Hello all,
Moving is a stressful life event. Having to track down moving boxes on top of that can be expensive. Here are some great places to get free moving boxes.
- Craigslist. A quick search in the free section (found underneath the "for sale" heading) offered up at least 20 sources for free boxes.
- Freecycle. We only found one posting with free boxes in our area when we searched yesterday (but it's still a great place to check back with before a move).
- Liquor stores. Try and ask for boxes with lids (otherwise, contents are bound to fall out in the moving truck). Boxes from a liquor store tend to be small and sturdy—great for books, CDs and DVD
- Bookstores. A perfect place to pick up boxes specifically for moving books.
- Grocery Stores. Ask them to save their apple boxes for you to pickup—these freebies are perfect for moving fragile items.
- McDonald's fry boxes. The Fry boxes are strong and also excellent for hauling heavy items that require a smaller sized box. Because the original contents of the box are frozen, you won't have to worry about the boxes being smelly (or greasy).
- Starbucks. Starbucks boxes do range in size, we like to ask them to hold their larger sized containers for storing our lighter, bulkier items.
- U-haul Box Exchange. U-haul has created a message board allowing you to search by location for free boxes in your area.
Jan Sohlman
RE/MAX Integrity
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