MOVING • PACKING MATERIALS • Materiales de Empaque - Where to find Moving Boxes, Packing Material like Bubble Wrap, Boxes+ in Costa Rica

 Moving • Packinh Materials (aka Materiales de Empaque en) in Costa Rica

is NOT an easy task to find let alone it's NOT a cheap thing to find so you might want to get creative on what you use to pack your goodies!!!!


Quiros y Retana
(2-233-0210 • 2-221-7985)

They sell packaging, or shipping supplies such as Moving • Packing Boxes (over 200 different sizes they said and if my Vicklish/translation was correct - MOST of their boxes are USED - recycled!!!! [though still not so cheap]) and other Packing Materials like Bubble Wrap (I'm not positive if they carry the "peanuts").  They have Corrugated Boxes, Rolls of Bubble Wrap, Bubble Mailers, Cardboard Boxes, Mailing Tubes, paper and Plastic Bags and LOTS more.

Franz speaks some English

HOURS:  Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm. Sat. 8am-12/noon

LOCATION:  Guadalupe - about 200 meters West of McDonalds on the North side of the street.  OR - 75 mts West of Centro Comercial de Guadalupe

MAILBOX COMPANIES

At least in the States I know Mailbox type locations often carried Packing Boxes and Supplies - like Mail Box Etc. (facebook.com/MBECostaRica  •  MBECR.com  -  Escazu, Liberia, Pavas, San Jose, San Pedro, Santa Ana, Tamarindo), JetBox and those other services (though they're usually quite expensive there).

OFFICE SUPPLY STORES

I'll bet ya that Universal and Office Depot carry some form of them (with Office Depot being the most expensive).

THINKING OUTSIDE "THE BOX"

Here are some OTHER ideas to consider to find Packing•Moving Boxes from:

Also, when I've found them before it's because I posted in various places what I was looking for (not just waiting to see what others have to offer).  The 2 BEST places I've found in Costa Rica are:

http://costarica.en.craigslist.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CostaRicaLiving

I posted my boxes on CRL and Craig's List when I moved here and someone got the WHOLE lot for a GOOD PRICE (and I let THEM break them down!!)


Maybe contact some of the Shipping Companies bringing people's things here.


How about REALTORS?  I'd seek them on Facebook or look for their websites and send them an email.


What I did when I moved from Sarasota, Florida to Costa Rica was I went around to some new developments and gave the guard a little tip to find out who was new and I gave him a flier to give to them saying I was seeking moving boxes.


Also, check out some of markets/grocery stores to see if they have anything you can have - especially sometimes some of the fruit and other boxes can be quite sturdy (get there MEGA EARLY before they break them down/cut them up!!).

PACKING • MOVING HINTS

SierraStorage.com/packing.htm
Pickfords.co.uk/packing-hints-and-tips

HintsAndThings.co.uk/livingroom/packing.htm

TheJoyfulOrganizer.com/2012/05/15/get-moving-2

Do you have any other ideas/leads to share??   

Please email them to me at LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com

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