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Totes vs. Cardboard Boxes: Why More Movers Are Switching

Boxes seem cheap until you add up the tape, the collapsed corners and the trip to the dump. Here's how rented totes compare.

They hold their shape

Cardboard softens when it gets damp and crushes when it's stacked. Hard plastic totes keep their shape, so you can stack them high in a truck or garage without the bottom row caving in.

Snow and slush aren't a problem

In Fairbanks, moving day often means carrying things through snow. A wet cardboard box can tear open on the driveway. A tote with its lid on keeps your things dry from the house to the truck.

No building, no tape, no cleanup

Totes show up ready to fill. There's nothing to fold or tape, and when you're unpacked we pick them up. No pile of flattened boxes to break down and haul away.

Faster to load and unload

Totes are all the same size with lids that fit, so they stack neatly and load quickly. That means fewer trips and less time with the truck.

Heavy-duty moving totes delivered to your door and picked up when you're done.

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