Buying Big Cardboard Boxes - What You Need To Know

In life you may need to use cardboard boxes to achieve certain results. You may require small boxes, you may require white boxes, you may require boxes with lids...however what do you do if you just need some big cardboard boxes?

Well that's easy isn't it? You just go buy them...right? Well not quite that easy, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this and would have had your boxes already.

The truth is, the average person doesn't give much thought to boxes. They rarely think about them, and if they do happen to need some, they go out and get them. Unfortunately upon arriving to the box store, they realize they should of gave the situation more thought.

I bet your dieing to know what exactly I need to tell you about big cardboard boxes?

Do you know how many you need? Do you know what size you need them? Do you know your corrugated cardboard boxes from your paperboard ones? Do you need ones with handles? Do you know...see I told you - not as simple as you probably first thought!

So lets take a step back now, take a deep breathe and we will get your box needs all sorted out.

First of all think about why you need these boxes in the first place? Is it to store items or will you be transporting items?

What you might not know is, it's a little cheaper to buy 1 larger box than 2 smaller boxes! If you won't be using your stored items for a while, you may just want to throw them in the one larger box. However if you have a large amount of items which you may need in the not so distant future, despite the price increase, it's much better to place the items in several different boxes. This will make you more organized and easier to get back your items when you need them.

You should also definitely label all your boxes stating what is stored in them - this will save you loads of time and energy later.

On the other hand you may be sitting there thinking you may need larger sized boxes but you're not entirely sure. If that sounds like you, I want you think about a few things which will make it easier for you to decide. Think about whether you have room to store larger boxes, or if several smaller ones would be more ideal. Is your car or trailer suitable to store big boxes?

As you can see there's no clear cut answer as I don't know why you need the boxes. However lets go through some common reasons why people need big cardboard boxes instead of smaller ones.

• Moving house
• Storing/transporting large items such as chairs, classic clocks, appliances,
• Garden uses/compost
• Laying out on Garage floors to assist with oil spills
• Arts and Crafts (more cardboard for your dollar)

As you can see there are a variety of reasons why you would need some boxes and the great news is that cardboard is so versatile, you'll never run out of uses for them long after you finish using them for your initial reason.

If you are ready to make your life easier by buying your own, it's highly recommended you order some online instead of at the shops. You'll save money online and you have a much larger range to choose from. Go visit some of the specialty box websites today, you wont regret it and neither will your wallet!