Does anyone know where to buy moving boxes in BK
We need new moving boxes. Manhattan OK, but rather buy them locally if possible. Driving no problem.
We need new moving boxes. Manhattan OK, but rather buy them locally if possible. Driving no problem.
I don’t know about you my friend, but to me a dollar isn’t what it used to be. Nowadays I don’t get as much bang for my buck as I used to. And I’m not just talking about gas prices. I talk about everything – food, insurance, you name it.
I had a moving company a couple of years ago and wanted to hire one just now. But the offer I got now was almost twice as much. We’re talking an 87% price increase. Boy, that really upset me.
I contacted other moving companies, but they all gave me similar prices. Some even wanted a lot more.
So I started digging a bit deeper. Of course my first reply was “Well sir, it’s the gas prices.” Okay, I can understand that gas prices have a big impact on moving companies. But still, almost double the price? Come on!
Finally one lady explained it to me on the phone. I wanted to move during high season. Just like hotels and airlines, moving companies also charge more during high season.
So when is high season for moving companies? Well again, it’s just like with hotels and airlines: weekends and holidays. This is when everybody wants to move. So of course they can charge more.
I found that with some companies I can get substantial discounts when I move in the week.
Another thing that I didn’t take into consideration are two other factors that determine the price for moving companies: distance and weight.
Basically the formula goes like this: the more miles, the more dollars. It’s cheaper to move from Brooklyn to Florida than it is to move from Brooklyn to LA.
http://www.boxyourstuff.com
If you lack the time or inclination to hunt down used boxes, the staples on 4th and 4rd sells them for an exorbitant price, or there’s boxkits.com that delivers to your home
12:22 you are sadly misinformed. There is a bedbug epidemic in new york city. It is not limited to bushwick or indigent clothes or whatever. It is widespread. Do not use boxes used by anyone else.
I can’t think of anything more wasteful than buying boxes. I have always just gotten them from liquor stores.
What ever happened to getting them from liquor stores and supermarkets? No bed bugs there.
Bedbugs? Please… Maybe if you are getting boxes from a boarding house in Bushwick. Seriously, Most people buy tons of expensive boxes, use them once and throw them out.
People do not advertise on craiglist with shitty dilapidated boxes or boxes used to hold indigent care patients clothing.
Why is everyone so wastefull? If you are really worried about bedbugs, you must also be concerned with the alarming spike in measles and meningitis. Perhaps you walk around the city wearing a respirator or surgical mask as well?
Do NOT use previously used moving boxes due to bed bugs. The poster who suggested to do this is terribly incorrect.
Uhaul has boxes. They will also buy back what you don’t use.
lowes sells boxes