Where can I get Free Cardboard boxes?

money_savy

Hi,
I am in the process of moving house and am in need for cardboard boxes. Can anyone suggest where I can find cardboard boxes for free?

Many thanks
MS

goggins1977

Have you tried your local supermarket ??? The fruit boxes are great as most of the apple boxes come with a top and a bottom

Snow_Angel

I often pick them up from the local Co-op or Spar - if they don't have any at that moment in time, they're more likely to save them for you to pick up at a later time than the bigger supermarkets. Also, go in at quieter times in the evening or during the middle of the day when people are at work. This is usually when the grocery store staff are stocking shelves and hence emptying boxes!

Sparky29

Where r u from. Just moved house and I've got a load from the removals firm I am just going to take to the re-cycling centre. I'm in Glos just off M5 if any body wants them.

gardener_ruth

Have you tried local wine shop/off licence they have loads which they have to pay to have collected. I used these when I moved house.

mrackliff

try mcdonalds, i used to work there and thats what we always used and we gave loads away to customers. The fry boxes are the best, they are not to big, strong and will stack.
Marianne

schmooser

Try your local dump/tip. Most of them have a cardboard only section, most of the boxes may have been flattened down, but this can be easily fixed with some cheap packing tape from a pound shop.

Failing that have a look behind parades of shops / retail parks etc. Most district councils now like retail outlets to flatten their cardboard boxes and keep in a seperate pile. Again, these can be taped back into the box shape. If you're after decent sized boxes target some of the larger appliance stores at a sizeable outlet (i.e. out of town retail parks). You may even catch some that haven't been flattened yet if you ask in store.

LlanelliNic

Have you tried any distribution companies (if you have any your way), my husband works for Macmillan and he tells me that they bin any that are damaged, by damaged i mean bent on the corners (same as with their books) shame - such a waste

jockettuk

try your local freecycle site as a lot of people who have moved put them on there.. i am moving next week and i got mine from the local companies to me .. like the prevous poster said distribution centres.. just go to the warehouse and ask i got loads and one company gave me loads of bubble wrap as well

mrsw

Try asking on your local freecycle (https://www.freecycle.org). My friend managed to get loads when she moved.

Motherof1

Hi...we have so many that we got new when we moved....If you live in Peterborough you are welcome to them.....we have tried to get rid of them but havent had any takers so far....so this weekend theyr'e off to the tip if they havent been claimed by then....: )