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Makes a really effective DIY monitor hood when you're using an old phone as an external monitor for your video camera.

I admit that's probably a use case for the few of us that can't afford good filming gear. But finding DIY solutions is fun.

It took me a few years to throw out the many boxes from building my PC. It of course made sense for a while for warranty reasons, but at some point...

I still have one C-64 and 1541 drive in their original boxes. :p

I use mine to prop my window open because it’s an old window that doesn’t stay open on its own.

>:-[

I usually use my phones until the battery has noticeably degraded, so there's no market for whatever remains. I have two phones lying on my desk as backup in case the migration to the respective new one doesn't work. It's been years since my last upgrade.

The boxes lie next to the phones. They're not even inside the box.

I get a better deal if i resell it with his original box.

No.

Millennial? Gen X'er here. I have the box for every piece of electronics or appliance, and I have an extremely limited amount of space. If you like to resell things when you no longer need them it really helps.

I have the boxes for any electronics still in my possession. This is because very rarely can you find information from the piece/part itself, and you need the box/manual that came with it.

This post is generally bad advice. If you throw everything away, you are at the mercy of a Google search for any information you may need.

I'd have to find it first. I mean, it's probably here somewhere.

Not a millennial but I guess I did need to hear this

Done! Now what do I do about the closet full of Amazon boxes?

The sole reason why I keep my boxes, is because some people won't buy your phone unless you also have the box with it. Otherwise they'll rightfully assume that you stole it from some random person and want to pawn it off.

I threw out a box of cell phone boxes just this week at the behest of my wife. Apparently it's a quintessentially millennial thing to do...

I used mine as a door stop for my balcony door for years.

Hey. Those boxes are great for sewing notions.

They aren't built to last long enough to go back in the box, or is that just me disabling and destructing phones all about the place?

I think I have every phone box since my original Galaxy Nexus in 2011. :(

I threw out most all of mine. I say most because I found about 6 more in a box somewhere else and got stunlocked at the sight of them. The memory of throwing out the others... what have I done...?

You're not my dad!

I'll need it for at least 2 years. If the phone dies I'll need to send it back for warranty.

I used a cardboard once. This justify everything for ever