Do you throw all your boxes away?

intime

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With all these deals on this forum, I have accumulated a lot of boxes - big ones like 17" monitor box down to harddrive boxes. Do you throw the boxes away or just store them in the garage or basement? Since I do not have a basement, all my empty boxes are sitting in the garage converting a 2 car garage to a 1 car garage. (I've got 4 17" monitor box.)

intime:(
 

Looney

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I use to keep them, but i've gotten so many boxes too that i just toss them away now. I only have a few boxes and garbage bag of peanuts incase i do need to ship stuff.
 

sd

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I keep big ones, like a monitor box, but I dump the little ones.
 

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<< With all these deals on this forum, I have accumulated a lot of boxes - big ones like 17" monitor box down to harddrive boxes. Do you throw the boxes away or just store them in the garage or basement? Since I do not have a basement, all my empty boxes are sitting in the garage converting a 2 car garage to a 1 car garage. (I've got 4 17" monitor box.)

intime:(
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you know you can cut the tape off and fold them up?? that'll take up a lot less room, thats what i do and just throw em under the bed, or behind a dresser or something...
 

dc

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2 years ago when i was in the dorms, it was the year of TONS of hotldeals. oh lord, i had so many boxes in my room. the closet was full of boxes and a corner of the room was stacked with boxes. people would always ask me why i kept so many boxes in my room...

last day of school, i moved all the boxes outside and walled off the hall way. :)
me + boredom = great wall of boxes
 

dave5317

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I usually keep the small ones so that I can save some space in my room.Furthermore, I can put all cd, manuals and driver of the product in it.
 

Linflas

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I generally keep all my boxes. Fortunately my wife has the good sense to eventually throw them out otherwise the house would be overflowing by now.
 

Viper GTS

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I used to keep them, but now I toss 'em. The only box I have right now is my Tiger MP box. Too special to throw away.

:D

Viper GTS
 

Zwingle

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I sometimes use boxes again....if they let me and if they were good.....but usually I just throw them to the side and never call them again. But be careful....sometimes they get pissed off if they realize they are just being used.;)
 

Mitzi

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I throw all mine out - except my Lian Li case box - I still use that when I take the PC to LAN parties to stop it getting damaged!
 

Rallispec

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I keep them for a while, until i run out of room or decide i dont need them anymore. I keep the larger boxes for moving things.
 

MichaelD

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<< I keep big ones, like a monitor box, but I dump the little ones. >>



^^Yup.^^ Boxes for things like videocards, nics, soundcards, I throw away after a few months. I keep them long enough to ensure that the component works fine and I don't have to return it. Big boxes for monitors and cases I keep, along with the styrofoam. That goes for all my HT equipment as well. The best way to move a piece of electronic equipment is in the original factory packaging.
 

CJZ

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I only kept my monitor and printer box. The rest I left outside for people to take. Usually people drive around the neighborhood looking for scrap cardboard that they can sell to recyclers.
 

Antoneo

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I am using the big box (my 17inch monitor box) to keep all the smaller boxes in it. Its in the garage now...
 

MWink

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I keep them all. I find it better when you sell stuff with the original box on Ebay. Then again I still have boxes from stuff I got rid of years ago. :) I'm just a pack rat.
 

PsychoAndy

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I keep EVERYTHING. my garage is about 25% filled with empty boxes.

reason: so when i have to ship something, i dont have to pay like $6 for a box at staples
 

rival

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ive got a box from my 27" panasonic tv and my kenwood ht system in my 'bedroom' of my studio apartment, lotta valuable square footage they take up but i know ill need em the day after i cut em up and toss em