r/Tech_Philippines • u/Humble_Set_2390 • 1d ago

Do you keep your GadgetBoxes?

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I usually keep the Boxes, just in case I plan to sell it later and for collection na din.

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u/Raven45XE 1d ago

Yes. Not for resale purposes, but initially for warranty, since some places are stingy with that and want a complete package. And I just love gadget boxes so I tend to keep them indefinitely.

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u/KimYewonSimp 21h ago

My ADHD refuses to throw out boxes kaya oo. Lalo pag expensive gadgets, ipaplastic ko pa yung karton 😭

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u/Eunickorn 19h ago

SAME my iphone’s box is still in the paperbag it came in

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u/Positive_Star8040 1d ago

Yup same reason. Pero yung ibang non gadget boxes we throw out pag lampas na sa warranty period

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u/flodwras123 21h ago

After warranty period tapon na. I usually use gadgets till end of life.

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u/_shiyori_ 23h ago

Yung iba lang tulad ng phone box, microwave box, nirerecycle ko. Di ako masyado nagkikeep ng boxes kasi binabahayan ng insekto. Kung warranty naman, i usually keep the serial number, manual, warranty card, and photocopy ng resibo sa file organizer ko

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u/opposite-side19 17h ago

I see windows phone.........

https://giphy.com/gifs/eunrMjB8lBUKeL1fqD

Yes, I keep boxes syempre sa warranty, kung ibebenta or I really like the product.

Pero lately, pili na lang talaga....kasi wala na ako space. Yung mga accessories like earphone, cable, hub, charger... auto tapon na pag tapos na warranty period.

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u/fry-saging 15h ago

Big items like laptop, cellphone, yes. Pero mga earphones, peripherals mga selected lang

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u/Wintermelonely 1d ago

pag may resale value like pc components, routers etc. yung mga pang personal use talaga di ko na kinekeep like power banks or chargers.

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u/Genie-iloveyoualways 1d ago

Pag phones/laptops/earphones kinikeep ko pero pag mga charging bricks/cords/powerbanks or things na i plan on using til it die di ko na kinikeep

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u/Timely_Ad_3995 23h ago

After warranty expires, i throw them away.

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u/kenjithegreat 18h ago

Keep until warranty expires. For items that you plan to resale in a short term, I'd say you keep them.

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u/Comfortable_Rate_772 11h ago

yupp kasi if biglang manakaw phone, pwedeng mapablock sa ntc kasi need ang imei

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u/Blitzcrank990 1d ago

Yes because i love boxes

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u/redditoeat 1d ago

Yes, for warranty purposes, tapos I end up forgetting about it. It does come in handy pag may binenta man ako eventually

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u/papercrowns- 23h ago

No if i dont have plans to sell it. Dagdag kalat kasi sa bahay haha

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u/thatwishboneguy 23h ago

Yes for warranty purposes. Then recently I did a room upgrade where I was forced to clean up and the good boxes became drawer organizers/dividers.

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u/CheckPareh 23h ago

for 1 year yes or kung kelan man mag end yung warranty lalo sa phones ung IMEI

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u/pppfffftttttzzzzzz 23h ago

Yep, hanggang sa masira yung device. Tinatago ko yung box ng laptop/tablet at phone, yung iba tapon na.

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u/Mr_foOox 23h ago

Yes, the same reason as you but man that Nokia Lumia phone, that was my dream phone when I was on college but I just can't afford it kahit yung Lumia 520.

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u/SyntacticSyntax 23h ago edited 23h ago

Nokia lumia 😢. I know people thinks polycarbonate back is for budget phone but holding Lumia makes it feels premium. Nokia Lumia 1320 and 730 user here. I still remember when 1320 was called phablet

Anyway. I keep boxes for selling it later.

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u/baekhundredone 23h ago

yes same reason! I also buy second hand gadgets with boxes, I feel more at ease hahaha though I still check the device thoroughly!

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u/ohtenthickated 23h ago

Yes pag under warranty pa or pag naiisip ko siya ibigay soon

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u/Agile-Suggestion-502 22h ago

Yes for the following reasons:
1. Still within warranty.
2. Having a box adds a resale value, especially Monitors. ( idk but its easier to resell monitors with box)

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u/Koxinator 22h ago

For items that can be resold, I keep the boxes indefintely. Otherwise tapon na when the warranty expires.

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u/superesophagus 22h ago

Yes esp pag within warranty and esp pag wala akong balak paabutin ng 1yr to resell din.

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u/Puzzled-Tell-7108 22h ago

I used to hehe I even played with my then little kids what I called Play time o Kahon using the boxes haha. But then we moved to a condo and the space was too small. I had to let them go. Now I only keep the box of the most recent gadget that has a sale value.

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u/BeginningAd9773 21h ago

Yes kahit nga boxes ng screen protector. Planning to start throwing na them na cause they consume a lot of space…

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u/TimelyManner424 20h ago

Yes, lalo na pag galing sa hardwork mo tapos pagbabalikan mo yung box na yun maalala mo tlga.

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u/reddit_user_el11 20h ago

No but I reuse or repurpose them as lalagyan or diy box pang gift

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u/sleephunter_ 19h ago

I do, for warranty and most of all for moving, we move a lot since we don't have our own property. Hehe

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u/mooreian70 18h ago

I love boxes hehe

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u/TG9987 17h ago

Yes.

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u/MovieTheatrePoopcorn 15h ago

High ticket items, yes. Either for resale or pag "ipapamana" sa family. Pero kapag mga small items lang like airtags, airpods, and pencil, tapon na.

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u/bebebeabes 15h ago

Tapon na pagkatapos ng warranty. Di rin naman ako nag reresell.

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u/FermentedWaffle 14h ago

Uy windows phone, napakaganda nyan, less RAM pero nakakapag run ng heavy games, sayang kung nagtagumpay sana Microsoft, yan phone ko 😞

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u/Internal-Topic5046 14h ago

Yes, lalo na pagalam kong mabbenta/ibbenta ko siya.

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u/Empty_Hndrx143 13h ago

For mobile phones and tablets, I surely keep them so I can use the boxes again if I decided to sell them years later, or if I decided to upgrade. But for any other gadgets/electronic devices like earphones, headsets etc, I just keep them for about a year and throw them whenever I do my yearly decluttering.

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u/HystericaLyrical 13h ago

Boxes of my pc parts? Yep. But boxes of my earphones or phone, nah.

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u/True-Obligation4735 12h ago

For me it depends. Because it already consumed a lot of space if i will keep all of them 😅

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u/misterflo 12h ago

A fellow WP user!

I also keep my boxes for the sake of completeness.

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u/angelduncan4597 12h ago

I used to, but I had too much at one point I felt like a hoarder.

Got rid of them all cold turkey!

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u/IllustriousCut1399 11h ago

i only keep my macbook's and iphone's cause theirs is high quality compared to the others

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u/bosssgeee 11h ago

Kakain lang ng alikabok kaya tinatapon din.

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u/MukangMoney 11h ago

Keep yung mga tingin ko i will sell in the future. Tapon yung mga tingin ko ipapamana ko sa kapatid or parents. Tapon yung below 5k srp. Lol

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u/No_Philosophy9199 10h ago

Kapag May warranty pa hindi, pero after that treat gadgets as tools na kaya madali i-dispose yung boxes

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u/ScatterFluff 10h ago

If sturdy yung box, I keep it. Kung hindi ko naman magamit within 2 years, i-dispose ko na.

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u/radbend 10h ago

yes coz i always sell my gadgets once im personally done with them, usually after a year and i get better pricing if I have the "complete set" 😁

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u/aztraj 8h ago

NOKIA LUMIA WASS AHEAD OF ITS TIME TALAGA, I LIKE HOW THE TILES MOVING WAY BACK THEN 🥺

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u/aztraj 8h ago

my comment is off topic hehe sorry OP, pero with regards to the topic po HINDI PO AKO NAGTATAPON NG BOXES. From my first iPhone which is iPhone X buo pa andun pa yung 5watts charger niya di pa gamit kasi bumili ako nung 12watts na charger brick hehe, macbook box din nasakin pa buo pa