Moving boxes clichéd call for help :D

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's that time of year again!

I have access to as many solvent boxes i can get my hot little hands on at work. However, as fellow bibliophiles can attest, big boxes for moving books are RUDE to your movers.

Does anybody have a stash of smaller boxes they have been meaning to get rid of, suitable for moving books and not bruising the crap out of arms, and leaving fingers mashed and without feeling?  I suspect something like 50 % of people in the great DS area moved about 2.5 weeks ago, and some of you still have boxes to get rid of.  I know i can go to stores to get boxes, but honestly, i'd rather help actual people out with their box recycling/regifting.  Let me help you! :D

I can pick them up on weeknights in the coming week, or pretty much anytime during awake hours after next Thursday.

Thanks!

Comments

[ron_newman]

I suggest checking with your local liquor store, drug store, and/or grocer. There may be other useful suggestions under the "moving" tag, which I just added.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

I was going to say, liquor stores are your friend. Marty's in Allston (admittedly not local) has an entire wall of them right next to the exit.

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

I edited my post, since i wasn't very clear about my purpose - i'm trying to help people who already have boxes get them out of their basements/attics/living spaces. I know i can go to businesses for this sort of things, but i'd prefer to assist someone who is swimming in boxes. Recycle, reuse, etc :)

Thanks for the reminder, though. I'll go to stores if no actual people can provide enough. Thanks!

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

I've got several boxes I liberated from Borders for moving my books. You are welcome to them.

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Every little box helps!

I am home from work today, but i'm leaving straight after work tomorrow until late Sunday night. And then anytime after work hours next week until Thursday. Are you in a rush?

Drop me an email at this username at gmail and we can negotiate a meeting time.

Thanks!

And, dear readers, i have more than "several" boxes worth of books to pack, so please chime in if you need help clearing out those boxes ;)

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

Thirded liquor stores, but go during the week since a lot of places use them on the weekend to pack large orders.

I have boxen

[cthulhia]

various sizes, some bank box sized, which can be books on bottom, and lighter stuff on top.

Re: I have boxen

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

Yay boxen!

Email me please at this username at gmail and i'll come get them. I'll be back from my apartment hunting trip late Sunday night, so Monday after work, or later?

Thanks millions :)

[craigindaville.livejournal.com]

I know this isn't what you're looking for, but just to put it out there: usedcardboardboxes.com ships you, well, used cardboard boxes in bundles according to apartment/house size. These generally have been used by retailers to send their merchandise to their stores (when we used them, there were a few Banana Republic boxes, for instance) but they come in all shapes and sizes. If anyone's planning a move and needs lots of boxes, not just one type, I recommend these folks!

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

I will give this a shot!

Dealing with strangers on internets = 6.022 e 23 times easier than dealing with strangers in person :)

[lizzielizzie.livejournal.com]

I do, but my books are still in them. :)

[takeapicaresque.livejournal.com]

my books are still in mine, but pilfered them from my job...at a bookstore. they, not surprisingly, always have the best sizes for moving books (and are generally drowning in cardboard themselves...)

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

I also have many boxes from a recent move. Oh, the boxes, the boxes. There are both the lidded banker-box variety, as well as the standard Gentle Giant kind. Email me at my lj username at comcast dot net.

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

I will totally help you out!

Thank you so much

[julishka.livejournal.com]

when i moved, i got boxes for my books from....wait for it...bookstores! hehe. borders downtown (which was on my way home every day) put out book and magazine boxes every night - flattened and taped in bundles - on the washington street side of their plaza (across from the old south meeting house). down the way, strawberries, or whatever it's called now, also put out empty boxes almost every night which were great for cds.

so, if you're still needing book boxes, i totally agree to check out your local bookstore like others have said.

[yttrai.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the suggestion; i do appreciate it. However, i'm trying to help out private individuals who have leftover boxes from their recent moves. Also, i work at a company that gives me all the free boxes i need, albeit of the wrong size like i mentioned in my original post.

But for future box needers who would rather help a business than a private individual, your comment will live in posterity ;)