moving

United States
March 16, 2007 7:33am CST
How do you get boxes when you are in the process of moving? Where can you get them free?
2 people like this
6 responses
• Indonesia
11 Jun 07
hm sometimes i'll get from friends or my family..
• United States
9 Jun 07
We got a lot of the boxes for our books by going to the Post Office and asking for their larger sized Priority Mail boxes. They were just the right size to pack full of books, and they didn't end up too heavy that way.
@Stephanie5 (2946)
• United States
16 Mar 07
If you go behind grocery stores and such, they have dumpsters just for cardboard. You can find lots of boxes in there. I am in the process of moving also! I never pay for boxes, I think that's just a waste of money. So, look behind those stores, you'll find some...and you'll just have to buy some tape! Good luck!
@aiguy01 (588)
• United States
16 Mar 07
In the US the UPS stores sell the study professional boxes with handholds and also the large garment boxes with the hanger rod for clothes. But their boxes aren't cheap. Normal boxes are getting harder to find because most large stores like grocery stores and Walmart's have large presses which smash and bale the boxes for recycling purposes. For free boxes try asking the people working at the small mom and pop stores. Most likely they still cut and flatten their boxes so that more will fit in the dumpster but they could save them for you if you asked.
@jolope (987)
• Philippines
16 Mar 07
maybe if you saved the boxes you had when you bought your new tv of any appliances for that matter..then maybe you can use that..but to get it for free..hmm..i dont think there's such..not unless you have a neighbor who can give you some..
• United States
16 Mar 07
I'm lucky...my hubby works for a store that gets boxes all of the time.