Side by Side Comparison of: Pratt vs The Boxery

I make and ship plushies and I was buying, two or three at a time, these same size boxes elsewhere for about fifty cents each. When the place I buy them was out of stock for the third week in a row after only carrying about ten boxes to begin with, I decided to see if I could find them somewhere else. I turned to Amazon and found these.The package I got is a 25 count of the 6 by 6 by 6. I ended up saving almost five dollars by buying them in bulk from Amazon instead of the other place and it saved me several trips to the store. The flaps of the box have all the usual information printed on them. Brand name and phone number, bar code, dimensions, certification etc. Since these boxes are made of 100% recycled material, I was actually kind of expecting them to be lower quality than the boxes I normally use. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that they are very thick and sturdy and not at all “cheap” looking or feeling.The one and only issue I have with these boxes is that some of them are cut weird. I have gotten a few boxes that a couple of the flaps are cut short on so it makes a gap when you fold them down. I have gotten several that the flaps are cut too long and when you try to overlap them to tape them down, it makes a raised portion and doesn’t close correctly. While I highly doubt this affects the actual use of the boxes, I felt I should point out. The box will not sit flat if one of the long flaps is on the bottom. You could probably fix it yourself with scissors or a box cutter but I do not bother since it is just a box that I ship out immediately.Aside from the too short and too long flaps, these boxes are really great. I plan to continue buying these as long as they stay below 50 cents each.

I've gone through probably 1,000 of these Pratt boxes over the past year. I do a LOT of shipping, and as such a good quality box is very important to me. The Pratt box is the best combination of value and sturdiness that I have found. I've tried many other cheaper boxes and was left frustrated with thin cardboard and weak glue that separated. Fortunately from my experience this box has had neither of those issues. The glue holds, the cardboard is adequate, and also, and importantly, the boxes dimensions are appropriate. So often you see boxes that have problems because the box cutouts are not appropriate, and when taped, don't line up, so you're left with a box that isn't as sturdy as it should be. This box from my multiple purchases hasn't had that issue. The 6X6X6 size has been very consistent. I don't often review product, but when I do it's either really good or really bad, and fortunately this box has been great!

These boxes are fantastic! Especially for the price. They're easy to put together and both extremely sturdy and extremely light. That counts when you're shipping a lot of items! I was able to fit a well-wrapped mug in the 6x6x6 or two good-size ball ornaments. They arrived tied with zip ties in plastic. Very happy with the purchase.

Great, small & durable bulk corrugated cardboard boxes at a very decent price. These are incredibly sturdy, especially for their size. They work great for my eBay business as do some other bulk boxes I've purchased from Amazon. Definitely purchase your bulk boxes on Amazon versus local office and shipping stores as they are way, way more expensive there. Be sure to search the right size box for your needs and search for the best deals because many sellers on Amazon sell the same item or quality of boxes as others but at wildly different pricing, some of which is way too high while others, like this, is priced right.

I got all my boxes, inside a nice bigger box. Thus, I got a free box with my boxes! Clearly a great success.

great price, sturdy box - wish the free Priority boxes the PO give you were this good.

I ship a lot using these boxes and I have yet had a box that was defective. These are really strong and durable boxes...

I bought these to ship large fishing lures I sold on eBay. They seem to be good quality and I have had no complaints.

These are surprisingly solid boxes considering their price! The walls feel solid and the box is nice and rigid when assembled. I use these boxes to mail DVDs. You can fit about 7 DVD cases stacked on top of each other with around 1.5" L x 0.5" W x 0" H space left inside. I'll be switching to the 8" x 6" x 4" boxes to save on packing material, but I'll definitely be sticking with Pratt, specifically the Pratt PRA0016 boxes.

I sell on eBay, mainly vintage items found at estate sales and auctions. Of all of the box sizes I need, I use this Pratt 9x6x4 the most. 4oz weight is convenient for keeping a package at First Class prices through the USPS instead of Priority rates. Consistent quality, good value, not too big to waste peanuts or bubble wrap to fill empty space, but big enough to allow room to securely wrap and protect vintage items. Easy to fold and tape, ships quickly, withstands the rough & tumble handling of shipping, customers are happy.

When I needed shipping box my first thought was buy local, I was in sticker shock when I saw what locals wanted for small shipping boxes. Then I looked here on Amazon and once again they saved me. The Pratt PRA0023 Recycled Corrugated Cardboard Single Wall Standard Box with C Flute, 9" Length x 6" Width x 4" Height, (Pack of 25) were just what I was looking for and being able to have them shipped Prime made them the perfect item. The boxes are very sturdy and easy to assemble.

These boxes are great for shipping small items. Though they are a very low price, they are not made from thin flimsy cardboard. They are very durable, and I have had no complaints from customers when using these boxes to ship. They items inside always arrive safe and sound.They are large enough for an "internet shipping label" to fit with no worries of overlaps or other issues that may cause your shipping label to be difficult to scan or read.Each box weighs about 3.8 ounces, so they are fairly light weight which helps greatly on shipping costs!

Great price, fast delivery. These boxes are not even. I got a bundle and some are just really lopsided. They still work, but match up a bit funky on the corners. Perfect for my start up business and VERY sturdy.

I like it for the price. I sell my pottery online on etsy [...] RaindropArtistry for that I needed boxes with cheaper price, so that I can keep my shipping expenses low. Each box is half less in price as compared to buying single boxes from the walmart. Quality wise, it is cheap too but gets the job done. Made in USA which is good.

Sturdy little box for general shipping, arrives flat ready for folding. Occasionally I find the corners don't quite meet and I end up covering them with a square of tape, but not severe enough to be a problem. Will reorder more in the future, great for the price point!

These worked great for what I needed it for. I did notice what others said about them not sealing perfectly. It didn't bother my needs but would depend on what you were shipping. So just keep that in mind before ordering.

For the money, you can't beat them. The boxes are NOT cut perfectly so sometimes they look a little strange when you fold it together. I would never buy regular boxes again.

The boxes are quality-made, durable and the perfect size and weight to ship small items (ornaments, small sports memorabilia). Because the boxes are relatively light weight, it still keeps the total weight of the items I ship in them under 13 ounces to qualify for and ship via USPS First Class Mail.One thing I do recommend is waiting until your Amazon basket has at least $$35 worth of items in it before you place your order for these so that these boxes qualify for free shipping. Otherwise they boxes are kind of pricey with the added shipping cost.One thing I don't like is the lid flaps don't always come perfectly together for an even fit and there's a little gap between them. I think the fold lines need to be made deeper so the flaps are more easily folded and manipulated.A minor concern, but that prevented me from giving the boxes 5-stars.

I use the box to ship hats, and it's the perfect size for my baseball hats however I have also noticed that tape does not adhere to the box very well, so I end up using additional tape to make certain box will remain closed. I probably won't purchase again because of this reason.

I've been using these boxes for years and they get the job done. They are all a little misaligned, but not so badly that the boxes won't close or that there are large gaps.

Good box to use if you are sending something very small. Will keep the item secure and safe. Veryel easy and manageable when it is made into a box to be shipped. Can be used by most shipping services and good amount of boxes for the price.

Sturdy box. Folds together with ease. I love that it's a recycled paper product. My only wish is that the box would fit together a bit more snugly at the corners. I usually have to add additional tape to cover the holes at the corners, which I do to prevent water damage in case a package I mail in the box happens to get wet or left out on someone's porch in the rain.

Decent quality and ideal size to ship fragile Complete In Box (CIB) Nintendo NES and Sega CD games.Also the boxes are a little under 4 ounces each (3.8 ounces) which enables me to ship CIB vintage games via USPS First Class and be under the 13 ounce limit.Overall these boxes are excellent and versatile. I would recommend them.

Nice boxes for various uses.

Very meh boxes. They don't line up very well, aren't very square.They worked for their purpose but didn't look nice by any means.

boxes are not cut evenly. need to spend extra time to tape and box correctly... consider the lower price, it deserve 3 star.

These are working ok but I want to source shipping boxes from the same place Amazon does.

Some of the 6 x 6 boxes are a little crooked, but most are okay. I have had to take a couple of them apart to reposition the side flap to straighten up the box, but overall they are okay. A little more light weight than what I anticipated. I will probably reorder this brand in the future in this size.

I have bought these previously and loved them. This time, they were not folded right during assembly/gluing, so they're all a little crooked. Some I've had to take apart and tape together to work right.

These boxes are fine, but definitely seem to close up a little loose. Once I switched the flaps that were under/over that seemed to help, and they fit more snuggly. Can't argue wit the price.

I often ship medium-ish items and was tired of searching for a box to reuse, so I figured I'd lay in stock of some Brand New Boxes. These were the right price and I liked that they were made in the USA. The size is great for things like kids' clothes and shoes; host gifts for my direct sales company; trade paperbacks; etc. They seem sturdy. The one complaint I have is that tape doesn't want to stick to them. I have never encountered this before but it's like it just is too smooth a surface or something - packing tape kind of wants to skim and slip off. I have to make sure to press the end down firmly before turning the corner to tape the flaps shut because if I don't it just kind of slides off. I'm not sure I'd repurchase just because of this. I tried a few brands of tape and ran into it with all of them.

This is a very nice size box, and price was fair. The only reason for the mediocre rating is that there is something about this cardboard that makes my tape barely stick to it. I need to make sure that any tape I put on wraps all the way around the box and back onto itself. I discovered this after getting some merchandise ready to ship one night, and finding by morning that the tape was loose in multiple locations. Maybe it's the recycled cardboard. I'll likely be careful about ordering boxes more made out of recycled materials going forward. No other box has given me this problem. Other than that, which I now know how to deal with, the boxes seem fine.

Overall, these are very good boxes. I would re-buy.

The boxes we sent unsecured and the corners were bent.

These were a little flimsy, but served the purpose.. I only needed 5 but they will come in handy and again the pricewas right.

I rarely write a review, but after seeing multiple 5 star reviews on these boxes I had to comment.I ship a lot of smaller items and 8X6X4 or 9X6X4 are the perfect size for many of my items.The cardboard used to make the boxes is of a decent quality.I use several sizes of small boxes and have purchased Pratt several times in different sizes.The issue is with the construction of the boxes themselves.The boxes seem to be cut improperly, as the flaps are not straight and do not line up properly.Also when they are glued to form a box, they are all glued haphazardly and not squared.This makes some of the boxes very difficult to tape up for shipping.Every bundle of boxes that I have purchased have the same issue.I don't know if Amazon is receiving seconds or if Pratt has poor quality control.Don't get me wrong, I will continue to use them as long as the boxes are fairly inexpensive.They are just not close to a 5 star product.5 star for cost, 4 star for materials, but 2-3 stars for construction.

These boxes were not well put together; the edges did not meet up squarely. Good price, but not well enough put together.

These boxes actually are 6.5 inches in height making them too tall for my shipping needs.The construction and quality of the boxes are quite poor as well. Many of them arrived punctured and with manufacturing defects.Overall the boxes feel flimsy and very poor quality. I would not recommend them.

These boxes don't fold right. I had to adjust all of them. Otherwise they are ok.

They actually measure 6x6x6.5, not 6x6x6 as stated. This might be fine for some but I'm using them to case-pack products and now they don't fit in the cases.

Not very consistent with the the glueing of the box (which is also found on the 6x6x6's but they are good for the price.

I been buying these boxes for a few years now and the quality of the boxes has decreased with time. Walls are too thin and flimsy now you can bend the walls so easy with your hands, regardless of what crush rate the box shows if you plan to ship any sort of possible fragile items this is not for you there are better options out there.

Products dimensions are physically larger than stated. Making product useless for any application where accuracy of tolerances is need. Decent boxes as far as construction and weight of cardboard, but for us and our uses completely useless.

1/4th of the boxes were damaged on the edge by a 1" pole or something.

The boxes are ok, the packaging was bad. The first four boxes of the pile were broken and bent at one side.

It was not what I expected. It didn't work for me. So, I couldn't use it. I still have the boxes.

Packing tape does not stick to it. Even securing it with several layers of packing tape, it still comes off. Very disappointed, won't order these again.

Miserable quality!!!!!

I bought these in both the 5inches square and 6 inch square sizing and both were garbage. They were manufactured wrong and glued together incorrectly leaving a huge cockeyed gap when tying to use. (Big enough that weather/dirt can go in, product can fall out) Ripping apart and putting together the correct way was not an option because I'm not looking for tacky with $$$ in tape to send out my items. I have learned my lesson on these to open and inspect even if I'm not out of my other supplies as the time frame to return has passed and I have 4 bundles of useless factory thirds.

Constantly came untaped and most of them came damaged. Never again.

Count your boxes. We are receiving these regularly with less than 100 in total.

So. Small.

too small!