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But it's better built than the phone is.

At this point I think my OG Droid box is almost a family heirloom.

It's always sensible to keep the boxes for the stuff you're currently using. If you sell something, it'll fetch a better price with the original box. If you give it away, the recipient will also appreciate it more. Just make sure to throw out the boxes from stuff you haven't had around in ten years. Don't ask me how I know.

I literally have all my small device boxes in a reusable tote box in a storage location at my house, and larger boxes for TVs and stuff sitting next to it.

I keep this stuff for warranty, resale, and a place to store any unused or unneeded additional items that came with the device. Maybe a cable or power brick, since I have most of my power/charging needs already solved, or documentation like receipts or included user manuals or something... Depending on what came with the device. Whether it's a cellphone box or something like a Google/nest home speaker thing or whatever.

This only serves as a reminder to go through it sometime. My SO sold her phone without me being involved (she's a strong independent person, so I'm not upset about it at all), but I know the box for the phone she sold is still in there somewhere. If I had known she was intending to sell it, I would have fetched the box for her to sell with it, and honestly that's the only part of that I'm somewhat disappointed with. Now I have to find the box and get rid of it.

Boxes for larger items like TVs are great to have on hand when moving, since I can care a bit less about what's placed in/around the TV, since I just pack it in its original box which has plenty of protection for the screen.

I may discontinue the practice in the coming years since, a few years ago, we moved into a property that we own rather than one we are renting. Once I feel established enough that we're not going anywhere, a lot of those larger boxes are headed for the shredder.

No!

Reselling old but functional deveices in the original box

Not a fan of of just throwing things away

Is this even legal?

Those boxes are VERY useful when you're buying a new phone by trading in the old one. Keep them.

I've resold all my old phones (for cheap, but still). Handy for that, it is much easier to resell something with a box than without one.

You say that, but then I throw away the box to my phone and suddenly my phone bricks itself and I need to find a box to send it back to the shop in.

Never!

Is this the OCD support group?

Since I am Gen X I can safely ignore this and sit comfortably on my throne of old phone boxes.

BUT WHAT IF I DO SOME DAY

the phone box drawer is the new sauce packet drawer

I'd say keep a few boxes for second hand shipping and storing things but otherwise just toss everythting. A single phone box is fine imo but more is pointless

No. I'm using it to store spare cables, the plastic cover my sim came in (in case I'm forgetful...), some microSD cards, and the little sim removal pin.

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. I will have a use for the box one day.

But that's where I keep the little pokey thing that I use to open the SIM card tray!

But when the old phone gets its final resting place in the cupboard, I want it to be in the original box.

Hey it actually helps if you ever want to resell it. Prices around the same which listing are you going to pick? The one of some reseller who has the same generic photo or the one with the complete box and even the original cable still sealed in it?

Man I still have the box my fucking zune came in. It's where all my old microsd/sd cards and assorted small semi-valuables live.

A small nice box can be a useful thing to have.

It has all the important data like IMEI on the box, it stores the extra USB-C to USB-A adapter and USB-C cable and SIM tool, and it helps with carrying and eventually reselling the phone

When I sell my 5 year old flagship phone I'll get $30 more easily if I have the box and the stuff that came in it. People see that and subconsciously think "this person has their shit together. buying their used phone isn't a risk."

Same goes for other stuff, too. I recently sold a synthesizer for $150 over the market rate because I had the box, manual (even though it was out of date due to firmware updates) and the stickers that came with it.

I like semi up-to-the-minute tech, so keeping things in good shape and giving someone the unboxing experience keeps my costs down at the cost of a little space in my closet.

I put my phone back in its box when I upgrade. It’s like a little phone coffin…

I used a cardboard once. This justify everything for ever

I mean like 4 times now though I've kept it and resold it in the original box

What no. What? No.

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