15 Large Removal Archive Storage Boxes from Boxpack

There were no assembly instructions, and nothing printed on the cardboard sheets to indicate how to assemble. There are surprisingly many ways to go wrong and it's easy to tear the boxes or lids if you don't bend, fold and slot in the right sequence - my first two boxes will need some strong tape to fix, but after that I worked it out. Just about strong enough to fill with books when assembled correctly, but probably won't get more than a couple of uses out of them.

These will be absolutely perfect for my needs, tidying up papers, books and small collectibles hidden away nice and tidy. Obviously, these are not as thick as the genuine 'R Kive' boxes but I bought two packs, of 15 in each, and it all worked out at about £1.30 each, compared to nearly four quid. They were packed well and wrapped in waterproof 'cling film' so I have no issues really. They are NOT printed on. as the picture shows, and I wonder if I would have thought them more 'Archive' box that 'cardboard box looking like an archive box', I think I would have liked the industrial look of being printed on, but I guess not everybody could understand my thinking? I am using these domestic home/office not commercial office, if you get my drift.Oh, and as for some users asking 'how to assemble them'. is that the state of education today? Appalling ignorance.I am going to moan though, rest assured! Boxpack should have a re-think about using Yodel. Even today (five days after they were delivered to a neighbour) the Amazon page reads 'Arriving on the 14th, on its way'. Today is the 7th and I have come back to my house after being at a relations for a week or so, and constantly monitoring the delivery on line. Even Hermes has up to date tracking and DPS even allows you to map where your driver is on the day of delivery. It's so much more professional and ensures you can adapt to being in on the day.Summary? They work, they're a cardboard box for goodness sake, and cheap, that's me sold on it. Oh, down to four star, because still smarting on the crappy tracking. Sorry.

I bought a selection of storage boxes recently when I had to clear out my kitchen and utility rooms for re-fitting. These Boxpack boxes were the best value, the easiest to use, quite sturdy and able to cope with the widest range of contents.The other boxes I tried were-  A4 Cardboard Archive Filing Storage Boxes - Pack of 20 - 390mm (L) x 304mm (W) x 238mm (H)  - 390mm (L) x 304mm (W) x 238mm (H) (flip top lid built in)-  Fellowes Bankers Box Transit SmoothMove Small Removal Box (Pack of 5)  (extra thick cardboard, and a fold down closure))-  5 Star Storage Box - White (Pack of 10)  (smaller and flimsier than the rest).I bought the Fellowes double thickness boxes with stacks of Denby earthenware in mind, but I found that these Boxpack boxes were strong enough to cope with a significant load of Denby (though I did not fill them to the brim). When assembled, the Boxpack boxes have 2 thicknesses of card for the base, 3 thicknesses of card for the ends (with hand-holds) and 2 thicknesses of card for the other two sides.The only downside is that there were no assembly instructions. In fact once you have assembled one, it is quite easy to do - they assemble in much the same way as other archive boxes I have used. As the boxes are so good in other respects, I have not docked any stars for the lack of instructions. I have posted some pictures with my own version of instructions which I hope will fill the gap (it is much easier to assemble the boxes than it is to describe how to do it!).An extra benefit for me is that the boxes delivered to me did not have any printing on them at all (the description above says that they are printed). They were also larger than stated - the external dimensions that I measured are length 420 x width 370 x depth 300 (rather than: 425x340x240 mm). The difference did not matter for my purposes.

These boxes do work - but long sidewards panels are thin - and bendy - however once filled and due to double bottom and double up on handles sides they do work well despite initial misgivings and take a lot of weight on top due to lid design distributing across all 4 sidesThey are good value for money in that respect.Assemble - release side handle perforationsMake squareFold bottom completely into square and push through completely - fold bottom and side panels in and push through completely- open bottom from side panel and side panels in placeadd other side bottom down on topMight make sense once you tried :-)

As long as they're not overloaded these boxes are ideal for moving house. They stack OK and the lids are solid. The only difficulty experienced was working out how to put the box together. It took me a while but I was finally able to work it out. The two sections with the handle holes can be snapped clear along the bottom. This leaves them flapping free. Make the box shape and fold the piece with the cut out finger hole across as the 'base'. Then fold the two handle flaps down on top of this. Turn the box over and pull the 'base' piece with the finger hole up towards you. This then allows the two sections with the hand holes to pull up against the sides. If they seem to be snagged, this is because you haven't pushed the 'base' piece hard enough against the side. When you've completed this move then push the 'base' down. You should now have a sturdy box! Best of luck.

Found the boxes to be very flimsy and not really good for storing anything. Had to tape the boxes sides to make them usable. Not worth the money

Came in very useful.

good product does the job