Copy paper boxes are awesome for moving.
I had a professional mover chastise me once for using copy paper boxes. He said that the _reams_ were what gave the box strength and that the actual weight/gluing of the cardboard was pretty flimsy.
He highly endorsed the liquor boxes because they were strong and small enough to be schlepped by anyone. He gave a massive thumbs down to grocery store boxes due to the potential for transporting roach eggs, mold and other uglies.
To this day, I do not use the boxes as Costco for this reason.
I had a professional mover chastise me once for using copy paper boxes. He said that the _reams_ were what gave the box strength and that the actual weight/gluing of the cardboard was pretty flimsy.
I usually reinforce everything with tape, so they have worked well for me. I like liquor boxes for some things, but most of them are too small for packing books.
No, this is EXACTLY how they work. Including the skirts and abs.
Like I said before. I learn so much here!
Like I said before. I learn so much here!
I live to serve.
Also, aspirin? Works through a combination of voodoo and very small ninjas.
I'm envisioning the chemo drugs themselves as micro-warriors, complete with 300 style abs, skirts and battle cries. In my mind, they are bellowing, "THIS. IS. GIN-GER!" and then kicking the shriveled cancer cells down the well...to their ignominious demise as they are flushed out every time you pee.
Does Ginger get to keep the abs? How cool would that be, just absorb all those tight stomach muscles. If that's the case, I may want some of that 300 style drug!
Also, aspirin? Works through a combination of voodoo and very small ninjas.
Once upon a time, the very small ninjas lived in willow trees....
He said that the _reams_ were what gave the box strength and that the actual weight/gluing of the cardboard was pretty flimsy.
That makes sense, the box just gives a container for the reams so they don't slide all over.
He gave a massive thumbs down to grocery store boxes due to the potential for transporting roach eggs, mold and other uglies.
This. So very much. Which is why when new people move into the building, ya always get a period of critters. Hate that! One of my sisters old bosses moved so often, he kept about 50 of the tubs with interlocking lids. They stack great for moving, and store inside themselves. So a corner of his garage was always ready for the next move. If you can borrow those from friends, it's an idea too.
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Also, the more the boxes are the same size, the easier it is to move. When I moved to Texas, I was grabbing boxes from everywhere, and the movers grumbled due to so many different sizes, and trying to Tetris them into the truck. When I moved back to CA, they were all from Home Depot or Uhaul, all the small or medium boxes. I had stacks head high, and they just scooped them up on the dolley and loaded up the truck. So much easier!
At one point during the move to Texas, one of the mover guys took a couple of my smaller boxes, and put it in a regular sized box, all the while grumbling. Apparently, small boxes get lost real easy, and big pain in the butt. So, yeah, uniform size as much as possible.
Yeah, when I was moving a lot I had a ton of those plastic crates with the interlocking lids. They were amazing and made moving so much easier.
That's a brilliant idea about the plastic crates.
