Really Useful Box Plastic Storage 77 Litre Clear

When the box my Christmas Tree arrived in fell apart one year, I ordered one of the many Christmas Tree bags on amazon. Unfortunately, my tree disassembles, where the branches slot into the tree with a right-angled metal connector. Even just moving the bag a little taking it in and out of storage each year, these metal branch connectors soon started making holes in the fairly thick bag.I started looking for a box to store the tree inane this product came up on the results. I already have several Really Useful storage boxes and really like them so, although I thought this was a little expensive for what it is, I bought one and it arrived quickly.My seven foot tree comes apart into bundles of branches and three poles and a stand - all of which fitted into this box without any problem. It had enough room to fit the small box of Christmas lights in there too.Can't speak to the longevity of the box but it feels decent quality but I'm only going to stack it in the attic space so it should last for years and be better than the bag.My only gripe is that it is a little difficult to carry. There is a locking handle at either of the narrow ends and just above these, are two handholds. This means that you must carry it across your body making it awkward to get through doorways without manhandling it under arm with one of the narrow ends out in front of you. So some sort of strong nylon strap handles fixed at the bottom and centred in the middle so the box can be lifted that way would have been a nice feature.Otherwise the box arrived quickly, packed in a cardboard outer box and was undamaged and delivered fast.. I've bought another for my other tree which cardboard box is showing a lot of wear and tear. Expensive but worth it - at least for me.

I use this to pack away OO gauge hornby trains and track and also fits all my n gauge stuff in. It’s long enough to fit the longest straights they make and wide enough to fit the curved track. Love the “really useful boxes” and I only buy them now. All other brands I’ve had in the past have cracked and broken but never had a problem with these and I have loads on all different sizes. Worth every penny :)

Can't fault this. Arrived fine and on time. No damage. Great size, fitted the 6ft Christmas Tree in no problem and seems very strong.

It is just what I wanted to store my Christmas tree. It is fairly sturdy. Additional strength when the lid is on.The first box that was delivered had a smashed lid and sharp bits on side so I sent it back (it was collected the next day).The replacement arrived very quickly and fortunately was not broken

Really useful boxes are always the best. My craft room is full of them. When the 77 litre came back in stock we ordered two of them as they are brilliant for Christmas decorations

Read the reviews and saw a lot about broken boxes, but the price was so good I ordered 2 and hoped for the best. They both arrived in intact cardboard boxes and were, themselves, unharmed! The length side of one box does bow in a little and not sit snug with the line of the lid, but once stuffed full of my Xmas decorations am sure will be fine. For the price, these are excellent storage options, not just for Christmas, and the bonus is you can get twice the storage, as the massive cardboard boxes they come in are good quality and will be used too!

Really only useful if it actually lasts! My original one was dropped from a small height (few inches) above ground and then shattered into many sharp, potentially dangerous fragments (especially if have small children). I called Really Useful storage but they do not sell replacement lids. Apparently their machine (?Bertha) makes the lid and box together. This to me sounded like total nonsense. Really Useful employ some very patronising customer service lasses! I was fobbed off over the phone by saying I would receive a call back to advise if they had a spare lid they could sell. No such call was received. So another £27 wasted buying a new box and lid from Bertha.

The photo s show the damage to the first delivery I received, which I returned, received the second replacement delivery today, not impressed as the second delivery is also damaged though not as bad as the first. On examination of the box which showed minor marks probably not enough to damage the contents, I can only surmise the container was damaged before being put in the box. Given up now and asking for my money back.