Where to Rent Moving Boxes in Lafayette (and Why Reusable Wins)
If you’re moving anywhere around Lafayette, you have two options for boxes: buy a stack of cardboard and build them yourself, or rent reusable moving boxes that show up at your door ready to pack. More Acadiana families are choosing the second — here’s why, and how it works.
What “renting moving boxes” actually means
Instead of cardboard, you rent heavy-duty plastic moving totes — 27-gallon bins with snap-on lids. We deliver them (and a dolly) to your door, you pack and move on your own schedule, and when you’re done we come pick them up. No flattening boxes, no hauling cardboard to the curb.
It’s the same model national companies use in big cities — just local, so it’s faster and friendlier.
What it costs
Our packages start at $99 for 20 totes and a dolly, with a full 2-week rental included. Compare that to buying 20 heavy-duty cardboard boxes (well over $100 once you add tape) that you assemble, then throw away. We did the full math here — reusable comes out ahead on both money and time.
Delivery is free within 15 miles of Lafayette, with a small mileage charge beyond that.
Why reusable wins for a Lafayette move
- Louisiana weather. Cardboard soaks up humidity and one pop-up shower can drop a box’s bottom out. Plastic totes are water resistant. (More on moving in our weather.)
- No assembly, no tape. Snap the lid and go.
- They stack tight. You fit more per truckload and load the dolly three high.
- Nothing to dispose of. We haul them off — your curb stays clean.
Serving Lafayette and all of Acadiana
We deliver across the area — Lafayette, Carencro, Scott, Broussard, Youngsville, and beyond. See the full service area or reserve your boxes today.