# SparkFun Shipping Boxes

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-shipping-boxes/17200>\
**Category:** New Product Ideas\
**Created:** [August 31, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-shipping-boxes/17200 "2010-08-31T20:16:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![frank26080115](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/frank26080115/32/6529_2.png) [@frank26080115](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/frank26080115)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-shipping-boxes/17200/1 "2010-08-31T20:16:31Z")

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those 5.25" x 4" red boxes are awesome as project enclosures, and the larger version are great for storage.

i’d like to see what kind of box my order will arrive in, if it’s too big for the 5.25x4 box, i would definitely pay an extra bit of money to see my order arrive in two smaller boxes instead of one large box.

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**Author:** ![kscharf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@kscharf](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/kscharf)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-shipping-boxes/17200/2 "2010-10-19T13:12:50Z")

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> frank26080115:  
> those 5.25" x 4" red boxes are awesome as project enclosures, and the larger version are great for storage.
> 
> i’d like to see what kind of box my order will arrive in, if it’s too big for the 5.25x4 box, i would definitely pay an extra bit of money to see my order arrive in two smaller boxes instead of one large box.

Well maybe Sparkfun can sell the empty boxes (broken down) for the stated use. If enough people can use these things Sparkfun will have to buy them in greater numbers, and will get them cheaper and maybe they can charge less for shipping!

It’s a win-win!