Thread: Does anyone else save boxes ?

I just made 2 trips to the cardboard recyclers... I hate moving... I save all the small boxes, but I only save up till I fill my storage container. I emptied dozens of misc small boxes and packed them into same size boxes to help move them better... ugh tired...

Originally Posted by superbleu

I'm guilty of saving boxes. I have a box full of each of the following.
Packing peanuts
Bubble wrap
Flattened boxes
Padded mailers,
along with a box full of packing tape, mailing labels, pens and some scissors.

The OP's problem is not the quantity of items; rather, they're completely disorganized! Using both hands, he can find his butt... but that's about all. It's a wonder his cat can find a clean place to stretch-out (I've got a feeling that some "feline compromising" is required on the cat's part).

Oh wow...I thought I was the only one! Bubblewrap, big envelopes, boxes...Save it all! And yes, it drives the wife crazy...

Yep, I do the same thing. Although in those occasions were I do not the appropriate box, material my old boss from my days in shipping wine helps me out. And yes SWMBO is not pleased...but she sure likes all of my supplies around the holidays!

Serg

I save bubble wrap when the razors and supplies come wrapped that way. Everything else gets chucked. The SO is a minimalist and I think it's rubbing off.

G

Yes I do, but I usually end up throwing them away after a few months (or years) anyway.

My compulsive disorder is catalogueing and archiving: I store pics of the ads, boxes, envelopes, receipts indefinitely, often in multiple copies just to be sure, together with pictures of the goods themselves.

FYI the USPS ships you FREE PriorityMail Boxes.All you have to do is order thru USPS.com, and they put them on your doorstep.I try to ship only Priority because I like buyers to receive their razor ASAP.By the way I still seem to have boxes from stuff that was sent to me.Sentimental I guess.I think Im a packrat.

Thin line between packrat horder and conscious recycling enviromentalist