How long do you keep Boxes and Packaging?

[NoobCannon]

I keep the box for anything over £100 and throw them out every spring. Just had our annual tidy up and filled the recycling bins.

 

[Kreeeee]

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[Randomface74]

Until I know the item works so I don't have to send it back immediately.
Bigger stuff goes in the garage until I have enough to warrant a trip to the tip.

 

[PaulM]

I've got boxes in the loft for computer bits I bought 15 years ago... I should probably get rid of some of those

 

[Nevakonaza]

I pretty much keep all of mine when it comes to PC parts, For better resale value down the line if i upgrade

 

[montymint]

pc parts I keep them until the part is gone too. I keep boxes for items over £100 for a year and the rest for 14 days roughly, just to make returns a little easier

 

[Cooler running]

Depends on the item, I tend to keep GPU and PSU boxes.

PSU boxes so I can remember where I put the modular cables I'm not using. GPU box as it's the component which is most easily resold. GPU's tend to be compatible with just about any build, plus are fairly high value.

Also tend to keep those resealable plastic boxes the CPU are wrapped in (inside the main box).

Also if there is any of that egg-box like wrapping I keep that, my Gerbils love destroying it.

 

[2004typer]

I'll keep the box of anything that's electrical and of value that could be sold at a later date. Everything else gets put in the recycling every two weeks.

This is what I do

 

[Uther]

My loft is full of boxes, I really need to clear it out before I'm too old to get up the ladder!

 

[thenewoc]

Keep most boxes unless it's for something like a hair clipper. The annoying thing is not remembering which polystyrene belongs to which box. Got the TV boxes through the hatch by folding them as the bottom of the box was like a separate internal sleeve that was much smaller in height.

 

[MatsyLR]

For any item that is worth something, I keep the boxes bascially forever unless I run out of space.
I still have my GPU boxes from 7+ years ago.

 

[Gerard]

For pc components, generally as long as i have them. They normally go with the item once it's sold on.

 

[GreatAuk]

Basically keep them until the cupboard / attic / garage is full and I have to throw some of them away to make space . Try to prioritise boxes for expensive stuff where it's likely to help resale value the most.

Any particularly sturdy boxes might become permanent features though - eg most of my bike parts and cleaning bits live in the box my microwave came in, which is made of nice thick cardboard.

 

[potatolord]

I wish I'd kept the boxes my lego technics came in. It goes for loads more boxed.

 

[rodders]

I wish I'd kept the boxes my lego technics came in. It goes for loads more boxed.

I have the boxes, I wish I had all the bits!

Generally I keep boxes until the warranty runs out, or something I will sell in the future.
Or until I clear the loft.

 

[robfosters]

I keep nearly all my packaging for tech stuff, as I usually end up selling it on.

 

[JohnG7]

Same.

 

[something daft already!!]

Anything I value, I keep the box. It helps resale value and warranties.

 

[FoxEye]

Tech stuff, almost forever, loft is full! Except TV boxes as they wont fit thought the hatch.

This, except in a cupboard rather than the loft.

Not quite sure why, just habit.

 

[dr_volki]

however long they survive in the rabbit hutch / runner