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I used the kit for a 60-mile move. The box material seemed a bit flimsy and the corners did not "true-up" when I assembled the boxes, BUT they held up well for the duration of the move. I needed much more bubble wrap than what was included, so I'd either up the amount, or just not include it in the kit. My only real concern turned out to be the tape. It didn't have sticking power. I'd tape up a box and then have to remember to reapply pressure to re-stick the tape especially along the sides of the boxes where the weight of the contents didn't apply a constant pressure. Was it the tape or the box material, I don't know_just an overall observation. The convenience of having a moving kit delivered to my door was wonderful though and I'd use the product again.The boxes are sturdy, came in 2 convenient sizes. The bubble wrap was a great addition.It did not come with the tape that it said it did. I noticed another reviewer also mentioned this. While that is not the end of the world, it is surely false advertising. It did come with a tape roll HOLDER, which is pretty useless without the tape. Amazon should really make this seller amend their listing to include the tape HOLDER, and not the ACTUAL TAPE ROLL.Otherwise, the boxes were great and sturdy. Not one of them ripped and I packed them to the brim. The bubble wrap was good as well. Except for the non-existant tape roll, this was a great buy.The boxes are not as heavyweight as others I used, but are good enough for most uses. While this is a good starter, I needed both smaller boxes (for books), these are much too big, and too lightweight for books, and other dense items, and larger boxes, for assorted bulky things.The tape was not great, but certainly usable. The tape dispenser was worthless.The bubblewrap is ok, though it is non-perforated, and I think they don't give you anywhere near enough, you will be buying more wrap, or newsprint if you want to pack at all securely.I used the box the boxes came in to hold a 30" monitor, so that was useful as well.The best thing about it was that it came overnight, on Prime. After reading the reviews here, I tried UHaul, and those kits take 5-7 days to be delivered. You can customize your package, though, and the products are probably better quality. This kit contains inferior bubble wrap, very thin and scanty, and tape that is unusable for the task of sealing up the boxes. The boxes themselves are okay, reinforced with tape from Staples, which also has wonderful, large rolls of thick bubble wrap. All this added to the cost, which was already high. The boxes are medium sized, and there's one large box that the other boxes come in that is good for trays and other tall, thin items. If you plan ahead, look elsewhere, but if you need some reasonably sturdy boxes pronto, these will do.The boxes in this kit were great and deserve a 5 star rating. The Bubble wrap was also nice. However the Duck brand tape is some of the worst packing tape I have ever used. The tape is very thin for packing tape which leads to it ripping easily which can be nice however there were many times the tape dispenser lost the tape through it's little nobs that hold the tape near the blade and the tape layed itself back on the roll causing me to have to get my fingernails under a lip of the tape and "start" the tape end again which because the tape was so thin caused the tape to rip many times while trying to start.Don't let that throw you off though the value is pretty decent as the same amount of boxes from a local retailer cost me the same price without any tape or bubble wrap.I was moving out of a small 700sqft apartment and needed boxes and supplies. This kit was much cheaper than at the truck rental place and came with everything I needed for the move. The price was much better than some of the other "all you need" kits and really worked out well. I was just a few boxes short for my move so I would adjust how many you need based on that. None of the boxes are "jumbo" or "x-large" but this is perfect for packing up rooms and kitchens. Highly recommend this. Packaging supplies were the perfect amount for the boxes. If you are doing ALL GLASS or breakables, you may want to order additional bubble wrap etc.I ordered this for a move and found that the boxes were good sized yet easily manageable. I did have to order additional bubble wrap and the tape dispenser that was included was just a flimsy piece of plastic - i ended up buying a Scotch brand tape gun style dispenser and would recommend getting one, and the one i ordered came with 4 rolls of superior packing tape.The kit came in a large box that i also used along with brown paper we used for packing as well. Order 2 kits to start if you have a lot of things in a larger than one bedroom place, as one kit is just about right only for a dorm or one bedroom starter apartment/home.Great boxes. I have used them all for my move.Only problem is the Duck brand tape dispenser is difficult to operate. You have to take a hold of the tape and pull with strength to get it off the roll/plastic dispenser. I have another brand of shipping tape that doesnt dig into my hands while trying to yank tape off.I have multiple cuts on my hands from the serrated edge from failed attempts to use.
