Source for Boxes

[katzrul15]

Anyone willing to share theirs?

We lost many in the sprinkler fiasco and I ordered a bunch on Amazon recently at the recommendation of another seller.

They are a great price, but very poorly made, the sides do not line up, etc. 

We used to order from a guy on e-Bay but he no longer sells.  He carried boxes that were a little lighter weight and we stayed under 6 oz easily.  The boxes we have that are poor construction, are also heavier.

Thank you in advance.

[chapeau-noir]

If you need mass amounts of them, I've had good luck with ordering from Staples online - so far they've been OK.  For small 4 x 4 x 6 (or whatever) boxes I just get them from the eBay package supplies store (I use those a lot for computer mice and small electronics).  Their quality hasn't been all that, lately, though.

Not sure if this is any help, but sometimes I raid clean recycling bins when I'm curb surfing, and today was asking at the local Bartell Drugs if I could take a bunch of these swell little clam shell style top-openers they were unpacking - they were happy to give them to me.  This is when I need odd sizes.

[kensgiftshop]

Liquor stores are good for different size boxes.

Have to turn them inside out, but that's not to hard

[katzrul15]

Thank you.  I order a lot of the 8x6x4, 6x6x4 and 6x6x6 boxes.  I get bigger ones from this body ship/detailing place.  They just do not have small boxes.

Ordered a bunch on Amazon and they were cheap, but cut funny.

Had not considered a drug store.  There is a local pharmacy, family owned, in town.  Might pop in there Monday.  Thank you, again for your suggestion!

[katzrul15]

Thank you!  Looking for smaller ones and lighter, if possible.  Sorry, my post was not more clear.

I do go to the liquor store for boxes when shipping something really heavy.

Thank you for the suggestion!

If anyone orders new boxes and is happy with the pricing, quality, would very much be interested.  Thank you in advance!

[vintagecraze50]

Uline its online. I use 9x6x2 boxes. Heavy corrugated boxes. Around 1 dollar a piece with the shipping added I get 50 for around 50 dollars

[stephenmorgan]

I found Staples to be the cheapest for small boxes under a cubic foot.

What size are you looking for?

[buyselljack2016]

Last lightweight 8x6x4 boxes that I ordered are straight, but turned out to be even lighter weight than from the  previous seller from which I will no longer purchase after being shorted on bubble wrap footage..

I often use the lightweight ones to get under that postage jump between 8-9 ounces.

So much lighter that I have to be very choosy about what I ship in them.  A damaged item refund/loss of item rapidly eats up that postage savings. Trying to use them up with some extra folded triangle cardboard pieces on edge to prevent damage.

I use some lightweight 4x4x3 boxes to save at the 4 ounce break point, but sometimes give in, and use the good 4x4x4 when the item could be damaged.

Once got a deal on some 5x5x5. Had just that little extra room for some of my repeat sellers. Those 5's are hard to find.  Even # sizes must be easier to manufacture😊

[katzrul15]

8x6x4, 6x6x4 and 6x6x6 - those 3 quite a bit.

[ted_holland4pn4]

I've had good luck with theboxery on eBay.  I bought vinyl record/ book mailers from them and they are very high quality and nice.  However, I have to insure my things get to buyers without corner dings and creases, so I have to make sure the cardboard is nice & heavy, so they may not be for you.  I also bought some 5x5x5 boxes from a seller on Amazon, but they are also, very heavy and sturdy, for mailing glass 3-wick candles in, so again, probably not what you want.  But...  The Boxery on here was good for my needs.

Hope this helps!

[katzrul15]

Thank you.  Will check them out.  Need lighter ones (not flimsy) to hold a small Hallmark ornament.  The ones we had came in under 4oz.

Thanks, again!

[klhmdg]

I have had good luck on Market Place and Offer Up.

people sell or give away packing materials. I got 45 leftover 6x6x6 boxes for free.

they didn’t want them going to the garbage.

I just had to go pick them up.

[katzrul15]

Thank you!  Have never checked out either site with that in mind.  Will check it out!

[yuzuha]

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@ted_holland4pn4 wrote:

I've had good luck with theboxery on eBay.  I bought vinyl record/ book mailers from them and they are very high quality and nice.  However, I have to insure my things get to buyers without corner dings and creases, so I have to make sure the cardboard is nice & heavy, so they may not be for you.  I also bought some 5x5x5 boxes from a seller on Amazon, but they are also, very heavy and sturdy, for mailing glass 3-wick candles in, so again, probably not what you want.  But...  The Boxery on here was good for my needs.

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Seconding The Boxery, I've bought from them on Amazon when I needed a whole bunch of 10"x10"x10" cubes and was quite happy with the quality of what I got.

[wastingtime101]

'Coastwide Professional' from Staples.