What she needs to do is order a lot of big boxes to store the small boxes in. It’s your kids’ job to throw your stuff in the dumpster when you are carried off.
You can knock it, huh Arlo? I’d never heard of the term knock-on effect, either. I found this interesting article – Britishisms. A quote from it: The slowness with which the phrase has been adopted here relates, I would say, to the longstanding presence of perfectly adequate alternatives, side effects and unintended consequences, or, more simply, results. But never underestimate the appeal of a NOOB. I predict that knock-on effects will continue and indeed accelerate its ascent.
I’ve found that pack-and-ship places (like the UPS store and mom-and-pop for-profit mailing shops) welcome peanuts, pop-pop plastic wrap, and clean boxes suitable to use as mailing packages. Be sure to ask them first.
Varnes almost 10 years ago
Only need so many….But, my parents went through the great depression. To them, anything that could be used for anything was valuable…
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 10 years ago
Not familiar with “knock-on”I assume it is similar to “consequence.”
LuvThemPluggers almost 10 years ago
Janis must be an e-bayer. We throw away NO box!
SashaW almost 10 years ago
Break them down, and then bundle them, you will save a lot of space.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member almost 10 years ago
What she needs to do is order a lot of big boxes to store the small boxes in. It’s your kids’ job to throw your stuff in the dumpster when you are carried off.
Dani Rice almost 10 years ago
See if you can’t nest them. Otherwise, I need a box about a foot square.
elysummers almost 10 years ago
Recycle them. ANother one will come in the mail tomorrow anyway.
Arianne almost 10 years ago
You can knock it, huh Arlo? I’d never heard of the term knock-on effect, either. I found this interesting article – Britishisms. A quote from it: The slowness with which the phrase has been adopted here relates, I would say, to the longstanding presence of perfectly adequate alternatives, side effects and unintended consequences, or, more simply, results. But never underestimate the appeal of a NOOB. I predict that knock-on effects will continue and indeed accelerate its ascent.
StratmanRon almost 10 years ago
Unfortunately, foam packing peanuts and cockroaches will still be around long after we are gone as a species.
peytie Premium Member almost 10 years ago
So glad to know that we are not the only ones. My neighbor, who has only a carport, comes to our garage when she needs a box.
DDrazen almost 10 years ago
If you’re going to save them, you need to nest the smaller ones inside larger ones.
Gokie5 almost 10 years ago
I’ve found that pack-and-ship places (like the UPS store and mom-and-pop for-profit mailing shops) welcome peanuts, pop-pop plastic wrap, and clean boxes suitable to use as mailing packages. Be sure to ask them first.
ladylagomorph76 almost 10 years ago
One word: Minimalism.
ARLOS DAD almost 10 years ago
2 words…..BON…..FIRE…..
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I remember liking Three’s Company reruns as a kid. I tried to watch it as a 20-something adult, and oh my god was it intolerable.
pschearer Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Normally I learn my Britishisms [sic] from Andy Capp. Seems to be a rugby term released into the wild.
mafastore almost 10 years ago
No corrugated boxes in our house unless they have been heated in our Packtite – bed bugs love corrugated cardboard!