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Offline Doug ex-em4

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Really Useful boxes
« on: January 17, 2021, 01:47:23 PM »
Anyone aware of any good offers on these at the moment?

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2021, 07:48:03 PM »
In the UK perhaps?  In the US they're already rare and I don't think I've ever seen a single sale on them stateside... :(
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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2021, 09:45:08 PM »
Rymans do a discount on bulk buying and free postage over £40.
That was the best deal I could find when I looked earlier in the year.
Think the A4 size ones we all love are less than £4 if you buy 9
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Offline warrenpeace

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2021, 03:51:09 PM »
Just paid $11 each for the 4 litre size at Staples in the USA. Bought half a dozen. Lined with 3mm magnetic sheet @ $2 per sheet. Also bought a half dozen of the 2.5 litre size for $15 each, and lined the bottom of the compartment tray with magnetic business card material. We use a lot of steel fender washers or other steel bases here, which is why we line the bottom of these boxes with magnetic sheets. NOT a cheap solution.
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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2021, 03:59:49 PM »
Just shop around but check the postage as some of the slightly more expensive boxes have little to no postage costs.

I recently got a few (18, 9 and 1.8ltr) from Hobbycraft.
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Offline Admiral Alder

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2021, 06:41:44 PM »
I got a good deal on 4L RUB's on eBay, however the "24 hour express delivery" took about 2 weeks.
£24.99 for 4 x 4 Litre.

Offline Elbows

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2021, 07:41:47 PM »
I have picked up some of the A4 boxes for around $8.50-9 a pop at Office Depot.  Not a terrible price, but nothing I'd consider a deal.  Sadly Office Depot only carries maybe a dozen sizes of RUBs so you don't have much choice.

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2021, 08:03:56 PM »
Sadly Office Depot only carries maybe a dozen sizes of RUBs so you don't have much choice.

That’s the rub (see what I did there  :D), most retailers only have a small selection of what’s available.

Offline Doug ex-em4

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2021, 10:25:38 PM »
Thanks for the input, everyone. There’s some ideas to follow up there.

Doug

Offline Lowtardog

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2021, 11:02:15 AM »
Not sure if good at £4.25 a pop but I tend to scout B&m stores who stock them sporadically

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2021, 12:56:19 PM »
I’ve bought them direct from RUB in the past - you need a fair sized order to get free postage.

I saw B&Q had a big selection a few weeks ago - but didn’t pay that much attention to prices.

Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2021, 02:33:41 AM »
In the UK, best bet is to keep an eye on the Rymans sales, they often do bulk buy boxes at good prices, and £40 or over is free postage. I got two sets of their nine x 4 litre box deals at one point last year, at around £3 per box.
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Offline katie

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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2021, 10:46:41 PM »
When we moved house, I had to pack up the lego collection and RUB seemed like the ideal solution. I bought enough of the huge 84 litre ones that not only was the delivery free, but they were dropped off direct from the factory on pallets...


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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2021, 02:04:53 AM »
When we moved house, I had to pack up the lego collection and RUB seemed like the ideal solution. I bought enough of the huge 84 litre ones that not only was the delivery free, but they were dropped off direct from the factory on pallets...

Wow.  That is a lot of lego's!
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Re: Really Useful boxes
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2021, 01:14:52 PM »
When we moved house, I had to pack up the lego collection and RUB seemed like the ideal solution. I bought enough of the huge 84 litre ones that not only was the delivery free, but they were dropped off direct from the factory on pallets...

Katie - was this from Ryman’s? Sounds a good plan....

Doug

 

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