The Box Man Cometh

[Chromatix]

We used to be able to get decent boxes at the local supermarket. Some even kept a stash on the exit side of the registers (which stops them from being used for shoplifting).

Actually, just yesterday I took my bike trailer out to pick up a pile of boxes for moving. Thirty box kits, edge-up in a bike trailer, 15km to go... somehow I managed to make that stable enough to work, using a combination of straps, bungee cables, and string. Now I just have to fill them all up...

[Jay 2K Winger]

Ah, box EWs. We occassionally get them at the wholesale club.

"How come you guys don't have any boxes?"
"It's the middle of the day on a Saturday, the busiest day of the week."
"What? You can't send someone to go get more?"
"Would you like us to pull someone off the registers to do that? Then the lines will get even worse."
"You should have someone whose job it is to just get boxes."
"Good luck telling that to management. Our payroll is tight enough as it is."

Most of the time, though, they're understanding. The majority of my shifts nowadays are closing shifts during the week, so the customers understand that it's close to the end of the day, any boxes we did have are gone.

I always tell people, "If you really need boxes, be here first thing in the morning at 9am." And people do that. Show up when we open, and clear out the box bins.

[Nohbody]

Thirty box kits, edge-up in a bike trailer, 15km to go... somehow I managed to make that stable enough to work, using a combination of straps, bungee cables, and string.

You forgot the most important thing: A metric buttload of luck.

Ah, box EWs. We occassionally get them at the wholesale club.

[Customer:] "You should have someone whose job it is to just get boxes."

Does that club say specifically that they will provide free boxes, or is it just something they do to cut down on trashing/recycling the emptied shipping boxes?

Either way, that notion is completely retarded, but especially if it's the latter.

[sprocket79]

A great place to look for boxes is Craigslist. It's also a great way to get rid of boxes too. Last time I moved, I scounged a few boxes from Trader Joe's and the supermarket produce department (yes, banana boxes ROCK), but the majority of them came from Craigslist. When I unpacked, I listed them and got them out of my house in one fell swoop. No having to worry about breaking them down to recycle them.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Does that club say specifically that they will provide free boxes, or is it just something they do to cut down on trashing/recycling the emptied shipping boxes?

Either way, that notion is completely retarded, but especially if it's the latter.

We have bins up by the front line that read "FREE BOXES." And yes, it's meant to cut down on trashing/recycling the emptied shipping boxes.