But when the old phone gets its final resting place in the cupboard, I want it to be in the original box.

When I sell my 5 year old flagship phone I'll get $30 more easily if I have the box and the stuff that came in it. People see that and subconsciously think "this person has their shit together. buying their used phone isn't a risk."

Same goes for other stuff, too. I recently sold a synthesizer for $150 over the market rate because I had the box, manual (even though it was out of date due to firmware updates) and the stickers that came with it.

I like semi up-to-the-minute tech, so keeping things in good shape and giving someone the unboxing experience keeps my costs down at the cost of a little space in my closet.

Hey it actually helps if you ever want to resell it. Prices around the same which listing are you going to pick? The one of some reseller who has the same generic photo or the one with the complete box and even the original cable still sealed in it?

But that's where I keep the little pokey thing that I use to open the SIM card tray!

I put my phone back in its box when I upgrade. It’s like a little phone coffin…

Every time I throw out a box i have to end up returning the item for some reason and then I’m screwed

The box usually has the IMEI and serial number and stuff on it. Can be very useful when it gets stolen or something.

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. I will have a use for the box one day.

Since I am Gen X I can safely ignore this and sit comfortably on my throne of old phone boxes.

It's always sensible to keep the boxes for the stuff you're currently using. If you sell something, it'll fetch a better price with the original box. If you give it away, the recipient will also appreciate it more. Just make sure to throw out the boxes from stuff you haven't had around in ten years. Don't ask me how I know.

You can take my phone boxes, but you'll never take my game console boxes

Not entirely true.

Several times aIready I have been glad having kept them when I had to return devices because of warranty stuff.

So it makes sense to keep the boxes for half a year or so.

Real problem is, in reality I still have smartphone boxes dating from 2005 lying around which I am just too damn lazy to sort out... 😒

It has all the important data like IMEI on the box, it stores the extra USB-C to USB-A adapter and USB-C cable and SIM tool, and it helps with carrying and eventually reselling the phone

I sell my old electronics and I get good used prices compared to others. I think it is partially because I have the original box to sell it in.

...i threw the box out after 12 years, and the next day I had to wrap a new that fit perfectly in that box...

I mean like 4 times now though I've kept it and resold it in the original box

My insurance wanted to receive my broken phone back in its orthogonal box if possible.

It was shipped back in the box for my last phone before it.

Those boxes are VERY useful when you're buying a new phone by trading in the old one. Keep them.

Reselling old but functional deveices in the original box

Not a fan of of just throwing things away

Joke's on you, mine is filled with charging cables I've never unwrapped.

Yeah, I just needed mine for a warranty return on my Pixel. It also had my sim ejector in it. Plus, as someone who worked retail for a few years, I can tell you that if you need to do a return on an item, having it in the box with all the packaging looking nice and neat gets a lot of rules bent about restocking fees, receipts, warranties, etc...

You say that, but then I throw away the box to my phone and suddenly my phone bricks itself and I need to find a box to send it back to the shop in.

emotional support boxes

Hard disagree if you ever plan to sell your old phone. I always buy a used phones and I only buy it if they have the original box because it's a good way to show it's not stolen. Same goes for tools

People are selling them on my local market place. Not sure if any of them sell but they have all sorts of boxes for sale.

Is this even legal?

Then why are so much resources wasted on such high quality boxes?

I won't even see the boxes in the store as they're in storage. They take the box out front in the store and open it for you or if you ordered online, it arrives and you open it

Stop the waste

My work pays for my phone I just need to return it after. I keep the box for that. It is very convenient!

It's for me.....id upvote but..... ya know

Actually bad advice

Some of those boxes are very nice. I’ll paint them, decorate them, and use them for storage. Add some custom-cut foam inserts and they make excellent storage solutions for minis.

No!

Akshully...... I use all of them to keep little treasures. That I need. For keeping. Like phone boxes.

But it's better built than the phone is.

I definitely need it. I save it and after 3 years when I'm selling my phone for about 1/3 of the original price to someone on the internet, I can present it in pristine condition, with original packaging.

What about my GBA game boxes? Do I need them?