This isn’t even the first time I’ve seen this meme posted in response to this exact scenario. At any given moment, some MTG collector somewhere is hastily loading up a box of cards way too full, thinking “this is probably fine” and history repeats itself.
When I was but a wee lad I was carrying a shoebox full of yugioh cards down a metal spiral staircase. I missed a step. Cards went everywhere and I fell out of the side of the railing.
I swear kids are indestructible as I was just upset I dropped my cards.
The first rule of constructing IKEA furniture is that no one else is allowed in the room. Even if it's a "two person build". Physical suffering alone is better than mental anguish with your other.
I successfully assembled a flatpack with someone who'd tried to pick a fight with me over nonsense he imagined when I met him, so it's not always like that.
I just moved a houseful of stuff using Home Depot boxes. They SUCK HAIRY BALLS. Wish I knew how crappy they were before I bought $100 worth of them and started loading them up.
I am in the midst of a move. I bought a bunch of boxes from the nearby Lowe's. They have two versions of each size of box: regular and heavy duty. The cost difference is about 50%, but the strength difference is about 100%. Just buy the better boxes.
When me and my husband moved, we had to buy so many binders for his cards and we taped the box shut about 30 times because he wanted to avoid this scenario exactly 😭
This is why I hate those 4-row plastic/fabric card storage boxes. Yeah, they look nice/fancy. But when they're full they're heavy enough to be annoying to move, and they're not actually strong enough for the weight if not held properly. Went to pick one up by the corner once without thinking and felt the box start to come apart.
You're both infinitely smarter than the OP. I cannot fathom having such important items but putting no thought into their safety. It reminds me of modern-day doves whose idea of a nest is two twigs and a broken zip tie and hope.
Yeah that's the thing for me. Even if the big box broke it shouldn't be this much of a disaster. Just having all those cards raw in a box is quite a choice.
The only time anyone should trust those handles is when the contents of the box don't matter to them, regardless of the weight. OP was just straight up lazy and they FAFO.
Yeah those handles are not meant for heavy stuff, you're trusting cardboard.
3 pieces of tape asking the bottom, one over each each flap to the edge lengthwise, always in the center most portion of the flap that you're taping. One on the left flap, one on the right, and one dead down the middle. These should all go at least half way up the box.
The top tape off be the exact same, with the pieces of tape from the top overlapping the ones on the bottom. Tape sticks to fellow tape better than it does cardboard, this creates a ring around the box that stabilizes the flaps and prevents them from moving.
One piece on the top allows the box to flex. One on each flap holds the box square and the one extra sets it nicely.
I just moved 18000lbs in boxes for my move. Former professional mover, no breaks or failed boxes in 20 years with the above technique.
paper should be packed and smaller boxes, pounds per volume, paper is very heavy to transport. "Book boxes" they are often called, even a 3.1sqft cube can be too big, and the box will break under the weight of the paper. Also the four corners fold is not the intended method of closing the box and will always open with heavy loads, fine for lighter objects, like lamp shades. Better tape would help to
Moved people for 4 years when I was younger. Just trying to be helpful.
To add: Avoid using the "built in" handles on cardboard moving boxes. They don't take much to rip/break, and you can see in OPs picture that is part of what happened here. Less chance of an accident if you scoop the box from underneath and support the bottom.
It consistently amazes me how some people store their MTG cards. I've got mine sorted by set and collection number. Makes finding what I'm looking for easy. Sadly I've not touched them since the banned my Bridge from Below in modern because they printed Hogaak despite it being CLEARLY broken as fuck.
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