Keeping packing boxes

[niemeyjt]

Not quite the same as "it may be useful", but along the same lines . . .

Who keeps the packing boxes items arrive in, just in case you ever need to repack the item?

I have a bit of an itinerant lifestyle at the moment - and certainly do - but always did even when more settled.

My father, on the other hand, threw most boxes immediately - which was a bit of a pain when we came to clear the house and ended up having to scrounge boxes and packing materials.

[Sparkle]

Oh yes, they always come in handy if only to give to friends returning permanently to the UK

[Hotrodder]

Keeping the boxes is not an option if you don't have the storage space.

[exile]

I have kept boxes and in some cases have been told they are needed in the case of having to return an item for repair. I am now beginning to be a bit more ruthless and only keeping boxes for said items and to the limit of their guarantee.

[L Austin France]

I've got a few

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[Blaze]

Years ago we used tea chests which we acquired then passed on to others. We used to keep the cardboard boxes supplied by the removals companies but have gradually got rid of most of them. Those that remain are used for storage.
@exile Same here re product boxes.

[Polarengineer]

I keep one box. Chop all the others and put the bits in this box, then off to the dechet and start all over again.

[Loup-garou]

I do a bit of all of the above!

[Char]

I undo the bottoms and store them flat - never know when you'll need a big strong box.
They also make excellent biodegradable weed suppressants for the garden.

[Veem]

I undo the bottoms and store them flat - never know when you'll need a big strong box.
They also make excellent biodegradable weed suppressants for the garden.

That's a great idea. We have loads of weeds growing up through the calcaire around the house, and we have loads of boxes ...