so, who hoards all their packaging then..?

[sammyc]

(prompted by 'best way to move LCDs' but mean meaning to post anyway...)

keep or chuck?
who else keeps all the packaging their stuff comes in? i still have the boxes for possibly everything i have ever bought, including the polystyrene, plastic bags, instructions, receipts, etc, etc.., in some cases where i don't even have the original item any more... tvs, printers, keyboards, mouses, cd players, kettles, toasters, lawnmowers, you name it...

anyone else this bad/highly sensible/totally bonkers, depending on how you look at it?... or have even worse hoarding/stuffing in loft habits to own up to?

[kalniel]

I keep the packaging for anything that needs protection when moving, like LCDs. Recycle anything where the packaging is no use, like for a flatpack desk etc.

[pollaxe]

Guilty as charged.

[MadduckUK]

keep but i have room to so thats ok then (and i may sell stuff in the future so packagig is really rather useful to keep around)

[Salazaar]

I'm a keeper, though I'm starting to run out of room now.

[sammyc]

Originally Posted by pollaxe

Guilty as charged.

thing is, i can't decide if it's something i should attempt to give up - in the interests of zen, all things being temporary, letting go being good for the soul, &c. or just carry on. i suspect it may be hereditary, my dad was the same..

[moogle]

keeper. I've got many boxes from scan and quite a lot of bubble wrap from them it's overflowing the box I've stored them in.

[javalord]

Anyone in Newcastle want to make a donation?

[kopite]

I keep loads of packaging too,

I usually throw stuff out after a year or 2 then realise I need it again.

I still have all the boxes for computer parts I dont think I jhave anymore lol

[Ben_]

When we are talking electronics I keep it. As most of the time when I upgrade I sell the old one on ebay/gumtree.

Best way imo.

[pauldarkside]

I keep most packaging for 28 days (makes life easier when returning faulty purchases) then recycle everything that I'm unlikely to upgrade/sell on. I also make sure I keep hold of a few Jiffy bags (from Play, etc), bubblewrap and some collapsed boxes to save cash when posting.

[CMC]

yea i keep most of my packaging, usually end up in the roofspace, but it does come in handy sometimes, when moving house etc...

[Ferral]

I keep the packing for the duration of any warranties then get rid of it aftewrwards. Big boxes like the TV I collapse down and store them like that to save space.

Nothing worse than having to return something and you have lost the box and they tell you that you must have it for it to be processed.

[peterb]

Yes, I'm a hoarder - certainly for a while - then find I need it about a month after it has been chucked.

[Gerrard]

Keep LCD boxes (monitor and TV) for when I move around. Most of the over stuff goes in the recycling skip.

[Lee @ SCAN]

I keep a few boxes of various sizes and put them in 1 big box which I have stored on top of the wardrobe in case of the need to post or ship things about