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NTR- best place to get packing supplies?

sapgirl76sapgirl76 member
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We're finally moving out of our teensy, crappy townhouse, which is good.  But we need to pack, which is bad.

We have no idea where the best place is to get packing supplies.  The last time I moved, I got boxes from a friend who had moved a month earlier.  I have no such recently moved friend this time around and am at a loss for the best place to go.  Truck rental place?  Storage facility?  Office supply store?  Target?

Thanks!

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Re: NTR- best place to get packing supplies?

  • pandaluvrpandaluvr

    Craig's list!

    When we moved we searched "moving boxes" and once people get down moving they break down all their boxes and sell them relatively cheaply--some people even put them on the side of their house free for the taking.

    Sometimes the boxes are in rough shape but most are great.

    You can also find people who work from home that get a lot of shipments and therefore have relatively new boxes they break down and re-sell.

    The most expensive items you can buy are bubble wrap and packing tape--instead of buying bubble wrap we went and collected the free local papers left over from the night/week before and used those to wrap valuables.

    Tape is pretty much something you have to get and I don't recommend getting cheap brands. It rips and tears when you don't want it to and won't stick for crap!~ 

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  • pandaluvrpandaluvr
    Oh! and when we got done moving we broke down our boxes and sold them on craig's list for $40.00. The same amount we paid to get them. A little pizza money to help feed the friend's who helped us move.
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  • Arcadia1114Arcadia1114 member
    I always get mine from the liquor store. They are super sturdy and the employees never mind as long ad you don't take all of them. Congrats on the new home!
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  • rebeccaontherocksrebeccaontherocks
    We go tours from the moving company.  We bought them used then when we were done sold them back to them.
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  • CD+ALCD+AL member
    Liquor stores!  Make sure to get some of the boxes that have the cardboard separators (like used in wine boxes) in them for glassware and other breakables too.  They are so nice!
     
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  • melody921melody921 member

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    Liquor stores!  Make sure to get some of the boxes that have the cardboard separators (like used in wine boxes) in them for glassware and other breakables too.  They are so nice!

    This! I've always gone this route. Good luck packing and congrats on the house!


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