Moving soon, where can I get boxes?
I used to just stop by the grocery store when they opened. Would Loblaws have boxes?
Any other sources? The nearer to Eglinton & Bathurst the better.
Thanks!
Posted May 27, 2011, 3:46 AM UTC · edited
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We often have people come to the store I work at in Scarborough asking for boxes. We usually give them ~5 that are about 1.5 ft * 2.5 ft * 3 ft. Check out clothing stores and you'll likely get a few decent sized boxes at least.
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Banana boxes if you can get them are super strong. Don't know if they'd give them to you though, some of them re-use them and send them somewhere.
Most other boxes at grocery stores are immediately put in the cardboard compactor. You can always ask I guess
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Some wine and beer stores (in the U.S.) have mounds of them out back. Small, but it works for tons of stuff that will fit in those sized boxes.
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Loblaws, go the night before and ask someone in the produce department to save the apple boxes for you in the morning. Come by the next afternoon and pick up them apple boxes.
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A friend of mine just used frogbox.com where they deliver reusable eco-friendly boxes to your door - Yonge and Egg. He loved their service.
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Do you happen to know what moving company he used? We're looking for one with service to Halifax, NS.
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Sorry, this was an in town move using El Cheapo. It lived up to it's name apparently!
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Shopper's Drug Mart, if you're there frequently and stalk the stock clerks. It was the only option within walking distance of my last apartment. (My former local SDM would break their boxes down immediately, but if you're there at the right time and hang around, you might get lucky.)
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Freecycle LCBO Starbucks
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Public Storage (several locations in TO) and Moving Supplies (SE corner of Spadina and College). I'd rather pay $30 for new boxes than spend hours rummaging for old.
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storage companies sell boxes
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i like to walk down business streets on recycling night. They usually have nicely broken down boxes in piles. I usually go down college street west of Bathhurst because the computer stores usually have decent boxes, and lots.
*protip: avoid boxes from places that deal with food and do not go on a rainy day.
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Feel free to drop them back off at an LCBO when you're done with them. Reusing>recycling(down-cycling)
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Good idea, will do.
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LCBO and no frills :)
LCBO is the best, strong reinforced boxes, and some of them come with separators, which is great for glasses, etc.
Wine boxes are mostly one size which makes then easier to pack into a van.
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Depends on the store. Some stores get deliveries Saturday's. Others I know for a fact always have an abundance because of some employees that refuse to crush and recycle them because they know reusing is better ;)
LCBO! Great suggestion. I'll head over in the morning.
LCBO is better because those boxes carry heavy bottles