Moving Totes vs U-Haul Boxes in Daytona Beach: Price, Pickup and Hassle

Yes. The Easy Pak Moving Box Kit is listed at $69.95 as of Oct 2026. U-Haul describes it as sized for a studio or one-bedroom apartment.

U-Haul also sells a Dish Saver Kit for $14.95. It includes one Dishsaver Glass Pack Box, a five-piece cell divider and 32 foam pouches, enough for up to 8 place settings. U-Haul links to larger household and apartment kits too, but their prices weren't shown on the page we checked.

Per container, cardboard looks cheaper. Our totes are 27 gallons, about 3.6 cubic feet each, so 40 totes hold roughly 144 cubic feet. Matching that with U-Haul large boxes takes about 32 boxes, around $79 at the bundle price.

That number leaves a lot out. You also need tape and a dispenser, markers, a box knife and a trip to the store, and the Easy Pak kit alone is $69.95 for a studio. Then every box has to be built, taped and labeled.

After the move, cardboard becomes a chore: flattening dozens of boxes and fitting them into recycling over several weeks. Totes skip all of it, because we take the empties away.

So compare your whole move, not one box. For a local move finished within a week or two, totes usually save hours and a pile of trash for a similar total.

Totes fit best for local moves inside our area, finished within a week or two. They suit busy households, condo moves with elevators and tight hallways, and anyone who hates taping boxes. Uniform totes with lids also stack evenly in a truck, and plastic shrugs off a wet driveway better than cardboard.

Daytona Moving Bins Co. drops clean totes at your door and picks up the empty totes at your new place. We don't move furniture or loaded totes; you or your helpers do the moving. If that matches your plan, see how it works or find the right package size.