Boxes for DIY move?

hopefulfooluk

Anyone know anywhere I can get sturdy cardboard boxes cheaply? I have been to helpineedboxes.co.uk but they seem a bit expensive.... anyone got any wise ideas (I expect so?!).

Cheers,

Chris

blue_haddock

you can get free boxes from aldi, lidl etc

Noozan

hopefulfooluk wrote:

Anyone know anywhere I can get sturdy cardboard boxes cheaply? I have been to helpineedboxes.co.uk but they seem a bit expensive.... anyone got any wise ideas (I expect so?!).

Cheers,

Chris

Ask at your local supermarket for their empty banana boxes. We found them to be better than proper packing boxes when we moved house. They're very sturdy, stack well and have lids & handles. (And they're free! )

silverfoxdude

yea, i agree with everyone above, I go to my local shop, spar and suchlike, and they have normally collapsed all theirs ready for the 'paper collector', all you would need then is some strong tape and tape them back up. They might even save them for you to collect if you ask. And as previously said, the Aldi, Lidl, Netto route is a good 'un

hopefulfooluk

I like the banana box idea! That's a good one :-)

Thanks for your help peeps!

Rikki

I used banana boxes when I move 13 years ago. I am still using some of the boxes to store thing in the attic.

aliasojo

I notice Argos have started selling 'proper' house move boxes but I didn't notice price. I don't expect they would be all that cheap though.

Much cheaper to scrounge from shops or even clothes stores who get their stock delivered in massive boxes (sometimes they have 'rail' boxes which are boxes with clothes rails in obviously). Usually just the much bigger type stores. Don't know if they would help out but it's always worth asking. The worst they can say is 'no....go away'. Lol.

Jacster_2

Join your local freecycle group (you need to make your first post an offer - so offer something you don't need or use anymore) then place a 'wanted' post for boxes for moving house. Someone will certainly give you boxes they have languishing in their loft/cellar/garage. you'll need to go and pick them up, but everything on freecycle is free, so it'll only cost you the petrol, and save you running around shops for one or two boxes at a time.

Good luck with the move.
Jacster

www.freecycle.org

BWZN93

With the Banana Boxes at Lidl - best thing to do would be ask the manager to keep them for you - they are put out and many get collapsed and compressed before the store even opens - ask the manager to keep them whole for you with lids and tell them you will collect as soon as they open - they dont like messy warehouses especially when they are due a visit from their areas manager that day! Alternatively, just go and take the less sturdy ones off the shelves - but fruit and veg boxes are so the way to go!

Jo xx

bridiej

Does the place you work get things delivered? My husband brings large boxes home from work...

nadnad

Just a little thought - empty photocopy paper boxes are handy for little things or things you don't want to pack in big boxes - breakables etc - they also have lids and handles - and are sturdy - if you work in an office there should be loads of them about.