I hate owning too much shit. Fuck being a good little consumer. Hence I throw out almost all packaging and own fuck all things.
this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2025
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wouldn't you not have packaging to throw out if you did not buy it?
A good chunk of the time the item in the packaging isn’t worth the space it occupies. Trying to be better.
I am not a hoarder and have never reused those boxes so no.
Bonus tip: LOOK IN THAT CLOSET before you pack up all your dinnerware in store-bought boxes. I am certainly not speaking from personal experience...
Go to a bar or liquor store and ask for boxes. It helps if you go in thursday and say you can pick them up sunday.
A bar I managed threw out probably 50-60 heavy duty cardboard boxes every weekend. Breaking them down was a pain. Id happily save them for anyone who wanted em.
This is a great top - grocery stores will do it, too. Banana boxes are especially heavy duty, albeit with a hole in the bottom.
I'm dull enough to where I did the math on how many I could fit in my storage locker and opted to spend the $50 to have uniform boxes for maximum efficiency lol
Down side of this: now every large item you have uses twice as much storage space. (Yes I know some boxes can be russian-dolled.)
Or if you need to active the warranty or return it
I have done this for our past two moves, and now that we own a house I keep them in our non-climate controlled cellar off our basement. My wife thought I was crazy until we moved and had good a good way to move a bunch of stuff.
this sounds like it should be in dull mens pro tips.
Every single time I've thrown out a big box, I've ended up regretting it
Because you could no longer build an awesome fort with it, right?
I found a VCR box in the attic from the previous owner. I bought the house in 2014.
Just learn to make boxes and pack things. For really weird shaped things, spray foam in a plastic bag does the trick.
It doesn't make sense to keep every box. I'd say be selective about witch boxes make the most sense to keep. Also, be selective about purchases in general and make a regular habit of purging. Refinement and balance will help lead a better lifestyle.