Thank you so much 🙏 Just bought a 10 pack at staples and modified them in under an hour. Absolutely perfect. Thanks!

Thank you for this. I only have about 1000 CDs. I honestly don’t listen to them anymore because of convenience reason but I will never get rid of them. Same with DVDs. This is perfect.

I watched this a few times in recent weeks and always thought it was pretty cool So today I finally went to Staples and picked up some of these boxes. A 15-Pak was $29 which I thought was reasonable. I just finished making a few and they came out really good. Thanks for showing this!!

Btw- you don’t have to trim the excess flap material with the box handle in it. You can fold them over the full box of CD’s before placing the cover in. Whats good about this is that you can remove the cover, fold them open, and use the handles!

A great video! I've been a commercial and fine artist for over 35 years! When I go out and get my boxes, I will have no problem Decorating them and making them more personal! 😉

Thanks Brandon. Great suggestion-- it worked really well. The box is a standard letter/legal banker's storage box, 15 x 12 x 10 , as I was a bit confused when I couldn't find the Staples brand. I found a 10 pack at Walmart for $19. Thanks again!!

In the UK there is a very well known and long running children's TV show called Blue Peter, which is famous for demonstrations of how to make all sorts of items using cardboard, scissors, glue and all kinds of stuff. I think you just passed the audition for the next presenter! Great stuff as always.

Brilliant!! Love it, cut down a bankers box!

this worked perfectly. I ordered a bunch of these boxes, cut them down as instructed, and now getting my crazy CD collection in better order.

Thanks so much. I searched for plastic or cardboard CD storage and found nothing suitable. I was storing them in similar bankers boxes, but not cut down, so they were 2 CD's high, and you could not access the bottom ones easily. The boxes even protected the CDs in my damp basement. This is just perfect. It even eliminates the hand holes which were letting in humidity. And half the weight!

just ordered a bunch of those boxes...finally, after many years of being disorganized i will be able to find my music easily...thanks for putting this video together...

It was such a small detail, but thank you for taking the time to briefly tell us how to read a ruler. I already know how, but I'm sure someone benefitted from it!

Love those boxes. Its a very good way to keep your collection safe.

Awesome! I've been waiting for the how to video as you promised. You explained and demonstrated perfectly. I used the same boxes for years, but did not customize them. I had lots of wasted space in the boxes and in my room. I'm sure you are happy with your career, but you would make a good teacher! Thank you! Rick

Omg thank you! This is perfect! Will try it. Thanks!

Awesome video! I've been looking for the proper storage for my cds and dvds. Thanks so much for sharing this information.

Got a pack of 10 this weekend and started making these. Thank you for the great video.

Great Video!! Always good to know how to. I’m enjoying your content.

Thanks for the video. It was a big help.

A really great video. I have banker’s boxes on the way now.

I'm going to go to Staples and grab some of these, great video Brendon. ♪

Beautiful ergonomics. Great alternative to bookshelf media displays. ;)

Great information!

Thank you!

Awesome! Thanks!

Perfect timing. I’m moving in a few weeks.

Awesome video. I go back and forth with how to store my CDs. I have most of them with all the art in plastic sleeves, but I still think this idea would work. I need to store but also,be able to grab various for listening or display. I have always thought your boxes would look great if you decorated them with solid spray paint or band logos.

This was very helpful! I now have all my CDs in these boxes (except the oversize ones, of course.) Any chance you have a similar hack for cassettes? i don't want to display them, just store them!

Hey Brendon. I had a bit of storage issue with my CD collection (double stacked in Kallax cube!!) until trying your idea in this vid. Slight tweak with measurements for metric here is Aust but thanks heaps for the tip. Worked well for me.

I have over 16,000 CDs including several hundred box sets of various sizes all in one room and all on display with easy access to every title. Everything is in alphabetical order. I also organize each artist in order of original release date oldest to newest within the alphabetical order. Every spine is viewable. I custom built standard CD jewel case size shelving along each wall from floor to 10’ ceiling with the reachable top shelves deeper that are deep enough to hold any oversize box set. The box sets follow alphabetically by artist the standard jewel case CDs below them - all the way around the room. I added controllable lighting in eight sets around the room so that every title is lit and easily readable. The room is large enough to include on one end a top end audio system with 18 different playback and recording formats that are controlled in a central mix system. My 8,000 vinyl albums and 45’s are housed in this floor to ceiling system cabinet. At the other end of the room a current vintage large widescreen offers glorious video with awesome surround sound. My many music videos flank the big screen TV. The head in the system sends audio to all rooms of my three story home as well as to all sides of the exterior of my home so that I can hear audio anywhere in my yard and garden. I have a custom German handmade 9.2 surround system in this studio room as well as stereo or surround in all of the rooms of my home. Been collecting since I was five starting in 1964 with “Introducing The Beatles”. May sound like a brag. Not my intention. I am a music nut like the rest of you and I assembled this piece by piece over these many years and I chose a profession in the pro audio industry that gave me the contacts and the means for assembling what I have today. I haven’t many years left but I will enjoy what is to come. Thank you for reading this.

Hi Brendan. My available display space is taken up by my 6.500 LPs, so I am left with having to store my approximately 8,000 CDs in a number of 64 or 56 liter plastic tote boxes in the basement. I can fit about 300 CDs in each tote. I try to keep them organized by genre and alphabetically within the genre, but I sometimes give up. I have to store the totes in our unfinished basement because of lack of display space in the house. They are stackable and the plastic material and tight lids protect the CDs from moisture, mice, dust, or any other threats. When I want to listen to my CDs, I blindly choose a box and listen to the CDs in it for about 2 to 4 weeks, and in the process rediscover many forgotten gems. The downside is that I do not know where a specific CD is stored. I will have to reorganize them so that they are completely in order within each tote. That will be a big project!

Great idea and instructions.

that's a great idea cutting those down. I used the same boxes when we moved in 2006 and didn't cut them down - they fit in well but you had to dig to find them - I left them in the garage and mice got to some of the boxes.

Seems like a brilliant idea for me to store my music discs. As someone with no box cutting skills, is this difficult?

I use this system for my overflow, but I don’t really like it because I have to dig through stacks to get what I want and everything’s out of sight (I often choose what to listen to by perusing the collection). But once you hit your space limit, something like this is pretty much your only option.

Thank you.

A video about some of your favorites music DVDs/Blu-rays would be cool! :) I love Kiss Rocks Vegas, I own the 2 Vinyl set with the DVD. Great video btw, all though we use the metric system in Sweden haha

Do you have a link of that cutting tool? I bought a bigger box cutter but it doesn't work very well for this.

Watched the previous video on CD storage. You mentioned the box of Scorpios CDs. What type of box was used for your collection? Are they available in packs like the Staples boxes? Item Number? Thanks!

Hey Brendon-- I'm having trouble finding this exact box. It looks like it should be 15 x 10 x 6, but I saw another commenter say 15 x 12 x 10. Appreciate your helpful content!

@Brendon Snyder Can these boxes be turned upright on their sides so the cd spines are vertical and stacked?

I have used the boxes that copy paper comes in, which I was able to save from the trash at the office before I retired. I got two rows wide and two high in each box. I wonder how your solution compares with expensive "barrier board" boxes sold by companies like Bags Unlimited"? I'm getting ready to preserve some M-disc media, so I want a solution that will match the tens to hundreds of years survivability of M-disc. Of course, I will likely use your Staples box solution for regular CDs and DVDs. On further tip, get some pieces of wood or particle board shelving to place on concrete floors (basements and storage units) beneath the bottom box to prevent water damage due to condensation.

Brendon: Thank you for this! I've been trying to find out from your channel how you keep track of all of your boxed CDs. I don't see any markings at all on any of your white bankers boxes. How do you know which CDs are in each box?

@ Brendon Snyder do you heard all the cds?

Hi Brendon, I was wondering since you have so many boxes of cd's do you have them stored in alphabetical order or do you remember exactly where every cd you want to listen to which box there in? Thank you! Stephen

Thanks

Thanks for the idea Brandon, I’m moving soon and am looking for these boxes and like others I’m finding them to be slightly different dimensions. Could you pretty please give the dimensions of your specific boxes. Simply “banker” box has variations; sometimes slightly and sometimes more dramatically. Thanks, you are a life saver! Also, I’m finding a wide array of prices per quantity.

Those boxes are made to hold file folders right?

The box design has now changed slightly. It’s called FastFold. You still measure up 5 7/8” from the bottom but it’s a little different than in the video. Just mark it, make a first cut, then fold the box to correct shape and finish the cut. You’ll see what I mean when you get the box.

My Solution for Overflow CDs.........Rent A Larger Place & By more shelving....I Like to have my Collection Displayed Like A Library...I Know its Not always Practical in NYC...

Brendon, I love this video. It looks like Staples has updated the look of the 33250 boxes as I find it challenging to locate the ones you have in your video, which is a pity because I love white space above the 33250 for labeling box contents. Would cutting down any bank storage box still work with the 5-7/8” dimensions?

Do you have a picture or anything to show how well the blu rays fill out the boxes? I collect blu rays and am curious to see how well it will fit to a box and how many before I buy the boxes. In the video you showed with a dvd but im curious if it was only blu rays completely filled out

Iris Large Media Storage Box from the Container Store. They are little on the expensive side but they're great! It $26 bucks now. I paid $15 to $18 bucks a few years ago.

Brendon, Do you collect vinyl? Do you have any tips for vinyl storage? Could the same boxes work for them or would you need something a bit taller? Thanks! Rick

Great video. As someone who works in the corrugated packing industry, it's kind of cringey to see all those blisters on the inside of the box. The glue that holds everything together is starch and it can get a bit brittle if things are not done right. At the point of purchase, just give the corner of each box a twist to make sure there's no snap-crackle-pop. I used boxes like this to store my lesser-listened CDs - but I made my own! :) It's worth repeating the point about the knife: There's nothing more dangerous than using a dull knife to cut this material + go slowly. *Sharp and slow is the way to go.*

The equivalent at OfficeDepot/Max is Item # 1493371 (Banker's Box 10x12x15). It worked great. I find the spacing gives me 87 CD's per box, not 90. I don't want them that tight. I cut mine to 6 inches, which literally gives me 1/8 inch clearance on the box. My collection ran to 12 boxes with a little bit of space, because, yeah, sorting and grouping is going to be a problem. This video gets a thumbs up.

hi, like the video very much. what type of knife do you use to cut the boxes? thanks.

I don’t have a Staples near me. Are there any other boxes that will be suitable? Thank you enjoying your channel

thats cool man! ...i dont have as many as u do, but ive got decent size collection, around a thousand or so, & that would be a great way of storing them so i dont haveta go thru & empty a couple of huge boxes out into the floor just to find one cd ...ill haveta take a measurement just to make sure, but if that fits under my bed, im doing that! ...so in advance, i thank u ...& if she gets half her closet back, im pretty sure my wife will want to say thank u as well (haha) 'priciate ya dude, thanx & god bless

gracias Brendon, podrías darnos una biografía de ti, para conocer mas al maestro del canal

Brendon, How are you? I needed to ask you for some advice. I'm having fun making the boxes for my cd collection. It works great for the normal jewel case cds. I can easily fit 3 across to ultimately get 90 cds in a box. However, I'm having some difficulty with the non jewel case cds. Most digi packs are the same size, however, many digi packs come in slightly larger sizes. I'm trying to keep my collection in alphabetical order, but the size differences is making difficult to do that. I'm sure you have encountered the same problem? How do you make it work? Thanks! Rick

Does Staples still make the 33250 box? I went to Staples today and couldn't find them and the store clerk was no help. Thank you.

Hello Brendon. Could you help me please?... I want to transfer my cd's and I would like to advice me the dimensions of the boxes you use. Thank you so very much! Cheers from Greece!

How many high can you stack these? Do any on the bottom end up with damaged CDs?

Very nice idea: Just curious, after cutting this down, would this possibly fit underneath a bed? That's where I'm trying to store all my CD's

I'm thinking about doing this. I wish those boxes were taller for records to fit in.

What CD player do you use you should make a video

It is perfekt and very easy to handle. Excellent idea. Did you label the boxes to find something quickly?Do you have lists where a special Cd or DVD is?

Will my cd cases last forever if there untouched or will they get damaged over time by just being in a room ?

I went to Staples and online i dont see these boxs for sale .

How sturdy are these when stacked? 90 CDs is about 9Kg based on the average 100g per Jewel case weight, which means the bottom box of a 3-high stack is under 18Kg. Have you found any problems in regards to that? If those boxes in the background are full then I suspect not as they are about 10 boxes high. I didn't realise how heavy CDs were until I filled a much bigger storage box with them and then couldn't move it. Storing them in smaller boxes is perfect if they can handle the load.

I have a lot of cds but I don't buy every album just to have it

I’ve conserved space by converting a lot of my CDs and DVDs into MM Design Discsox Sleeves.

I need to get rid of the Jewell cases to have more space.

those are called banker boxes if im not mistaken

I also prefer store cds in boxes, rather than exposed shelves but, is a pain on the ass take a cd from, by example I see on the back left that you have 10 boxes!!! one in the top of the other, so just try to get one cd from box #2 on the bottom, you need remove 8 boxes from the top. At this point it seems boxes are for people that never listen the cds and just want storage.

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