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   Now, I know we all shy away from cardboard, due to BBs loving it and what-not, but I'm preparing for a Vikane treatment next week during my move, and I need to pack in cardboard. I was wondering if people in the Manhattan area have a suggestion as to where I could get cardboard boxes without shelling out (another) arm and a leg. Any ideas would be fantastic!

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   Um... walk down the street anywhere? My last couple of moves, I packed entirely with my neighbors' Fresh Direct boxes.

   Or you can ask at your local liquor store, they often have a lot of nice sturdy boxes that they'd just throw out.

   Or if you don't want someone's leftovers, umm... order a nice big Fresh Direct order yourself?

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   I guess that depends on how much you consider an arm and a leg to be.
   Picking up used boxes could be a way to get a new infestation with something, but I guess if you're just going to gas everything you've packed in them, it won't matter.

   I've bought new boxes from Uline on a number of occasions in the past through their website. They have a huge range of sizes, including boxes with extra-thick walls. They ship from Pennsylvania, and the boxes usually arrive in NYC the next business day. Their cost per box is lower than most competitors, although the shipping costs do eat into the savings.

   Another used-boxes option is to look for free boxes on craigslist.
   There should be lots available, with all the folks moving this time of year.

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   Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! I actually just stopped by a wine store, a supermarket and a deli, all who said that they'd save boxes for me in the next two days. Woot! I think I'm gonna pick up a few bigger (like wardrobe) boxes from a shipping store, since I have to put my winter coat and a comforter in boxes, and I don't want the box to be too stuffed, but I'm hoping the rest of the boxes can be from food-stores.

   Ordering a huge Fresh Direct shipment does sound like a good idea now....although I'd have to consume everything before Vikaning...

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   Free boxes from Craigslist are also potentially infested, like everything else on Craigslist.

   You can buy boxes from a moving truck rental like Budget, but FreshDirect (if you need the stuff) is a great idea.

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   Staples, some movers' storefronts. Of course, no guarantee that they're not infested. New boxes are made and stored in buildings, with people in them. People who give off CO2 and contain yummy blood.

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   Go to a liqour store, they only have them piled high to the celing, ask the owner manager for some.

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   Printers and offices are also a great source - all those wonderful paper boxes from Kinkos! They also tend to be a good size for packing small/heavy things.

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   cilecto - 1 week ago  » 
   Staples, some movers' storefronts. Of course, no guarantee that they're not infested. New boxes are made and stored in buildings, with people in them. People who give off CO2 and contain yummy blood.

   For longer-distance moves, bear in mind that the boxes sold by Staples, U-Haul, and local moving companies have thinner, weaker walls than the heavy-duty boxes used by the large national moving companies. In my past experiences in which I used both kinds of boxes, the only boxes that were partially collapsed or were crushed were the ones from Staples and the like.

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