Custom shipping boxes

[littlecitynames.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone. Google has failed me. Does anyone know of a LOCAL place that I could get a single custom-size shipping box made? I've gotten quotes from a bunch of places I found online, but they're all far away and shipping the thing would cost twice as much as the box itself.

In case it's relevant, the box would be about 38"x38"x12", give or take a couple inches on each side. But it's going to travel internationally and carry about 80 lbs, so it needs to be quite strong, so we can't just use a plain moving box or reused TV box or something.

Thank you! (No idea what tags to use for this one...)

Comments

[ron_newman]

I added the tag 'moving', but I don't know if anything there is useful.

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

The UPS store on Somerville Ave.? They made an awkward-size box for me to ship my massage table to Montana.

[littlecitynames.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll try it! FedEx doesn't seem to do custom boxes, but maybe UPS is different.

[ron_newman]

UPS Stores such as the two on Somerville Avenue and Davis Square are independently owned franchisees, whereas I think all FedEx/Kinko's are company-owned. I've noticed considerable variability of services from one UPS Store to another.

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

Yes. This is why I went to the one on Somerville Ave!

[she-of-emeralds.livejournal.com]

Seconding UPS.

[pywaket.livejournal.com]

You could get an appliance box, which should give you enough material to make your own. Googling "box pattern" gets lots of images and some websites to help you with the layout.

If you wanted it to be really sturdy, get a 4x8 sheet of Coroplast from a plastic supplier. When I needed to ship some solar panels across the country and back as airline luggage that's what I did, and it worked great. Fold the box as needed to package your item and use zipties through punched holes to hold it all together. Short of having something made from plywood or metal, this as durable as you can get.

[smoagendash.livejournal.com]

U-Haul?