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Cardboard boxes for packing up and moving

I wonder where i could get some for free or for little price possible..

any advice
GNU
Terry Pratchett
((((Ripples))))
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  • jexygirl
    jexygirl Posts: 753 Forumite
    edited 4 May 2010 at 10:35PM
    2 ways... move yourself and collect and dispose of the boxes yourself or pay a company and they bring and take them away.
    if you use a company they provide boxes and wardrobe boxes that you move the stuff into and return, not cheap but is there a price on sanity when you move! (ive moved 22 times and im 37!)
    Otherwise boxes from supermarkets that you need to get rid of (or sit in your garden for months after you spent months gathering them / not packing as you had no boxes)
    The wardrobe boxes are worth every penny imho.
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  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    Try freegle, I know at least one OSer who got rid of theirs this way.
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  • daska
    daska Posts: 6,212 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    freegle, high street shops such as monsoon, macdonalds (chip boxes)
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  • Emm-in-a-pickle
    Emm-in-a-pickle Posts: 1,633 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The fruit boxes used by all supermarkets are great for stacking, can`t fill them with too much heavy stuff, but for books, and stuff they`re ideal. Stack & unpack at your leisure, and they`re corrugated cardboard so can go in the`green` bin. Lidl and Aldi nearly always have them if you ask.
  • beccam
    beccam Posts: 962 Forumite
    If you have any friends who work in hospitals/nursing homes.

    I'm always getting boxes for friends as we have so many to be disposed of at work, just be aware that you may be carrying boxes with "incontinence pads" printed on the side!:rotfl:
  • GemmaBuckle
    GemmaBuckle Posts: 115 Forumite
    Keep an eye out for neighbours moving into your street - they will often be pleased to be able to get rid of their boxes by passing them on to you!
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  • far2812
    far2812 Posts: 919 Forumite
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  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Post of the Month
    Local Co-op or try your local school talk to the site agent they usually have lots of boxes
    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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  • missychrissy
    missychrissy Posts: 741 Forumite
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    Ask on freecycle - I've often seen requests on there.
  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    Thanks every one for the help
    GNU
    Terry Pratchett
    ((((Ripples))))
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