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  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

    I try to make enough money not to care. When that fails I keep the box for thirty days. When I finally clean-up in about 120 days if a box is more than 30days old I trash it.

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    AspDotNetDev
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    Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

    I try to make enough money not to care

    Seems like a lot of work just to avoid a few boxes. :rolleyes:

    Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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    • M Maximilien

      If the gadget works after 1 week, it'll work for 1 year... so, boxes in the Recycle bin.

      Nihil obstat

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      AspDotNetDev
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      They usually go bad within one week of the warranty expiring. ;P

      Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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      • A AspDotNetDev

        No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

        Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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        wizardzz
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        I just sell the box on ebay to offset my purchase.

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        • A AspDotNetDev

          No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

          Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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          Lost User
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          AspDotNetDev wrote:

          How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

          The box goes into the bin, directly after unpacking.

          AspDotNetDev wrote:

          If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you).

          ..as soon as it's opened, warranty is usually gone. The only thing I don't open on receiving, are harddisks.

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          • A AspDotNetDev

            No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

            Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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            Steve Vink
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            I have a box to keep them in.

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            • A AspDotNetDev

              No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

              Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              AspDotNetDev wrote:

              keep the box ... so that I can return

              Maybe I should be worried? My wife still has the box I came in. :~ Hellooo soapbox...

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                AspDotNetDev wrote:

                keep the box ... so that I can return

                Maybe I should be worried? My wife still has the box I came in. :~ Hellooo soapbox...

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                AspDotNetDev
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                :laugh: Brilliant!

                Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                • A AspDotNetDev

                  No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

                  Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                  Lost User
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                  I keep 'em in the loft. Not for returning as much as moving house in the future, or selling later - get a much better price for boxed goods.

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                  • A AspDotNetDev

                    No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

                    Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                    Roger Wright
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                    When I have space available, I save the box until the warranty runs out - usually one year or less. If I don't have the space, into the bin with them! For fairly inexpensive electronics items, I usually wait a few weeks, since the infant mortality for such devices is such that, if they don't fail in a few weeks, odds are that they'll outlive me.

                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                    • A AspDotNetDev

                      No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

                      Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                      Indivara
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                      I throw them out after a couple of weeks. Space is too costly here, if I had a house big enough to keep all the boxes, I could by the stuff in the boxes several times over.

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                      • S SkysTheLimit

                        I usually just clutter up my garage with them until the space runs out and then I throw out the oldest ones. A friend of mine put a shelf all the way around their garage, just low enough from the ceiling to fit most boxes. It's also a good way to show the insurance company what you had if your valuables get stolen.

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                        Andy_L_J
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                        WendyS56 wrote:

                        It's also a good way to show the insurance company what you had if your valuables get stolen.

                        I had an empty iPhone box stolen when we were burgled! :laugh:

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                        • A AspDotNetDev

                          No, this isn't a post about the box model. I'm just curious how you all handle the problem of keeping boxes for expensive items in case you need to return the item. If I buy something expensive (computer, printer, game console, etc.), I'll usually keep the box for a while (several months) so that I can return it exactly as I received it (if it is defective or what have you). However, I don't like boxes (and packing material and such) taking up space, so maybe I could just return things without their boxes. How do you handle the box/space tradeoff?

                          Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                          Ravi Bhavnani
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                          Perhaps you could try storing them flattened? /ravi

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