In all my moves, I never bought a box.
I’ve moved 30 times in my life and never bought a single box......
I’ve never paid money for a box either, and we’ve moved three times in the last seven years.
Having helped about 100 people move then finally having a company paid professional move, I’m all about buying boxes. The pro’s had three sizes of box and they were loaded by weight and not volume. The movers job was easy, they weren’t making stuff fit in the truck and rarely carried more than 40 or so lbs.
My next move will include new purchased boxes.