j.l. hudson department store – detroit, michigan
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i have always loved boxes
some for nostalgia or beauty
others for their material or design
as my children know
sometimes a box is my favorite part of a present
yes, i have a kept a few or so.
apple – macbook air
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“thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society.
we receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago.”
-erma bombeck
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one specialized group are those who save the boxes created by apple and the used boxes are actually for sale on ebay.
i only recently gave a gift in my macbook air box that i had saved for no reason other than i loved its amazing design.
see the link below for a look into this apple phenomenon:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bw3b/why-people-keep-empty-apple-iphone-macbook-boxes
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
This is a way to enhance the value of a box. I used to save boxes and so did my kids when they were smaller. We crafted something from those boxes. Boxes are cool toys too!
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I’ve always loved them, including cigar boxes!
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Love the Bombeck quote, freaking hilarious. But I am not falling for it ladies. A beautiful box will only get you so far with any woman. Don’t agree? Stick a skee ball token in a Cartier ring box and see how far that gets you…😁💍
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hahahahaha –
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I know just what you mean. It seems so wasteful to throw out boxes.
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I am happy to recycle but some of them…)
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🙂
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Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.
“The Uses of Sorrow” by Mary Oliver, from Thirst, 2007.
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❤️
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If I had space I would keep some of the boxes too.
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I live in a small place and only keep my favs
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👍👍👍
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I have moved 4 times and never had enough boxes.
I do know that the grocery stores don’t have the quality of boxes they used to have. Too flimsy anymore.
Attic is full of the left over good ones ….. just in case.
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Oh, moving boxes are a whole other thing…). It takes awhile after moving to get over thinking-‘that would be a great box, sturdy and a good size…’))
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If one stops to think, the moving van has gone and left.
Leaving the left overs for a garage sale.
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what a lovely idea! love that line: ‘sometimes a box is the favourite part of a present’ 🙂
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It’s true )
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So funny how I found myself in your writings. You just wrote what I never said but that I always thought. I love boxes too, especially the Macbook one, never taking it out of my desk, it is useful to place my computer a bit higher and sit with a straighter back. Am I the only one who does this ?
It was nice reading you 🙂
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I did the exact same thing. everything about it’s design is wonderful for so many reasons. thank you –
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I’m a container lover. Beautiful boxes, bags, glass bottles and jars, you name it! I guess it is about the aesthetic but I’m just drawn to them, especially if they are mini!
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Same!!
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I’m a box lady too 🙂
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a whole subculture )
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That’s a wonderful collection, Beth. Well designed boxes are beautiful, yes.
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something about them –
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I come from a family of ‘box savers.’ I am in possession of some boxes from the early 1900’s. They remind of how fleeting this life. Well…..the boxes keep on going.🤗
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this is so true –
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I am a package hoarder. You never know when you might need an empty box…
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Right!
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We keep some boxes because…well…you never know. And you’re right, cigar boxes are very useful when repurposed.
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And the art on them is sometimes beautiful
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We do the same thing. Some boxes go back and forth for years. Some of them are pure art, not those thin fold up things. Real boxes have an attitude and beauty and I appreciate that very much.
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Well said!
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as soon as I started reading this post, my thought was of the wonderful design of Apple boxes. glad to know you feel the same way…
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Something about them –
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Oh, I LOOOVE boxes, too! When I was a kid I had a drawer full of little (empty) boxes…just because. Even now I have to restrain myself from starting another collection. I also have ancient boxes from stores that don’t exist anymore, usefully holding Christmas decorations or other keepsakes. 🙂
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Same!
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Love this! I have a friend who’s a bit of “Hollywood Royalty” and she has a treasure trove of classic Hollywood memorabilia – the classic artifacts of the past are what give me such a warm glow of nostalgia!
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Yes! How cool –
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I’ve saved a few myself:)
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There you go )
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huh, I had no idea these macbook air and apple boxes were “a thing” go figure
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Oh yeah –
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Beth! This is so awesome. I now feel semi normal cuz I do the same thing. But it has to be a pretty box or one that has a silky feel … after all I don’t wanna be a box hoarse of just any old box. 😉
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Ha! We each have our favs. There should be a secret box club
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shhh….everyone will want in.
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A good box is a good box! This is adulting. 🙂
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Right!
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I have my Apple boxes, too. Something about the sturdiness and design make them hard to recycle or throw away. Maybe that’s on purpose?
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Exactly! I asked my friend who works for apple and she said they spend a lot of time and money on box research and design and know that people live thwm
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I bet as a child you liked playing with the cardboard boxed the appliances came in. 🙂
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Spot on!
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As a kid, I used to beg for empty cigar boxes from the local drugstore. So many uses! As an adult I marvel at the design and intricacy of modern packaging, with all the folds and notches, etc., that securely cradle delicate contents. But then, since the pandemic started, I’ve been overwhelmed with shipping boxes that need to be broken down for recycling.
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I am lucky that my son in law keeps me stocked
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I remember those boxes from Hudsons! You just brought back Christmas memories from childhood! 🙂
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the best
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Erma Bombeck is hilarious.
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A classic and so spot on
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an eye for beauty perhaps
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perhaps –
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😊
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You are right, this is a whole subculture. I have a hard time throwing away anything that can be used again. Pretty boxes are on the shelf for display. In all the moving I’ve had to let go of so much but make sure that it goes to a good home. 😉 Jars that are pretty and functional hang around too. I’ve not seen a mac box but will go look it up now. 🙂
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I so get this
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I’m one of those folks.
Saved my first Apple Computer box for years because if you had to bring it in for updates, (never fixing) you had to have the box as proof the machine was yours.
Later, stored giveaway clothes in it and gave it away to the universe.
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It really holds up and is so handy for so many things
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I love boxes, too. I still have every box from all my iPhones, iPads, and my MacBook. My favorites are the old jewelry boxes with cotton inserts.
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we each have our favs –
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Yes!
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Love hoarding boxes too! 😊Especially the Apple boxes. They feel so nice and I can’t get myself to throw it out. 😁
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I really get that
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