Boxes, boxes, and more boxes!

18 years ago

Am I the only person who saves boxes??? I am not a packrat. My house is not filled with stuff. I like it clean and simple. But for some reason I keep boxes just in case I might need them again.

I have been cleaning out my utility/laundry room. When I clean, I throw lots of stuff away. The biggest part of my trash today has been empty boxes! I know I threw away 12 empty boxes that cell phones came in. I am going to have so much room just by getting rid of empty boxes! I'm so excited. Now if I could just control my box-saving self, I might could keep that room clean!

Does anyone else have this problem? Or what it is that you hoard? (and then throw away when you do your Spring cleaning?)

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lydia1959
18 years ago
Oh yea...I have what DH calls a "shipping room". Boxes stacked to the ceiling, a barrel and boxes full of peanuts and bubble wrap. All for eBay cause you never know what size box you'll need so I have to save them all. I've thought about putting half of them on Freecycle for another ebayer.

I would take a picture, but don't want to embarrass myself.
grammahony
18 years ago
Oh yes, I've got all kinds and shapes in the basement. With packing peanuts, and bubble wrap. I may need them for sending something to DD in California. NOT Maybe I'll break som of them down and stack them somewhere, and pitch the rest.
Leslie
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sue_va
18 years ago
I had that addiction up until recently. I had an intervention with my self. I am cured! I have just a few that I will use to get ready for a yard sale in the Spring.

I have things that I need to save "for the kids", like they are gonna want them? Not! I have just bought two clear Sterlite tubs, 16 quart size that I'm putting all the old family pictures in. These will go on a shelf in the garage and then it will be boxes begone!

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evatx
18 years ago
I have a box fetish! I've never seen a box I didn't like. *L* Every now and then on garbage pickup day, I'll see a bag with odd shaped items in it at the curb and I just know Ken's tossing out my boxes!!
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18 years ago
I used to. Since needing to clear out this house - I only keep what is useful while I'm sorting/boxing stuff into storage (I'm heartless at this). New electronics, I keep the box for 1 1/2 years in case the item breaks warranty and you need it with the receipt to ship for repair or swap at store. Most items will break within the first year. After that, they get broken down into the recycle pickup.
I understand keeping various sizes for people who sell on ebay but don't we all have our soft spots? I won't talk about my fabric collection...that is off limits and anything remotely related to sewing. Period.
susanjf_gw
18 years ago
old towels..i just can't seem to get rid of them always think i'm going to use them for cleaning that doesn't get done, either...lol
patti43
18 years ago
LOL at Susan! I save DH's old socks and use for dusting. (Put my hand inside and spray with polish.)

Yes, I do save boxes. What's with that, anyway? I'm glad I'm not alone, although DH does weed them out occasionally (he who saves more carp than anyone can imagine). I save the packing material and peanuts, too. With two GK's in college, I like to send them care packages.

I have to say though, that's about all I save....she says in order to justify herself.
sheilajoyce_gw
18 years ago
Yes, ever since oldest headed off to college, I have been a box saver, and DH is even worse. She would need something mailed, and so if I had a box on hand, I could mail it right away. A special dress for a dance, her baseball glove, her costume for a party, etc. Kept that up through the next 2 in college, graduate school, and law school. I mail them a baked cake for their birthdays when they are in school, and that has to be a very special size, so sometimes I have to BUY that box. I hate spending good money for boxes, so I save them. With the last one finishing school this spring, the habit is no longer necessary, but it is ingrained, especially with DH. I have been known to supply boxes to friends who are moving!!!
kathi_mdgd
18 years ago
I also save boxes,not a lot,as i try to keep it under control.But i'm always mailing stuff to the GK'S and for that i need a box.

I do break mine down and store them flat so they don't take up much room.

I really like the mens shoe boxes with the hinged lids,i find so many uses for them.Just cover in contact or pretty papers,decoupage etc.

It's a sickness i tell ya!!!
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minnie_tx
18 years ago
I love boxes. Once at work my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't take my neat boxes home. I got them home and still use a lot of them and that was over 20 years ago. Office supplies and printed copies of stuff came in the neatest boxes.

I love the standard Clorox boxes that I got from time to time in the grocery stores. They stack so neat and are easy to lable too.
OklaMoni
18 years ago
Yup, boxes are stacked high here too. Ours are in the attic. All sizes, big and small... :) Usually nestled inside one another.

Need a box, tell me what size, and I'll go and get one. LOL

Moni
jannie
18 years ago
I used to save all the boxes from the computer paper at work. I used them to store things in my attic UNTIL I got overrun with Silverfish. They are a paper-eating insect. They are ugly and nasty, and about as bad as cockroaches. All my stuff in the attic was ruined, eaten by those blasted insects! I'll never save or use cardboard boxes again. There's a store near me that sells boxes, envelopes, tape, anything you might need for shipping things. Let THEM keep the boxes for me!

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