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Free Boxes?

Ok, selling my computer and basically i need a box to post it in! Does anyone know of a place, or have one themselves, that i can pick up?

Looking for something around 20" x 20".
;) Don't live a little, live a lot ;)

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  • Have you tried asking on freecycle? I got loads of boxes from my local site when I was moving house.
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  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
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    supermarkets usually have plenty of boxes they are throwing out....
  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,899 Forumite
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    I got some good boxes off freecycle last week and some more a few weeks before that from freecycle. Its best to get sturdy boxes not the cereal/crisps type boxes.
  • I work in a hospital and they have thousands of boxes for stock etc., call your local hospital estates department and Im sure they'll be able to help xxx
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  • Just ask someone in a supermarket or take one from those big cage things which they use when putting out new stock.
  • McDonalds are always good for boxes. Quite sturdy ones too. Just go in and ask when their usual delivery is and they should be able to let you have one.

    Iceland boxes are also good too.

    Think these two are both good, sturdy boxes as they are used to deliver frozen items in
  • sertav
    sertav Posts: 138 Forumite
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    Shaun_d123 wrote:
    McDonalds are always good for boxes. Quite sturdy ones too. Just go in and ask when their usual delivery is and they should be able to let you have one.

    Iceland boxes are also good too.

    Are these branded?
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  • hata00
    hata00 Posts: 61 Forumite
    i walk into my local supermarket... thy have loads by the checkout.. or if not ask at the customer services desk
  • Arkwright
    Arkwright Posts: 90 Forumite
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    If the boxes are branded, just carefully take them apart and turn inside out.

    ;)
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