File It Box Review
Posted on April 15, 2009 by LJ
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Disclaimer: I received a sample of this product with a request that I review it for my blog. I have no connection with the company outside of this.
A few weeks ago I was asked to review a product called the FileIt box. At the time, I had just written an article about filing heresy (see Filing Heresy: One Box Filing). I thought this product would be worth looking at in this light and agreed.
File It Boxes can be found on their website is www.fileitbox.com They offer three sizes: 4″ x 8″, letter and legal. The boxes can be used together as a closed box, or used separately on top and bottom for expanded filing capacity.
The company representative said it best:
“The File It Box was developed to replace big bulky boxes that are only partially filled and do not fit on shelves very well. File It Boxes fit on open shelves, in most filing cabinets, lateral files, open on desks and much more. Not very person needs big bulky boxes. With File It Box you can separate different types of information in a organized space.”
These boxes, made out of heavy-duty cardboard, have two parts: two open topped containers that slide together to make a covered box, with an opening for inserting the provided handle.
Review
Assembly. Assembly was a snap. Take one of each of the bottom and top, do some folds along pre-scored lines, push the tabs together in the order shown, and viola! A box. It slid together with no problems.
I thought it might be difficult to get the boxes apart again, but all it took was putting my fingers in the open holes and pushing the bottom out. Once the box was loaded, there was no difficulty in getting the box apart.
Size. The description claimed that the boxes will fit in most filing cabinets. I have two standard home office cabinets at home. The boxes would not fit with the hanging bars in place, but once I removed the file folder hangers, the boxes slid in. It was a bit tight, but they still fit.
Stand-alone. The claim that the boxes will stand alone is very true. This is heavy-duty cardboard, and it stands up with no problems. It is much more sturdy than the magazine holders I am currently using to organize receipts and warranties.
Surprising application. I am a semi-pro musician, and I have music. A LOT of music. Most music is also slightly bigger than the standard letter size. It doesn’t do well in filing cabinets because of the soft covers, and I currently have two magazine racks in which I store tightly packed music upright. I decided to try the box on the music. I was amazed. All of my American-printed music slid right into the box. While I would not keep the standard black-and-white file box in plain sight in my music studio, it can easily be covered with paper to make it fit into the decor.
Results
I am impressed with the product. I can see a multitude of uses for this, beyond the standard one-box filing. Warranties, music, craft projects, scrapbooking, all would benefit from using the File It Box.
Contest
In order to pass this product on to my readers, I will be giving away four of the File It Boxes, letter sized, in a contest announced on Saturday 4/18. Look for that!
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