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Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Creating a Home

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I keep them because I have the room to. If you have the room, keep the boxes, flattened. It does make it MUCH easier to move things later on. If you don't have the room to keep the boxes, don't.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Oh...I keep the boxes for the things that would be awkward to pack or protect another way. The TV, yes I would keep the box for sure. The vacuum cleaner, I probably wouldn't keep because it's easy to take along when you move.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Keep the boxes if you can.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Do you put the original things back in the same box, or do you use the box to pack other things? For instance, the big crock pot box would hold most of my plates/bowls/etc.....

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I throw them away. It's clutter.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

I never have room to store a lot of boxes.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We have a garage full of expensive packing boxes. They probably won't be any good when we do move. We don't store the boxes we buy things in though.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Hmmm. Okay. Thanks guys! I will probably have a lot of questions about setting up a permanent dwelling now that I figure I'll be sticking around a while!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

It's easier to pack another way when you need to move.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
It's easier to pack another way when you need to move.

It depends on the item. Our TV - not sure how we would have protected it unless we kept the box. It's a bigger flat screen TV and I would not have been comfortable putting it in the moving truck any other way. The movers were actually really happy we had kept the box.

I used the boxes to pack what originally came in them. Like I said, I wouldn't keep a box for an item that I could easily pack another way. If it's fragile and you worry about how you would pack it, keep the box.

I flatten the boxes and stow them in the attic or basement or under the guest bed.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
It's easier to pack another way when you need to move.
It depends on the item. Our TV - not sure how we would have protected it unless we kept the box. It's a bigger flat screen TV and I would not have been comfortable putting it in the moving truck any other way. The movers were actually really happy we had kept the box.
I used the boxes to pack what originally came in them. Like I said, I wouldn't keep a box for an item that I could easily pack another way. If it's fragile and you worry about how you would pack it, keep the box.

I flatten the boxes and stow them in the attic or basement or under the guest bed.

No room there in my house. That's where I store the dead bodies. No one thinks to look in the obvious places. They all looking in the freezer or the back yard. biggrin

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Mental note: when body-hiding time comes, check with NJN first . . .

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Next question . . . what are your "Absolutelycan'tlivewithoutit" pantry staples?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

EVERYTHING!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I don't like boxes. I like bins, and they stack inside each other to store.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

sugar - flour - corn starch - baking soda - baking powder - vanilla - gravy mix - baked beans - tomato sauce - diced tmatoes - wet & dry cat/dog food - dry cereal - chocolate chips - brown sugar - confectioners sugar - saran wrap - foil wrap - kitchen garbage baggies - quart/gallon zip lock baggies- mustard - catsup - worcestershire sauce - 1 bag/package pasta

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

All that plus bread crumbs, rice, old fashioned oatmeal, raisins/dried fruit, Pam, Worcestershire sauce, Soy Sauce, Balsamic Vinegar, all my home canned goods, baking mix like Bisquick or Pioneer, vinegar, canned tuna, canned chicken, soup, spices galore, peanut butter...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I used to move a lot so kept the boxes for the small appliances such as the coffee maker. Once I was in my current house for 6 years I tossed the boxes. They did make packing easier though. And LL's plastic bin idea is a great one.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

I have usually used the bins for moving - I love them too. But now I have all this stuff that came in boxes!

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Tignanello wrote:
I have usually used the bins for moving - I love them too. But now I have all this stuff that came in boxes!

Bins are great for packing things like towels, clothing, shoes, toys, books, and breakables. We had one small bin with the DVDs player, cords and remote in it, another one for the dvd's, one for the Wii and all of its games accessories, etc. But I also had the Wii in the original box inside the bin. Electronics and things that are very breakable should be packed in their original packaging to ensure its safe arrival.

Now, when I move, I dont move across town, I move across states. So my advice is more geared towards moving a distance, in a moving truck, with little real control over how things are handled. If you can move across town, you can put the TV in the backseat of the car and take one trip over just for that...so you might not need the box.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

OMG - this was a huge argument between me & Sean. He'd keep all boxes. I never kept any. Now he lives in Cali & I have a closet full of damned boxes!

NAOW · Vette's SS

I keep boxes if it's what I store the appliance in on a daily basis. Like my food processor. I keep it in the box because it's easier to keep all the attachments together if they are all stored in the box together. Otherwise, no, I wouldn't keep a box if I had to store the box somewhere else.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

NAOW wrote:
I keep boxes if it's what I store the appliance in on a daily basis. Like my food processor. I keep it in the box because it's easier to keep all the attachments together if they are all stored in the box together. Otherwise, no, I wouldn't keep a box if I had to store the box somewhere else.

Ok yeah this. I do keep boxes like that. I was thinking empty boxes.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

AOW wrote:
I keep boxes if it's what I store the appliance in on a daily basis. Like my food processor. I keep it in the box because it's easier to keep all the attachments together if they are all stored in the box together. Otherwise, no, I wouldn't keep a box if I had to store the box somewhere else.

I like that approach. smile

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lexxy wrote:
NAOW wrote:
I keep boxes if it's what I store the appliance in on a daily basis. Like my food processor. I keep it in the box because it's easier to keep all the attachments together if they are all stored in the box together. Otherwise, no, I wouldn't keep a box if I had to store the box somewhere else.
Ok yeah this. I do keep boxes like that. I was thinking empty boxes.

I do this, too. And actually, I keep all boxes for collectables.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

My pantry shelves in the basement look like a kitchen aisle at BB&B.