Do You Keep The Box?

[petes03]

I don’t know why, but I keep all of the boxes that my pipes came in. It’s really kind of idiotic I know, and yet I still do it…. I had to throw a bunch away that were in a box that got crushed in my garage, but I still have a ton of them. Do you keep yours? And if so, do you feel a bit goofy for doing so?

 

[solideogloria86]

Not necessarily a bad idea. From a collectors standpoint it definitely increases the interest of the item and can sometimes seriously help resale value.

 

[coming to_falling too]

I tend to keep all mine as well. I keep all my pipes in their box and/or sleeve.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I don’t know why, but I keep all of the boxes that my pipes came in. It’s really kind of idiotic I know, and yet I still do it…. I had to throw a bunch away that were in a box that got crushed in my garage, but I still have a ton of them. Do you keep yours? And if so, do you feel a bit goofy for doing so?

I keep mine; as a collector, I enjoy having the original packaging. That goes for pipes, toys, etc. My appreciation for package design comes from my father being a package designer.

If there's a really cool toy I must open because it warrants checking out its unique features, and to do so requires destroying the packaging, I've picked up two in order to preserve one. It might be nuts, but, it works for me.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

You're not alone. Yes I do!

I'm also thankful that some of our forebears were good enough to keep the original packaging from when they bought stuff back-in-the-day. There's some real cool packaging from way back when.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nope, tossing them all into one big box works for me and diminishes clutter.

 

[olkofri]

Yeah, I keep most of them. Brigham packs their top tier pipes in nice metal cases and like heck I'm throwing them away: I keep my spade bits in one of them now.

 

[Sir Yak]

I don’t think I keep them all. But I always keep the sock. I’m not sure that’s logical?

 

[mikethompson]

I think I have inadvertently kept some boxes. The socks I always do.

 

[mav]

I like keeping the box and/or bag. It seems to complete the pipe owning experience and I don't have a lot of room to keep all the pipes out all the time so it makes it easier to find.

 

[captpat]

I keep boxes and socks in a larger plastic tote, some even have the pipes still in them. ?

 

[hyperstar]

When I saw the title. I thought you are asking do people keep tobacco tin box.(Which I don't by the way.)

I keep my pipe boxes deep in my cellar, not much chance to use them, but it feels like making my collection complete.

 

[instymp]

I used to until I tossed them all after finding out they didn't make a lot of difference when selling used pipes.

 

[scloyd]

I keep all of the boxes, socks and stingers. I have the space (old house with a walk in attic) so why not? I've sold a few pipes and sent everything along with the pipe.

I have Lego sets, train sets, old baseball cards, all of holiday decorations and other stuff in the attic. Our old stone basement always seems damp, so it's better to store things in the attic.

 

[ray47]

I keep them, along with the socks and all paperwork, but have no idea why. I guess I'm just a Pack Rat in my old age.

 

[telescopes]

From a historical view point it makes sense. I use to keep the box to protect the pipe when moving. Later, I appreciated the literature and the sense of history about the manufacturer that could be gleaned from the packaging. I have purchased some NOS and the deciding factor is always does it come with the box.

I have a home along the Colorado River. Some view the river as water. Others view it for its beauty. Finally their are some who see it as the web of life that it is and are in awe of everything it is connected to. I suppose the same could be said of pipes and their packaging.

 

[justscience]

Depends on the price of the pipe. Grabow blister pack? No. Stanwell HCA? Yes.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I've kept a few, but no, I don't normally keep them.

 

[craig61a]

I keep them, and most of the pipes I own are stored away in boxes in closets…

 

[dunnyboy]

I store the boxes if they're special, which most aren't. I do keep some socks, in case I want to sell a pipe from that brand. SP doesn't care about the boxes but they will use the sock when reselling an estate.