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I have been running through so many different things this year due to recent times, that it is wild. My job ended up moving it's marketing internally and my wife and I also moved to a new home. This is actually all related because we ended up using insane amounts of boxes. Moving was fun but yet complicated time do to the pandemic and at work hopping for the correct amount and type of boxes was complicated. So I learned a whole lot about the topic these past few months and thought I would share some knowledge just in case you were in the same boat.
My box education began with my family moving. We have done this several times and this time we wanted it to not only be smooth but safe as well. Our previous moves were filled with boxes crashing, trailers running into things and causing damage and we simply didn't want this again. So the first thing on my list was to discover the best moving boxes. In past moves, we used old cheap boxes that had been used a hundred times. They were free and it ended up costing us.
See when you move with old boxes the cardboard gets weaker and can shift or tear when weight is added. The old tape can tear and so many things go wrong. I ended up hurting my back when a flimsy box shifted while I was walking it to a trailer to move and everything went flying and a muscle in my back seemed to do the same. This was an awful time because I still had to move and was in pain. This is something I didn't want to happen again. We lost dishes and I lost two weeks of happy mobility and that was a big cost.
My box education began with my family moving. We have done this several times and this time we wanted it to not only be smooth but safe as well. Our previous moves were filled with boxes crashing, trailers running into things and causing damage and we simply didn't want this again. So the first thing on my list was to discover the best moving boxes. In past moves, we used old cheap boxes that had been used a hundred times. They were free and it ended up costing us.
See when you move with old boxes the cardboard gets weaker and can shift or tear when weight is added. The old tape can tear and so many things go wrong. I ended up hurting my back when a flimsy box shifted while I was walking it to a trailer to move and everything went flying and a muscle in my back seemed to do the same. This was an awful time because I still had to move and was in pain. This is something I didn't want to happen again. We lost dishes and I lost two weeks of happy mobility and that was a big cost.
My search led me to a packaging supplies store for the perfect moving boxes. I wanted the best and found that the best was actually cheaper than the average boxes at your regular big box hardware store. This was pretty shocking and I landed on a moving package. The packaging supplies store had pre-made moving boxes, tape, and markers of different sizes ready to go for like twenty bucks. They also had boxes for the closet that had bars in them for hangers and kept your closet safe without crushing it all into a normal box. The innovation was amazing and the cost was super low. So this was the best find of the year.
Now while doing this I was able to think about my own company and how our internal marketing as going to be using massive amounts of tape and boxes to ship out marketing materials and gifts. I figured that this would be done again cheaply and with the best products from a store like this. And boy was I right. We ended up buying in bulk from this company and saved tons of money. It was great to be able to negotiate deals for work and drop our marketing costs in half. I was basically the hero of our company. Honestly, the best part is our policy is that whatever you save the company you get half the savings in a bonus. So the moving frustration ended up giving my wife and I a nice vacation this year or next when this COVID-19 stuff ends.
Now while doing this I was able to think about my own company and how our internal marketing as going to be using massive amounts of tape and boxes to ship out marketing materials and gifts. I figured that this would be done again cheaply and with the best products from a store like this. And boy was I right. We ended up buying in bulk from this company and saved tons of money. It was great to be able to negotiate deals for work and drop our marketing costs in half. I was basically the hero of our company. Honestly, the best part is our policy is that whatever you save the company you get half the savings in a bonus. So the moving frustration ended up giving my wife and I a nice vacation this year or next when this COVID-19 stuff ends.