to me. Can somebody help?

Thanks,

Will C.