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Easy "Free" Magazine Storage

Step 6Tada!

Now you've got two file holders from one box!

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2 comments

Aug 19, 2008. 2:45 AMcinderbelle says:

These are perfect for my second graders. I've already ordered my boxes. Thanks for the idea!

Sep 21, 2008. 3:37 AMtrees says:

I know it is tempting to get free boxes from USPS, but it is against the law and immoral. I too thought this was a great idea and picked up two boxes for free, and then I came to my senses. Taking supplies that are not used the way they are intended is not only a crime, which is stated right on the box, it is wrong. USPS provides those boxes for people who are going to be utilizing their service, if everyone at home ordered some boxes to their doorstep and didn't use them, we'd all be charged higher prices to pay for them. Do you really want to be paying higher prices in shipping so that people across the country can do free projects to their hearts content? By the way, if you order boxes from USPS, they now have your information should they want to pursue charges.

Jul 30, 2011. 1:01 AMexquisite says:

An excellent point. Thanks for speaking out on behalf of the USPS

Jan 12, 2009. 11:53 AMskidude28 says:

Go away! No one wants your negativity here. If you're gonna come in and say, "Hey! That's illegal! Knock it off!" then just leave. Ok?

Jan 13, 2009. 2:32 PMJunkyard John says:

Talk about negativity...

Jan 13, 2009. 5:40 PMskidude28 says:

Yeah thanks!
=)

Dec 20, 2008. 3:23 PMAnonyMouse69 says:

well, if they are in YOUR house sitting on YOUR shelf I doubt the USPS is going to send the police out to your house because you ordered their free boxes. besides, its not like you are using them to transport drugs or whatnot, you make a simple magazine holder. nobody is going to care that you did this with a free box. and kudos to the person who made this instructable because it makes a good use out of those leftover USPS boxes.

Dec 20, 2008. 4:22 PMaznliu (author) says:

thank you! especially for the holidays recycle those boxes!

Sep 21, 2008. 4:03 PMaznliu (author) says:

I got this idea after I ordered a set of boxes for mailing. I had extras and I figured I should make them useful. You do not have to use USPS boxes, you can use other things (like cereal boxes that someone else suggested). Plus there are other issues in the world that are more immoral than my use of boxes. Thanks for your concern, but I think I'll be fine. Think of my project as a way to recycle an used USPS box. Go Green!

Sep 21, 2008. 4:47 PMtrees says:

Hi aznliu, This was a great idea as far as making your own holder for magazines or whatever. It was a really fresh idea and I think we all would do good to think outside the box and make our own things instead of paying too much at the store. I'm sure the amount of boxes that would actually be used for a project such as this is negligible in the grand scheme of the big bad post office. I wasn't trying to be a preachy person, but I think it is important to examine my own behavior and always try to make decisions that I wouldn't mind my kids emulating. Some people pilfer napkins from restaurants and think that's ok, others do not. But anyways, it was a great idea to recycle an old box and very creative. Thanks for passing it along.