What is a U box?
U-Box containers can be used to store your belongings until you’re ready to move into your new home. We can ship them across town or across the world and store them for you until you are ready. You can even use them as extra storage on your property.
How are U-Haul containers sealed?
Containers are sealed with your lock and key. Your goods are transported by trucks with gentle ride suspension for safe shipping. While in storage, your possessions are kept in a secure U-Haul® facility.
What is UH-Haul Box Exchange?
The U-Haul Box Exchange allows our customers to trade, sell or buy reusable boxes and moving supplies. This is another form of source reduction. With every reuse of a box, a new one is kept from entering the cycle.
What is UH-Haul furniture pads?
The process reclaims preconsumer textile waste cut from material used to manufacture jeans. Today, the pads are a special composite of cuttings from a variety of textiles, including denim from jeans.
Does UH-Haul have a 100 percent buyback guarantee?
U-Haul has long promoted another form of source reduction through its 100 percent Buyback Guarantee. Customers who take advantage of the Buyback Guarantee are preventing waste at the source and reducing demand for natural resources by returning unused boxes (or "extras") to U-Haul for a full refund. Original receipt required.
Can U-Haul boxes be reused?
A U-Haul box is so sturdy that it can be reused again and again. Made of up to 90 percent post-consumer content, this also makes U-Haul boxes the best choice for the cost-conscious and recycle-conscious consumer.
Does UH-Haul have a drop off location?
U-Haul also offers a drop location in all company stores and many independent U-Haul Dealers where customers can drop off their reusable moving boxes for other customers to take and use for FREE. This is a way for customers to assist one another in reducing moving expenses while promoting reuse of the product, which is always preferable to recycling.
Is UH-Haul packing peanuts biodegradable?
For more than 15 years now, U-Haul has offered a biodegradable packing peanut made primarily of corn and potato starch. The peanuts degrade/dissolve in water. By switching exclusively to biodegradable peanuts in lieu of polystyrene (Styrofoam) peanuts, U-Haul customers have been able to help keep more than 7,750,762 cu ft of Styrofoam out of landfills. That translates to more than 1,400 railroad boxcars!
What size moving boxes are available at U-Haul?
This means that if you buy in packs of 25, 20, 15 and 10 for each respective size you’ll end up paying less per box. And don’t worry!
Can you get free boxes at UH-Haul?
Well, yes and no. While you can’t walk into a store and get free new moving boxes, you can pick up used boxes for free in other ways. And if you need more boxes, we can help you get the best deal on those. 1. Get Free Boxes – “Find Take a Box, Leave a Box” at Your Location U-Haul Store.
What is a box exchange?
The box exchange is called U-Haul Customer Connect. It’s a program hosted by U-Haul that lets their customers coordinate efforts to buy, sell or give away used boxes. There are also Armed Forces and College Connections.
What are the best moving boxes?
Go back to considering how to choose moving boxes. If you need sturdy boxes to protect your belongings, U-Haul might be a great alternative. You’ll get: 1 The right sizes and strengths 2 Flap locks 3 Boxes that will weather humidity and some rain 4 A buy back guarantee 5 Shopping at a local outlet or online with free shipping 6 Handles
Can you move boxes in your car?
Moving the small stuff in your car. If you’re moving locally and can make multiple trips, you may choose to move boxes in your car or pickup. In that situation, it won’t matter how well the boxes stack. And, you’ll know which boxes are a bit worn, which means you’ll be extra careful with them.
Do moving boxes have features?
Do moving boxes actually have features? Yes, they do. Some are fairly standard among boxes you pay for such as different sizes, but U-Haul also has some features of their boxes and services that make it unique.
Does U-Haul have drop off locations?
If you want strong, consistently sized boxes, you may want to take a look at the box sharing that U-Haul offers. U-Haul company stores and many independent dealers have drop-off locations where customers leave their used boxes for other customers to use for free.
