What did you do with your iMac box?

[Hello.there]

Well? Did you dump it, stick it under the bed (actually, it won't fit under mine), stick it on top of the wardrobe, what? I think the iMac box is such a thing of beauty (I know, I know...sad) that I'm really reluctant to throw it out...but what am I meant to do with it? Apart from trip over it every day because I still have it on my office floor.

[techlover828]

Well? Did you dump it, stick it under the bed (actually, it won't fit under mine), stick it on top of the wardrobe, what? I think the iMac box is such a thing of beauty (I know, I know...sad) that I'm really reluctant to throw it out...but what am I meant to do with it? Apart from trip over it every day because I still have it on my office floor.

keep it, actually, I'm pretty sure you can sell them for like 20 bucks here.

[sananda]

threw it in the bin. shame, really. but we haven't got much storage space.

[vanmacguy]

Still have it, it's in the garage. Along with boxes from:
MacBook Pro 15"
MacBook Pro 17"
2 X 80Gb iPods
Apple Keyboard
2 X Mighty Mouses (mice)
8Gb iPhone
airTunes
iPod Shuffle

Lame I know.

[MAW]

in my truck full of serial cables and old mice!!!

[Dimwhit]

I'm keeping it for the day I sell it. Just sold my old G4 Quicksilver machine, and I wish I still had the box. Much easier for shipping.

[Hello.there]

Decisions, decision, decisions.....:confused:

[Gaz545]

i still have mine. i'm a student and have to drive back and forth 300 miles every few months. so moving an iMac without damaging it would be hard without the original box and packaging.

[CashGap]

I put a $1,500 Apple Store gift card inside and will use it as a door prize for our company meeting in two weeks.

[Kuska]

Always, always keep the box - not only is it really useful to use in the instance of a send away repair but I've found it adds real £'s to eBay bids !!! ;)

[nout72]

I put some bricks in it and sold it at eBay for $1200
just kidding...

[Queso]

After one week of use to make sure the iMac had no issues I flattened it and stuffed it in the recycling bins at the end of the street (the box, not the iMac haha). Our apartment simply isn't big enough to keep packaging.

[Hello.there]

I put some bricks in it and sold it at eBay for $1200
just kidding...

:D

Okay, based on these replies I'm even more reluctant to throw it out.....but it takes up SO MUCH SPACE!

[scottyboy]

Mines in the attic. I always keep the boxes for resale purposes. Nothing worse than looking for a box to fit when you want to ship it!

[Dimwhit]

:D

Okay, based on these replies I'm even more reluctant to throw it out.....but it takes up SO MUCH SPACE!

Do you have an attice? Maybe a couple feet of crawl space under your house? Wrap in it a garbage bag and toss it down there.

[Techguy172]

It really is up to you remember It's just a box if you have no room get rid of it.

[jpod89]

I kept it for transportation, and simply because I'm a packrat when it comes to boxes -_-

[zedsdead]

Still have it, it's in the garage. Along with boxes from:
MacBook Pro 15"
MacBook Pro 17"
2 X 80Gb iPods
Apple Keyboard
2 X Mighty Mouses (mice)
8Gb iPhone
airTunes
iPod Shuffle

Lame I know.

I say the same things about all of my Apple Stuff. I really don't keep any other boxes, but the Apple boxes are hard to part with and I always feel like I might need it one day...I have several Apple TV boxes, iPhone, iMac, Powerbook G4 (which I absolutely don't need anymore, but I can't throw it out), Bluetooth Headset, a bunch of accessories over the years, and bunch of software boxes (but those are necessary to keep).

[Kuska]

Come to think of it, why on earth have I kept all my other :apple: boxes ?, I just realised I've still got keyboard, mouse and airport express boxes at the back of my study cupboard - even now I'm not sure I really want to throw them out..................hmmm strange :confused:

Ha ha..........just found an Apple Store carrier bag - saw one of those on eBay once too !!!!!

[dukebound85]

ah well i still have my n64 box! from 95 or 96 whatever year they first came out

[tcoleman]

My plain brown box is still in the basement. I need to find a place for it or throw it out soon.

[Eric Lewis]

Well? Did you dump it, stick it under the bed (actually, it won't fit under mine), stick it on top of the wardrobe, what? I think the iMac box is such a thing of beauty (I know, I know...sad) that I'm really reluctant to throw it out...but what am I meant to do with it? Apart from trip over it every day because I still have it on my office floor.

its in my room on my apple boxes

with a iMac Box, iPods(around 13boxes) macbook pro, macbook, ibook clamshell

[bluedoggiant]

I put a $1,500 Apple Store gift card inside and will use it as a door prize for our company meeting in two weeks.

haha, is that a 24 inch imac box? wow, bet they will guess its an imac, till they open to find a little card in it...

My plain brown box is still in the basement. I need to find a place for it or throw it out soon.

the brown shipping box is useless, keep the imac box


I kept my imac box for transportation, i dont feel like buying an ilugger, its just a waste of money, I don't take my imac anywhere, if it do, its to the apple store, and i wouldnt buy an ilugger, i use the box to put it into. mine is in the storage along with the macbook box, and macbook pro box

[tcoleman]

the brown shipping box is useless, keep the imac box


Ah, but my iMac box is a brown box. I bought refurbished. ;)

[kygeographer]

Mine's in the basement right now, along with my Macbook and printer boxes.

[ridli]

Mine's in the garage, I actually had to use it once or twice to move my iMac for a few trips, so I'm glad I kept it. Plus, it's just so nicely designed (my iMac was my first :apple: product, I was giddy at how well the package was built) that I can't dare throw it away.

In fact, I even kept the brown shipping box to kind of... well, protect the iMac box.

>_>

[bluedoggiant]

Mine's in the garage, I actually had to use it once or twice to move my iMac for a few trips, so I'm glad I kept it. Plus, it's just so nicely designed (my iMac was my first :apple: product, I was giddy at how well the package was built) that I can't dare throw it away.

In fact, I even kept the brown shipping box to kind of... well, protect the iMac box.

>_>

Haha

[LoganT]

Kept it. Just in case I want to sell my iMac a year or so down the road.

[je1ani]

Stays in the garage

[Ged']

I cut a hole in mine so I could send in the barcode for a rebate and then put it in the shed. I always end up selling my mac's before updates and it's much easier to sell with the box :)

[Jimmdean]

attic - I'm sure the next owner will appreciate it (assuming there is a next owner...)

[RoboCop001]

I still have my iMac G3 box from 2001. It's in the garage.

And my MacBook Pro box is in my room because I don't know where to put it, and also I'm lazy.

And you never know when a box can come in handy! Especially when you're trying to get to the elevator in the back. You can use it to hide in so the guards think you're an iMac...

"Huh? What's that box?"
>_>
<_<
.... "Get out of the way!"
[kicks box]
O_O !!!
"Get him! HE'S AN IMAC!"

[CashGap]

I put a $1,500 Apple Store gift card inside and will use it as a door prize for our company meeting in two weeks.

haha, is that a 24 inch imac box? wow, bet they will guess its an imac, till they open to find a little card in it...


Yeah it is, we had a huge debate over whether folks would want an iMac or a Macbook and this was the solution. Here's your card, go pick something out.

[Dimwhit]

Yeah it is, we had a huge debate over whether folks would want an iMac or a Macbook and this was the solution. Here's your card, go pick something out.

The card is a good idea. Gives them the option of forking over a little extra and getting something more, like a MBP or something.

I want to work for your company...

[Siriosys]

Definitely kept mine. I've been surprised when selling items on Trademe (NZ equivalent of Ebay) how having the original packaging seems to fetch better prices for things.....besides, apple packaging is some of the nicest around.

I tend to keep boxes for all my Hifi and computer equipment. I certainly don't fancy trying to transport a 24inch iMac without a little damage, missing the original box.


Cheers

[mini/mac]

It's in my basement.
I also still have my G4 sawtooth box there as well.

[basset hound]

I still have my Apple:apple: IIc box.:eek:;):D

[czachorski]

Its in my basement, and I gaze at it admiringly every time I go into the storage room. Apple boxes are almost as cool as their computers. But not quite. ;)

[bluedoggiant]

I still have my Apple:apple: IIc box.:eek:;):D

Really?

[jnc]

Mine went under the bed, but got a lot of use as I took it to and from university maybe 2 - 4 times a month on the train!

Eventually (and understandably) I had to get a MacBook instead in year 2 :(

I keep all my boxes: keyboards, displays, consoles... good as at one point or another I end up selling them

[Senor360]

I put a $1,500 Apple Store gift card inside and will use it as a door prize for our company meeting in two weeks.

I want to work at your company. :)

[je1ani]

haha, is that a 24 inch imac box? wow, bet they will guess its an imac, till they open to find a little card in it...




Thank You Cpt Obvious.

[daneoni]

Mines hidden in plain sight under the dining table. My iPhone box is in my desk drawer and my MacBook box is in the unused wardrobe. I tend to keep boxes in case I need to resell in future. It also ensures I can easily find manuals and resource disks as and when needed

[MrGeePee]

In my wardrobe.

[Sweenona]

Mine's being used as a table for my microwave.

[Nabooly]

Mines in my closet. Inside the box that the imac box shipped in, lol Just too hard to throw it away. I have kept all boxes to all electronics i buy :(

Oh and i still have all the foam and plastic wrap from the imac :)

[jasonbuzz]

Mine is in the garage...i used it to take my iMac to San Antonio for Christmas so I could help trouble-shoot iChat with my in-laws. I wouldn't get rid of them as they come in so handy when you need to move the iMac.

[harcosparky]

I kept mine, it sits in the same spot where the Power Mac box used to reside.

Sold the Power Mac to buy the new 24" iMac.

In fact I now have more space because I got rid of the Power Mac box and the 23" LCD Monitor Box and replaced it with the 24" iMac box.

I even got more space on my desk now as well !!! :D :D

[jnc]

Mine is in the garage...i used it to take my iMac to San Antonio for Christmas so I could help trouble-shoot iChat with my in-laws. I wouldn't get rid of them as they come in so handy when you need to move the iMac.

What, the in-laws? :D

[hk8899]

Well? Did you dump it, stick it under the bed (actually, it won't fit under mine), stick it on top of the wardrobe, what? I think the iMac box is such a thing of beauty (I know, I know...sad) that I'm really reluctant to throw it out...but what am I meant to do with it? Apart from trip over it every day because I still have it on my office floor.

I have my iMAC box on top of my study bookshelf. I think ill never chuck it out. :apple::apple::apple:

[WentMacN90]

I still have my Apple:apple: IIc box.:eek:;):D

I still have my PowerMac 8600 box from 1997! And the the boxes for my 2002 eMac, 2004 iBook, and 2005 MacBook. I never throw my computer boxes away because that is the best way to transport the machine when you move. If I use a commercial mover, then my computers go IN the car with me, on the back seat, in the box. If I use a rented Ryder truck where I supervised the packing, my computer is safest if it is nestled in the original packaging. After all, that's the way that Apple shipped it when I bought and I've never received a damaged Mac in 17 years.

The only reason that I don't have the boxes for my 1990 LC II, 1994 Performa, and 2000 iMac (blue) is because I sold them. And the buyers were very impressed and pleased that the sale included THE ORIGINAL BOX.

I just got an aluminum 24" iMac last month. Oh, it was so slim and trim in the Apple store but I was bowled over by the size of the box when the sales clerk brought it from the back for checkout. I decided to buy an iLugger case for it but I'm keeping that box! The computer is too big to carry on an airplace but I can ship it ahead, insured, IN THE ORIGINAL BOX!! :cool:

[xXriderXx7]

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I have all my Apple boxes in my closet, some actually inside others. Apple boxes are the nicest boxes I have come across, especially the iPod touch box.

[jnc]

I still have my PowerMac 8600 box from 1997! And the the boxes for my 2002 eMac, 2004 iBook, and 2005 MacBook.

Are you an A-list celebrity or something? For the rest of us mere mortals MacBooks weren't available until Spring 2006. ;)

[WentMacN90]

Are you an A-list celebrity or something? For the rest of us mere mortals MacBooks weren't available until Spring 2006. ;)

......a celebrity, that is.:cool: But, one who made a mistake on the date that I acquired my MacBook. I can't seem to keep up with all of my Macs (sigh). Of course it should have read "2006 MacBook". Thanks for catching the error! I :)

[eyemac74119]

hell i still have my box to a ****** gateway notebook thats got more crack in it that brittney spears purse :):):):)

[jnc]

......a celebrity, that is.:cool: But, one who made a mistake on the date that I acquired my MacBook. I can't seem to keep up with all of my Macs (sigh). Of course it should have read "2006 MacBook". Thanks for catching the error! I :)

It was an easy one to catch... anyone here could probably tell you the Intel switch was in January 2006 :D

[je1ani]

I have my iMAC box on top of my study bookshelf. I think ill never chuck it out. :apple::apple::apple:

yeah that's real normal

[sailortena]

Just a query ... I just bought a refurbished 24" iMac from Apple ... the Apple site says they repackage it in official boxes and everything.

I was just wondering how it is shipped? Do they put the imac box in another box? So that people don't really know what is inside the box?

Last time I got anything from Apple larger than the Mac Mini was in 1999 when I got a B&W G3 tower and monitor. The UPS shipper "joked" he was going to keep it since it had the pictures of the computer and monitor all over the box, so he knew exactly what I was getting.

I was going to "presign" for my computer when FedEx is supposed to deliver it on Wednesday, because I am never home when he comes by, and I don't think my boss would let me take the day off just to get a delivery. LOL. Packages are usually safe on my front porch, but if it screams "COMPUTER! HERE!" on the packaging people would probably be able to see it from the street.

I dunno, I'm just a paranoid chick, I guess. LOL