People frequently don’t choose their moving boxes carefully enough, despite the fact that they are an integral part of the relocation process itself. It’s typical to desire to reduce expenditures in a number of different ways, especially when relocating on a budget. Repurposing and reusing existing boxes rather than purchasing new ones while packing for a relocation is the most common way to save money.

There is a heck of a lot of articles online that discuss where to get free boxes, including at your neighborhood grocery or alcohol store, from your building’s grocery, from buddies on social media, etc. However, when it comes to protecting your items, we thought it was crucial to share some problems that frequently arise when using reprocessed boxes.

Identity and Consistency

You just invested so much time planning the ideal move. Why should such a level of planning stop whenever it comes to packing? It includes preparing various checklists and calling businesses for estimates. Although using old Shipping boxes, shoe boxes, or whatever else you can find may appear to be a smart idea, the uniformity which comes with by using professional moving boxes cannot be overstated.

To start, moving boxes typically have a spot to designate explicitly the room or things inside the box, making unloading that much simpler. It will be much simpler to recognize the boxes after they arrive at their location if you have a color-coding system depending on the room/contents of each box.

In the worst-case scenario, you wouldn’t want a building staff member discovering arbitrary boxes and mistakenly thinking they were trash. To prevent this from happening, moving boxes are uniform and all have the same emblem on them.

Keeping Damage at Bay

Moving boxes are created specifically for moving, despite the fact that this may appear self-explanatory.Moving boxes are distinct from regular cardboard boxes due to a few characteristics. Most boxes like these Maltese cross boxes used by most professional moving companies have corrugated walls.

This box’s design uses tiny air spaces between the cardboard layers to absorb shock and minimize damage. Additionally recyclable and recyclable, these boxes will help you minimize your environmental impact following the transfer.

There’s no way of knowing if these containers were already partially compromised while being transported in the first place, even if the bulk of things that are sent, whether to you or the nearby store that you got boxes from, will use the same corrugated walls.

Concerns about Hygiene and Cleanliness

Free boxes at your local supermarket or liquor shop, your super, or a friend’s move may seem like a perfectly reasonable solution, but they run the risk of introducing bugs into your new house.

In NYC, particularly during the summer, bedbugs have indeed been called an epidemic. Even though they are not quite as dangerous as bedbugs, other pests like clothing moths, roaches, termites, and silverfish can be concealed in the crevices of a used box.

Having said that, before collecting your (hopefully new) boxes, wash your clothes and fabrics first. You should also dust your books and look for any indications of pest infestation (this can include small brown pellets and holes).