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Cardboard boxes vs moving box hire: which is easier for your move?

Hire reusable crates and skip the sourcing, the taping and the flattening.

Cardboard looks like the obvious choice until you add up the work around it. Here is an honest side-by-side of cardboard boxes and moving box hire in Dublin, so you can decide for your own move.

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Cardboard boxes vs moving box hire: the short answer

For most home and office moves in Dublin, moving box hire is the easier choice.

Cardboard has to be found, built, taped, filled, broken down and thrown away. Hired Buska crates arrive ready to pack with a dolly and contents cards, and we collect them from your new address once you have unpacked. Cardboard can still make sense for a few small items you are keeping for good, but for the move itself, hiring saves you the work.

Moving boxes Dublin: rented Buska crates standing beside a pile of torn, damp cardboard boxes

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Cardboard boxes vs moving box hire: six differences

The things that matter on moving day, side by side.

Getting them

Cardboard: you collect it, or wait for flat packs to arrive. Moving box hire: Buska delivers boxes, a dolly and contents cards to your door before your move date.

Packing

Cardboard: fold, tape and hope the base holds. Moving box hire: no assembly and no tape, with built-in handles and an attached lid on every box.

Weight and weather

Cardboard: weakens when it gets damp and can give way under a heavy load. Moving box hire: crushproof and water resistant, so heavy items go in a box rather than a bin bag.

Moving day

Cardboard: carried one at a time and awkward to stack once full. Moving box hire: boxes stack securely and move on a dolly, so a full stack goes in one trip.

Finding things

Cardboard: a marker pen and your memory. Moving box hire: contents cards slot into each box, so you know what is inside without opening it.

After the move

Cardboard: flatten it, stack it and get rid of it. Moving box hire: empty the boxes, leave them stacked, and we collect and reuse them.

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Is moving box hire dearer than cardboard?

Cardboard looks cheap until you add the time spent finding boxes, the tape, the trips to collect them and the job of getting rid of a mountain of flattened cardboard afterwards. Compare the full picture, not just the sticker price.

Hire packages are sized by the home you are leaving, with delivery and collection included, so you can see the full cost of your own move before you commit. The boxes are made from 100% recycled plastic and are reused again and again. If you want the wider picture on waste in Ireland, the EPA publishes it.

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Questions about cardboard boxes vs moving box hire

Are reusable moving boxes better than cardboard?
For most moves, yes. They are crushproof and water resistant, have built-in handles and an attached lid, and there is nothing to assemble or tape. Cardboard can still be fine for a few small, light items you are keeping for good.
What happens to the boxes after my move?
Empty them at your new address and leave them stacked. We collect them on the date you chose, then clean and reuse them.
Do I need to buy tape or other supplies?
No tape is needed because the lids are attached. If you are packing anything fragile, bubble wrap, packing paper and other supplies can be added to your order.
How big is a Buska box?
Each box measures 600 × 400 × 300 mm. It fits around 62 books, 58 T-shirts, 7 lever arch folders, 15 sweaters and winter jackets, or 12 to 15 pairs of shoes.
Are Buska boxes made from recycled plastic?
Yes. They are made from 100% recycled plastic, and they are collected, cleaned and reused again and again.

Hire your boxes instead of buying cardboard

Choose a package and your dates, and the delivery is scheduled from there.

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