Cardboard Boxes

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jusferbrowsing said:

Argos sell cardboard boxes if when you need to pack you find yourself short.

And they are very expensive! We had to buy some because we needed them last minute.

Amazon had some great deals we found.

We got these in the Prime Sale - they were half price (which was a boon!) but even at full price, they're large and strong.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073V728CL

These were great too. Work out just over £1 each and great for books (and very strong!)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0943TNBTV

Combined, that's £67 for 50 decent boxes, as compared with Argos who do 20 for £75.

And yes, since unpacking, we've given all the usable ones away so do ask on your local Facebook groups.

Some advice. Most supermarket boxes are awful - single skinned things.
That's OK for packing say soft toys or even clothes. But really, do you want to put your best china in boxes that will simply fall apart?

TBagpuss

JulieM39 said:

Is it not standard practice for your removal company to provide (lend) them? It certainly has been every time I've moved.

Yes - last time I moved they provied them on the basis that they charge for them but refund the cost of you return the boxes. In my case, they would come to collect them once upacked, for free, but within certian time limites. If you were unpacking in stages you could return them to the removal company rather than them colecting . I think I returned about 75% of the ones used for my move, the rest had things like books in them that didn't get unpacked right away.

Proper boxes are useful in that they are more robust nd are sized so they are not too heavy when full.

If you are doing a DIY move then there are lots of online options but as others have said, try your local facebook groups and freecycle, and alos consider asking smaller supermarkets and off licences and try to go as near as possible to their delivery times so they aren't being expected to hold on to the boxesfor ages. 

Joodle

I recently moved out of a 2 bed flat(and didn't pay the extortionate amount I was quoted for a packing service).
I found supermarkets almost impossible, but I ended up being shown round the back of Pets at Home where they had loads of boxes flat packed. If they hadn't had any, I'd have tried places like Wickes, B&Q, or any other store on the retail park.
I also tried gumtree and Facebook, and got a few on there - and even paid £5 for some as I figured that was still loads cheaper than new.

My main issue was being environmentally friendly so didn't want to buy new ones, but I hope this helps you too.

I needed two rolls of brown paper sticking tape - it was totally strong enough. And don't get too many big boxes, as they are really hard to move once full - medium is good! 

Nifty_Purse

Re: supermarkets - 
If you want medium sized, thicker cardboard boxes the best ones are those that have been storing frozen products.
For example: frozen chips and other frozen vegetables that are sold packaged in plastic bags. Usually 12 bags to a box.

mojo293

I bought a load of Ikea Moving Boxes for our recent house move, and have nbow got rid of most of them, but some still have items in (in loft). They are decent boxes and cost £1.50 each.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/dundergubbe-moving-box-brown-10477049/

Once we'd moved I flattended them down again and sold 20 of them via Facebook marketplace for £10. I was happy to get some cash back fro them, and the buyer was happy to pay a 3rd of the cost of them new.