mom-6

With certain things you need to keep the bulky styrofoam as well in case it has to be shipped in for warranty repair. Most things however it isn't likely to be needed. Do check your warranty before tossing it all.

Ruby the Quilter

I don't live close to my dealer so I keep the box in case I need to send it for repair. The shipping cost is less than the drive back and forth not counting time. Having the original box and packing was great for that. If I lived close I wouldn't keep the boxes.

ktbb

If you anticipate moving or traveling with the machine, it's better to have the box with all the packing materials to have safer travels...other than that - as others have said - keep it thru the warranty period if your paperwork says it's needed for a return/exchange.

DOTTYMO

If you flatten boxes and place under the mattress you see it every time you turn the mattress and it reminds you to check date, under the bed or behind cupboards can be forgotten.

AndysC

Thanks for all the help!

117becca

i'm not a keeper of unneeded things...I guess if i get caught behind the 8ball, then UPS would have to pack it up well for me.l

romanojg

It was suggested to me when I bought my high end machine to keep the box just in case I ever needed to ship it off. I was really happy that I had done that when a yr later I traded it in for a newer model. The person buying it got thier new machine all boxed up like new. I went thru the book and made sure every bobbin, attachment, etc was in there. I have a 400 Kenmore and that box has been long gone. My new Viking Diamond Deluxe is being stored in the shed.

Pat M.

My Brother requested that I keep the box. So make it lay flat and slid under something, couch, bed, etc.

needles3thread

Okay, fold the box flat, but what about storing the styrofoam & other packing stuff?

HouseDragon

We keep every box for electronics and sewing machines. We've moved every ten-fifteen years during our marriage and we packed items back into their boxes before the movers packed us up. Everything packed into its original box with the styrofoam liner arrived in perfect shape. Attics are a good place to store bulky items you only need once in a blue moon.

And guess what? Even though this is our retirement home, DH put all the boxes in the attic as we unpacked.