Money Saving Tip: Save 50% on MOVING Boxes

Do you buy these in store or do you have to ask an employee? We will be moving soon & trying to find the cheapest, strongest boxes available.

Just go to the liquor store.

I also recently moved and have other ideas ...

~ Ask movers if they have used boxes. They often sell them cheaper than new. If you can talk to the guys who actually drive the van, you'll get a better deal. They will take the boxes that customers don't want to keep (especially those awesome mattress boxes) and will sell them out of their truck for cash.

~ Ask for moving boxes on Craigslist and Freecycle.

~ Ask Avon reps if they have free boxes. They get great pre-formed cartons with lids sent to them everytime they order. When packing it is nice to have uniform sizes. It makes loading and unloading much better.

~ You can often find packing boxes by the dumpsters at large apartment complexes. Ask the maintenance people at the complex if they have a stash saved up.

~ Ask your local newspaper (one that still prints in-house) if they have "roll ends" of their paper. If so, you can usually get a ton of packing paper for free or very cheap.

~ The professional moving company that packed some of our stuff, used blue hospital wrap - the stuff that hospitals use to pack stuff in to put in the sterilizers. Once the wrap is unwrapped they can't re-use it so I think they sell it in bulk to moving companies because it is cushy and lint free (and clean!) You might be able to get a supply by asking at doctor offices or small medical clinics that have no other option but to throw out theirs.

~ Everything is potential packing material! Towels and blankets make good wrapping. Suitcases make 'packing boxes'.

I will mention that I bought a "moving kit" at Costco for my move. It was a few boxes, bubble pack and tape. The boxes were awful. They were way too flimsy. Do be aware of what you're buying. Try a few first and compare quality. For some items a lightweight box is no big deal but if you're going to be stacking boxes half-a-dozen high in a moving truck, you really do want sturdy ones.

We've been stocking up on the boxes from the office that the paper supplies came in--they are great because they have the cut outs for handles on the side. We need to move two more next month.