If there is one thing that Antiques Roadshow has taught us don't screw with the finish and hang on to all paperwork including the box.
Do You Keep The Box?
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I do and when i get an estate pipe I'm always thrilled when it comes with it's original box, i personally think that's a big plus.
Yes, I keep everything that comes with the pipe and if I buy a pipe without a box I will try and buy one. 
I always intend to keep them, but when they eventually get under foot, I tend to recycle them. When I have donated pipes or traded them for store credit, I often put them in socks, although probably not always the one they came in. When I pull stingers out of pipes, I usually label them and store them with the idea of passing them along if I pass along the pipe.
Wow. You can make yourself a Castello quilt with all of those socks.
What are the little blue, yellow and pink "tags" on the boxes?
I have most of the boxes. I find it easier to store… and find them. I haven’t sold many, but find that buyers tend to like the box, dust cover, etc.
Before I moved the collection into the 200 count pipe cabinet I used the Post-It tags to identify the shape of a pipe in the box. Made it a little easier to find what I was looking for. Now I just have to slide a drawer open to find what I’m looking for.
I’m from the “when in doubt,throw it out“ club. So no, I only keep the pipe, and filter adapter if supplied.
I grew up poor and my mother would keep all this cheap ass furniture, 10 year old catalogs and other landfill. She couldn’t lower her expectations enough I guess.
Anyways, if it doesn’t have a use, away it goes!
I grew up poor and my mother would keep all this cheap ass furniture, 10 year old catalogs and other landfill. She couldn’t lower her expectations enough I guess.
Anyways, if it doesn’t have a use, away it goes!
I keep them unless it was an estate with a generic box.
I have a background in design, and I think that because of that I am an absolute fool for packaging, inserts and what-have-you... I keep almost all of that stuff!!
Yes, I store the non-rotation pipes in them. They all fit in a large shoe (boot) box though so not that many.
I don't keep the tin/box. Why the hell would you? You don't keep the box of your new tv around the house either, now do you?
keep the boxes. I don't know why but I like them. Even though they tend to be really simple. Also helps when moving which hopefully I don't do for a long time.
yes it helps when you have to move the t.v.
I tend to hold into the boxes and become less attached to them the more I break in a pipe. I do my best to keep all of my pipes in good shape, but there’s the ones I keep nice for my collection and I like to preserve the packaging for those. But then there’s the ones I just love to smoke and at that point it’s mine and I don’t fret over the cosmetics or whether I have the original packaging.
I have every box with everything that was inside the box along with the receipt. I have no intention of throwing any boxes away. Some of the boxes are just damn cool. Keeping them will make it easier when I move next year.