Customer Reviews for Staples - Medium Duty 60% Recycled EZ Fold Corrugated File Box Lift Off Lid, Letter Size, 12/Carton - White/Gray
Customer Rating
3
Not the easiest to put together
on August 4, 2025
Posted by: MARY W.
These were much cheaper than the other brands available so for me ultimately they were worth getting. The directions however were not the best. Creating the top was no problem. When creating the box itself there's one awkward moment when you are needing to slide a cardboard side into place with two other cardboard sides in order to create the floor or bottom of the box (the bottom). The directions are not helpful at this moment. I only figured out by myself that I had to take the initiative of awkwardly bending one of the cardboard sides in order to complete this step. If you get past this moment you suddenly have a box. But decent directions would have been nice. Less wasting of my time figuring this step out would have been nice. One piece of advice: When you first unwrap the box really stare at the diagram to get the box in the right position before you start. Match it exactly before moving on to the next step.
The file box multipack that I ordered online was model 33250 but when picked up was given Basic Duty boxes. This happened 2 times even with more than an hour of assistance from Staples Chat. The 33250 file boxes are much sturdier and superior to the flimsy newer Basic Duty boxes. I believe the 33250 model has been replaced by the Basic Duty flimsy boxes. The online advertising is deceiving! Please bring back the true quality 33250 boxes.
I found the corrugated cardboard boxes to be a bit lacking. The lid corners seem to have a tendency to tear. I ended up reinforcing mine with duct tape which also helps to keep the lid corners inside their slots. Instructions/diagrams to put the boxes together were easy to understand. A suggestion to Staples/manufacturer - these may be "economy" storage boxes but please indicate weight that the boxes can hold.