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Do you save boxes for dolls and accesories?

Nov 15, 2021

    1. I don't save 90% of them, unless they're either ones I've had forever or ones for dolls I think I might sell. I just have too many hobbies that take up too much space to be sacrificing it on a bunch of boxes. I don't care at all when I'm buying, especially since sometimes the original box makes shipping really, really expensive.
       
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    2. I save everything from doll boxes to packages that accessories arrive in. That's mostly my own slight hoarder tendency but it proved useful. The boxes make for good storage and keeping the rest is useful for when I occasionally sell things or send heads out for faceups. Good packing material and boxes.
       
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    3. Dolls' boxes, Lego boxes, shipping boxes... My husband would tell you I compulsively keep every box that falls into my hands xD
      And it ends up being a problem in terms of space, I know, but I find a use for them eventually so I can't bring myself to throw them away. What I do is that I fold the ones I'm not using at the moment, so they don't take that much space.
       
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    4. I keep every doll's box (not including the outer packaging), it's like their little home base just in case they need to be moved. Plus I can separate everyone's belongings accordingly. Also, I just can't help but keep their original boxes, it's a part of them to me. They remind me of the day I got my dolly. TwT <3
       
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    5. For now I keep all my dolls in their original boxes. They make for great temporary storage until I give them a proper shelf space for display. I'm not sure what I'll do with the boxes after, though, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there xD. For accessories, I don't care as much for the boxes, but I will keep the plastic bags they may come in. I find it keeps my items organized when I store them away in my clothes box-trunk. I'll probably get rid of those eventually whenever I find a better upgrade for my stuff.
       
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    6. I keep the doll's box, but not the outer packaging. I usually keep my dolls in their boxes, as I know they are safe in there and hopefully won't get damaged.

      There's only one doll's box I didn't keep, as it was just packing foam inside a shipping box. It was too big and an awkward size to store, so I got rid of it.
       
    7. All of my dolls that I’ve received in boxes, I have, and use the boxes. I like to fill them with clothes, and I’ve received accessory boxes that I also keep depending on how elaborate/if I like them.
       
    8. I always keep the boxes! I think there is hardly a better way to store or transport the dolls. And if I have to sell one, I can also send it much more securely in the box. I use other things for accessories or clothing (I usually can find something suitable at IKEA).
       
    9. I always keep them in case I ever want to sell them off, and would keep smaller boxes in larger ones to save space.
       
    10. I always try to save boxes in which dolls arrived as it helps with sale, but unfortunately, I lost some certificates and boxes during moving from one town to another. Maybe for 4-5 years I wasn't in hobby and all my dolls lied in their boxes away from the sunlight and doll stuff also lies in thematic boxes for each type of things.
      But now I know which of my dolls will stay with me and in the nearest future after moving again I will create some sunlight-free cabinet for dolls.
       
    11. Yeah of course I keep them even I do not have space . It’s something collectible for me .
       
    12. I keep the boxes of dolls, not the shipping ones though. I store the leaflets and coa's and other stuff in there. I save them because they are beautiful and very good to have if I have to move.

      I havent received any accessories or clothes in boxes so I havent saved their packaging. If I did get some really pretty I will save it propably.
       
    13. I don't have an appropriate place to display my dolls, so the company boxes they came in are great for storage. I tried to save some of the accessories' packaging but found it gets too disorganized, so now all the clothing etc is going into storage containers. Works much nicer!
       
    14. I always always ALWAYS keep doll boxes. I've found that I'm a bit of a revolving doll collector so I want to make sure that I have their boxes just in case I do decide to sell.
       
    15. Yeah , for both of them .
       
    16. I saved doll boxes for a long time, but I live in a small space, and it was getting to be suffocating having all those boxes stacked everywhere,. I've sold several dolls this past few months, and nobody wanted to pay the expensive shipping cost of sending them in their original boxes. They preferred to have them shipped Priority Mail. So I figured why keep the boxes if nobody wants them. I recycled most of them.
      Also, I don't store any of my dolls in their boxes, except a couple which are projects waiting to be worked on. My dolls are displayed where I can see them.
      As for clothing, I've only received clothing in padded envelopes. I save those and re-use them for mailing.
       
    17. Im new in this hobby so I try to save... but they are massive so I think ill need to throw them out soon...
       
    18. I only keep them in case of moving. I move around a lot so that would be convenient to have. And so far I only have 3 dolls so it's not really a big deal to keep all the boxes.
       
    19. I save the boxes since it's kind of a weird size and annoying to get again should I need one.

      I am also a bit of a revolving door doll enjoyer so the box helps with provenance when selling them.

      But lately people have been wanting dolls I sell shipped without the OG box, so now I have a few extra ones. I might toss. Though the Dollshe one with the cut foam feels too nice to toss. lol not sure what use case this will be for. My other female doll in the same size is Iplehouse and they also have the nice foam cut out boxes.
       
    20. I currently have all the boxes saved, but I'm going to have to get rid of some of them, as I'm running out of space.