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Who Loves Cardboard Boxes?

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By James SmithPublished 5 years ago 3 min read

Cardboard boxes were really a very important invention. They have proven irreplaceable in so many situations to so many people for their low price, stiffness, flexibility, and the fact that you can easily flatten them. Without them, we would probably still use wooden boxes that cannot be recycled very easily, cannot be flattened easily, and are much more fragile than good cardboard boxes.

With all of this in mind, here's a look at some of the people who really appreciate cardboard boxes, and in some indirect way, love them with just one touch.

Recyclers

As already mentioned, cardboard boxes are loved by recyclers around the world. People who care about the planet are always looking for ways to generate less waste that simply goes to landfills without doing anything. Cardboard boxes are very easy to recycle and are often already made from recycled materials. Compared to many other packaging materials, they are a star.

Children

If you can't afford to buy your kid a fancy computer game system, you can always get him a nice big box to play with. This may seem like a joke, but the truth is that if you want to stimulate your child's imagination (which is actually crucial to his mental development) you should give them something simple like a box and let his brain do the rest.

Pets

One of the best toys to give a cat, hamster, or puppy is a cardboard box. For cats especially, the possibilities for entertaining with a box are endless. For example, you may have seen the elaborate cat towers that you can buy with velvet coverings and elaborate designs. With a little imagination and a little box tape, you can create a tower or 'cat fortress' of your own that they will enjoy for a long time. The beauty is that even if they pee on it or tear it to pieces, you just need to get more cardboard boxes and build a new one. Even though they can't tell, you can tell that cats love cardboard packing boxes almost as much as kids love bubble wrap.

Moving

When people start planning a house move, they will find that they are undertaking a unique and frantic search for cardboard boxes. Usually, this is because they are an afterthought or because they realize they need more than they thought. When they find a good box of the right size, the movers always produce a big smile.

Sam Qam is a cat lover. When he moved home, he found his beloved cat frolicking among his cardboard boxes. This led him to start his own cat castle-building business in which he builds cat play areas out of moving boxes and bubble wrap.

Also, making custom boxes and printing them is very expensive. However, high quality comes at a great expense. Nobody wants their stacked boxes to wrinkle and lose shape after an hour on the shelves!

Therefore, as a business owner, it is your decision. Would it be wise to spend some money hoping to get double the money, or just go the cheap way and use markers on old shoe boxes to showcase your brand? Owning a business doesn't matter - it requires hard work, tough decisions, and risks. If having custom boxes is a good risk, take it. If not having packing boxes is still a good risk, take it.

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