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This Earth Day, try Lendabox - a local company making moving greener!

By Sasha Ridley April 22, 2021

As a military spouse, I’ve definitely googled “how to make moving easier” a couple of times.  Without fail, the universal advice is to get the right moving supplies.  


For our recent move, I decided to do things differently.  After driving all over Arlington picking up moving boxes given to me by kind neighbors,  I started looking online for moving supplies.  That is when I discovered Lendabox!  The Arlington-based company delivered perfectly sized moving boxes to my door and picked them up when I was done with them!  


No slogging through the neighborhoods looking for boxes?  No dealing with the inevitable mounds of boxes and packing paper at the other end of the move?  No guilt about adding perfectly good moving supplies to the landfill because I was ghosted by someone who said they would pick them up?  Yes please! 


The Lendabox model is so clever in its simplicity.  You go to their well-organized website and order a package, and voila, they show up at your door with moving boxes, dish kits, tape, and packing paper.  You pack, move, and stack everything up, and they pick it up at your new home, when you are ready for them.  (And, if you are not ready for them, they will extend your boxes for a small fee – ask me how I know).  


Here’s drop-off day.  My extremely nice driver brought my boxes right to my door.  (Due to COVID-19 protocols, he didn’t enter my home). 

My friend Cyndi came over to help out with the packing, and she was immediately drawn to the awesome green boxes.  They are just so convenient!  There are no boxes to assemble, no tape necessary.  You just grab, pack, and close.  We actually…wait for it…enjoyed packing for a little while and were challenging each other to see how few boxes we could use to pack up a closet or a bathroom.  (Did I mention Cyndi is a very good friend?)  Anyway, it was so satisfying to close up the boxes and stack them up neatly.  It really improved my packing experience! Look how organized they look in my house full of chaos. 

On move day, I appreciated having the peace of mind that these boxes were not going to break, tear, or fall apart.  They slid neatly onto the mover’s dolly, and onto the truck, and then finally, into my new home.  Here they are - we made it!

When it came time to unpack, I just grabbed one off the top and popped it open. I liked not having to deal with cutting open packing tape.   And I loved not having to break down those huge boxes!  Instead, I could just put them in neat stacks, which grew satisfyingly taller with each box I emptied. 

For me, the best thing about Lendabox is that they have an environmentally friendly and sustainable business model.  According to their website, using plastic boxes generates 95% less total solid waste, requires 39% less energy, and generates 29% less total greenhouse gas emissions than cardboard!  

I also love that they are a small business, a women-owned business, and have a local Arlington branch!  It was really satisfying to know that my move was helping a small and local business.  

I also have to give a plug to their amazing customer service!  Due to my less than accurate planning skills, I had to change my drop off and delivery dates a few times, and the process was absolutely seamless.  Rica, their customer service representative, was completely on top of my situation and helpful at every turn. 

If you have an upcoming move in the works, I HIGHLY recommend Lendabox!  It was such a refreshingly different and convenient way to move.   

What you need to know: 

Ordering: All you need is to start at their user-friendly website.  From their, you can choose your package, schedule, and pay – it’s really that easy! 

Website: www.lendabox.com

Customer Service: 703-988-2470

Happy moving and have fun out there!