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Boxes of Love Project
The holidays can be a hard time of year, and it’s heartbreaking to think of even one child hurting this Christmas. This year we are giving back by putting together Boxes of Love for precious babies and children entering foster care. We are partnering up with two...

5 Tips for Simplifying Your Move
No matter how you look at it, moving is complicated. Getting yourself, your family, and all of your belongings from one place to another is a difficult task. Thankfully, you can do several things to simplify the moving process. From finding a good shipping container...

Here’s How Shipping Containers Can Make Your Life Easier
Whether you’re moving soon or need some extra storage space, shipping containers can help you simplify your life. Storing and shipping your things is enough of a hassle as it is. If you keep an eye out for a shipping container for sale, you can reduce a lot of that...

4 Quick Tips for Finding the Right Shipping Containers
Looking for shipping containers? In that case, getting started may seem a little overwhelming. After all, they are a fairly rare purchase. They’re not like clothes, groceries, and other things that you buy regularly. That’s why we’ve put together these four quick...

Make Moving Day Simple: How to Plan Ahead for Your Move
There’s no getting around it. Moving is stressful. However, if you plan ahead, it doesn’t have to be too hectic. Here are some tips for planning ahead in your move.

Bellingham Fun: Meet Our Ski to Sea Team 2019
We are so proud of our Plain and Simple Box team. Last year, many of these young athletes were high school seniors, and we were so excited to catch up with them and learn what they’ve been up to the past year.

Ross Black named Washington’s Small Business Person of the Year
Congratulations, Ross, for winning Washington’s Small Business Person of the Year Award! Read about his journey and what to expect at the National Small Business Week 2019.

All About Containers: How are Shipping Containers Made?
Since their inception, shipping containers have transformed the shipping industry. These uniform boxes travel around the world, able to easily transport from trucks to trains to ships. The revolutionary design was inspired, but what makes shipping containers so...

How to Get Involved in Your Community
We don't get shy talking about our activities in the communities where Simple Box has locations. We love being active members in the community because we believe people matter more than things. We've seen that by working together we can do a lot of good, and there is...

Getting to Know You: Simple Box’s Experience at the Whatcom County Home & Garden Show
At the beginning of March, we had the unending pleasure of participating as a vendor at the Whatcom County Home & Garden Show. For three full days, we had a blast talking to attendees, getting to show off our 8’ x 10’ exhibition box, and–perhaps the most exciting part–we gave away tons of coupons, Simple Box coffee mugs (with coffee inside), and more!