Where to get large boxes?

[hamsterlot]

I need to ship a few things that have one dimension over 30".  E.g. one would be 34"x28"x10". Boxes I see for sale are generally not this big. 

Where can I get a box large enough to contain this?  I need to know so I can appropriately determine shipping cost.

[moondogblues]

Try bike shops, and/or any place that sells appliances, like Home Depot/WalMart/etc.  Call first and talk to the shipping and receiving department.

[cornersbumped]

Places like Performance Packaging or Uline (or other shipping suppliers) carry a wide variety of boxes, and at least some of them deliver locally or offer local pickup for free. Find one in your area and look at their catalog. I often order 300 feet of bubble wrap (and other specialty shipping items not sold online cheaply) from our local supply warehouse, and go there and pick it up twice a year, with only a 1-2 day turnaround.

Depending on how many items like this you are expecting, you can often buy as few as 10 boxes of this large size.

Be sure to include shipping costs for oversized boxes, and also leave plenty of room for padding and void fill when you size them. Larger items, if heavier, should probably be sent in 200-pound cardboard or better.

[luckythewinner]

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@hamsterlot wrote:

I need to ship a few things that have one dimension over 30".  E.g. one would be 34"x28"x10". 

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U-Haul wardrobe boxes seem to max out at 34" x 24" x 24", so not quite big enough.  

I would find a local appliance store and ask if they have any refrigerator boxes. 

[inhawaii]

I have got large moving boxes from Lowes before.  They come in a "standard" and "heavy duty". 

[inhawaii]

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@luckythewinner wrote: 

I would find a local appliance store and ask if they have any refrigerator boxes. 

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Or outdoor power equipment store. 

[1grandmashope_1]

Where ever you end up picking up the larger boxes, as have been suggested here by the posters, think about maybe putting two together to create the size you need.  Just a thought. I have done this on a few different items that I did not have the right size for. 

Good luck on your hunt!

Grandma 

[buyselljack2016]

Auto repair shops. I have scored some large boxes at a local car dealership.

A little cutting/re-gluing to resize, and away you go.

34"x28"x10"  would be over the USPS 108" (length + girth) where even though that will ship up to 130", the surcharge generally makes it prohibitive, so if over the 108" USPS is not a good choice.

[buyselljack2016]

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@1grandmashope_1 wrote:

Where ever you end up picking up the larger boxes, as have been suggested here by the posters, think about maybe putting two together to create the size you need.  Just a thought. I have done this on a few different items that I did not have the right size for. 

Good luck on your hunt!

Grandma 

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^^^^^ this.    I am building a box at this time.  I need to keep it to a size that does not put me into a dim-weight increase, but still allows a bit of wiggle room for the item being sent.

Last night after cutting, and folding I glued the 1st section. Today, some more flaps will be glued, and then the final section will get cut/folded/glued.

When I get it done I can list the item, and hopefully get it off the shelf.

[mycheaperstuff]

I live in a rural area near cardboard recycling bins. I can pull out big-enough boxes to meet any need and dropoff unneeded.

Close to size used to be satisfactory, but now I remake the box for anything not going in a flate rate box to save every inch. Framed art is the worst! 

[dinpavent0]

Try a local garage or Autobody shop. My husband works at one and brings home big boxes all the time for big items that we need to ship and we also go online from a shipping supplier to order special size boxes for the train cars and locomotives he sells as well. They are priced pretty well too and have all different types and sizes and have free shipping. I will ask him name of the place again and let you know. 

But the autobody shops is a good place because they just throw them out anyways, the ones headlights and moldings come in are nice big heavy duty boxes and you can always cut them down if they are too big and make a smaller box out of rest for other items, and they are FREE...lol

We use them all the time and I make boxes out of them for models or other odd size things we sell on our stores. Works out great. Also fits the item good and snug with packing material. Safer to ship. 

[1grandmashope_1]

Here is to a a big sale!!!!!!!!!

You go buyselljack2016....I'll be thinking of you.

Grandma

[dbfolks166mt]

I have shipped a few large items and have had to make customized boxes to ship them in. Don't look at the size of the shipping box once it is put together but rather at the size of the available shipping area. For example a 22" x 22" x 21" extra large shipping box from Home depot sliced at one seam opens up to a flat cardboard panel that is about 44" x 88" that can be folded and cut where needed to fit the item you are shipping. You are probably not going to find a box the exact size you need so some customization is going to have to be done no matter where you get the box. The other option would be to check with your local FedEx shop they can probably custom package the item for you or make a custom box.  Most of their locations offer this service.