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5 major risks when using free moving boxes

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Features

Organizing a house move is both a stressful and expensive affair. Many persons have realized that moving expenses take a toll on their budget. Therefore, they look for ways to make this aspect cheaper. One way to cut moving costs is to secure cardboard boxes without paying for them rather than having a brand new cardboard box. This is also an environmentally friendly way to move house. Despite the advantages, one has to consider the risks involved in using free cardboard boxes for moving. One thing to consider is that these free cardboard boxes might be dirty and unsanitary. They could stain your items. Another consideration is that since these boxes are old, they are weak and can easily break in the process of moving. And some possible outcomes of this are that you might lose some of your precious items when they break or at worst, injure yourself. These boxes might even be infested with bugs. So, one has to consider the pros and cons when going for free cardboard boxes.

Key Takeaways:

  • When one is organizing a house move, many persons have found that it is not only risky but also an expensive affair.
  • Buying cardboard boxes when one is moving can save lots of dollars because it means that one does not need to procure expensive brand new boxes.  However there are cons to this as well.
  • One thing to realize that when you use dirty cardboard boxes that have been used for all sorts of things to pack your items they can soil them.

“However, using second-hand boxes when packing for a move can also prove to be risky both for your items and for your health – sometimes much riskier than you think.”

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