Most of us have been at a point in our lives where we have to move to a new home or apartment, because we were either downsizing, upgrading, or moving to another city or state. If that’s been the case for you, then you also remember having to purchase boxes to fit all of your items to make the move easier. Though there are other ways to transport items when moving, corrugated card board boxes have been the go-to item for many years, and in this article we will be discussing some of those benefits.

Cardboard Boxes

These types of boxes are the preferred shipping method for companies like Amazon, WalMart, Target, and many other online stores with shipping options. The reasons are because they can be configured so that they hold both heavy and light items with ease. They prevent items on the inside from getting moisture in them, and are also super inexpensive. Because of the cost of production, manufacturers have also began to make these boxes from recycled materials, and sometimes, even biodegradable which not only makes the companies using them, look good on the customers eyes, but they are saving the planet.

These boxes are made in the factory by creating and folding the different panels. This allows them to be very versatile and customizable, in the sense that they are essentially a large origami cube.

Benefits of Corrugated Cardboard Boxes

Because a majority of items that are shipped to customers are labeled as “fragile”, the use of a corrugated box allows the items to arrive safely to their destination. Houses are created with a cubical structure because this is one of the strongest shapes, and it is the same reason why items are shipped in boxes. When shipping companies are transferring items, they don’t have the time to look at the items contained, and so the boxes aren’t treated with the best of care. Luckily, one of the benefits of corrugated boxes is the ability to protect the products inside.

Here are a few more benefits of corrugated card board boxes:

• Light, and easy to handle
• Printing and graphic design abilities
• Availability of shapes, sizes, and designs
• Recyclable and reusable

The final benefit is that due to their affordable pricing and flexibility, you can buy them in bulk or individually, depending on your needs.

Construction

In conclusion, in this article we discussed what corrugated card board boxes are and how they are used. We also detailed some of the benefits of using these types of boxes and why some of the biggest companies in the world such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target, use them as their preferred method of shipping. It saves them time, money, provide an ecological solution, and protects the products for their customers. We hope this article gave you a more detailed view of card board boxes, and instead of throwing them away, you reuse them for something else.