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But it's better built than the phone is.

At this point I think my OG Droid box is almost a family heirloom.

It's always sensible to keep the boxes for the stuff you're currently using. If you sell something, it'll fetch a better price with the original box. If you give it away, the recipient will also appreciate it more. Just make sure to throw out the boxes from stuff you haven't had around in ten years. Don't ask me how I know.

I literally have all my small device boxes in a reusable tote box in a storage location at my house, and larger boxes for TVs and stuff sitting next to it.

I keep this stuff for warranty, resale, and a place to store any unused or unneeded additional items that came with the device. Maybe a cable or power brick, since I have most of my power/charging needs already solved, or documentation like receipts or included user manuals or something... Depending on what came with the device. Whether it's a cellphone box or something like a Google/nest home speaker thing or whatever.

This only serves as a reminder to go through it sometime. My SO sold her phone without me being involved (she's a strong independent person, so I'm not upset about it at all), but I know the box for the phone she sold is still in there somewhere. If I had known she was intending to sell it, I would have fetched the box for her to sell with it, and honestly that's the only part of that I'm somewhat disappointed with. Now I have to find the box and get rid of it.

Boxes for larger items like TVs are great to have on hand when moving, since I can care a bit less about what's placed in/around the TV, since I just pack it in its original box which has plenty of protection for the screen.

I may discontinue the practice in the coming years since, a few years ago, we moved into a property that we own rather than one we are renting. Once I feel established enough that we're not going anywhere, a lot of those larger boxes are headed for the shredder.

No!

Reselling old but functional deveices in the original box

Not a fan of of just throwing things away

Is this even legal?

Those boxes are VERY useful when you're buying a new phone by trading in the old one. Keep them.

You say that, but then I throw away the box to my phone and suddenly my phone bricks itself and I need to find a box to send it back to the shop in.

Never!

Since I am Gen X I can safely ignore this and sit comfortably on my throne of old phone boxes.

Is this the OCD support group?

BUT WHAT IF I DO SOME DAY

the phone box drawer is the new sauce packet drawer

I'd say keep a few boxes for second hand shipping and storing things but otherwise just toss everythting. A single phone box is fine imo but more is pointless

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. I will have a use for the box one day.

No. I'm using it to store spare cables, the plastic cover my sim came in (in case I'm forgetful...), some microSD cards, and the little sim removal pin.

But when the old phone gets its final resting place in the cupboard, I want it to be in the original box.

But that's where I keep the little pokey thing that I use to open the SIM card tray!

When I sell my 5 year old flagship phone I'll get $30 more easily if I have the box and the stuff that came in it. People see that and subconsciously think "this person has their shit together. buying their used phone isn't a risk."

Same goes for other stuff, too. I recently sold a synthesizer for $150 over the market rate because I had the box, manual (even though it was out of date due to firmware updates) and the stickers that came with it.

I like semi up-to-the-minute tech, so keeping things in good shape and giving someone the unboxing experience keeps my costs down at the cost of a little space in my closet.

Man I still have the box my fucking zune came in. It's where all my old microsd/sd cards and assorted small semi-valuables live.

A small nice box can be a useful thing to have.

I put my phone back in its box when I upgrade. It’s like a little phone coffin…

What no. What? No.

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I used a cardboard once. This justify everything for ever

I mean like 4 times now though I've kept it and resold it in the original box

I only keep the boxes for things I intend to eventually resell, or are valuable enough that I would want to repackage it in the event of a warranty return.

Everything else is fair game for the recycle bin. We have limited space in the garage, can’t take it all up with useless crap!

Sold my old electronics at easily a 20% premium because I had all the box and packins. My xbox with the box, materials, and everything (all nicely cleaned) sold for more than I paid for it - inflation being what it is, that was quite nice.

So, this is poor advice.