<p>If you can't sell them making sand castles with them is an option I suppose. I would stick them in the loft for the future though if it were me. Simply because if you ever sell your LEGO boxed sets are always better and command a higher price.</p>

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2015-06-20T10:58:11.493Z
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lizardking2
<p>I don't find them very useful for storing bricks, but have used them as interim storage during a massive sorting project.  Also used 2 to grow tomatoes last year, but they tipped over frequently.  Best use I've found is as a small wastepaper basket.  (I recycle most paper, but I don't know what else to call a small trash receptacle.)</p>

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Bob
<p>Well the buckets themselves have value.
If you can't use them you could sell them to people who want them.</p>

<p>Your example set #5560 has an original box only listing on BrickLink, as do many other of the brick boxes, run a search for "brick box" you'll find lots.</p>

<p>The prices vary from a few dollars, to ~$20 for you example. They don't seem to be big sellers, but there are some sales.</p>

<p>If you have a lot of them and/or you want them gone quicker set up an eBay listing for all of them.</p>

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2015-05-01T14:50:26.993Z
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Josh King
<p>We have several bucket sets like #5560. </p>

<p>Now that our collection is growing, it's becoming harder to find what we need in the buckets even though we have them sorted by color. Plus they are in a rather tall, wobbly stack in a corner and they keep getting knocked over. </p>

<p>So I'm thinking of organizing the bricks into small drawers and getting rid of the buckets entirely. But that leaves me with a million ugly pink and blue buckets that have no purpose. </p>

<p>I'm big on repurposing items rather than throwing them away. So tell me: what can I use these buckets for rather than storing LEGO bricks?</p>

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2015-04-20T16:03:18.510Z
"What can I use these buckets for rather than storing LEGO bricks?" Do you want to use these buckets for uses other than storing LEGO or storing stuff in general?
Ambo100
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2015-04-28T06:59:58.280Z
anything!  I just don't want to throw them in the landfill/ocean or have them sitting around taking up space.  They no longer work for storing/organizing lego bricks so I want to give them another purpose.
Karen
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2015-06-01T09:51:23.210Z
Theoretically you could use them as an inner support structure for large scale buildings like mountains or warehouses. I have no experience with it but it would technically keep such a large build 100% LEGO, while reducing its cost and weight.
zovits
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2015-07-10T01:48:04.487Z
I wish I had enough Lego to justify something like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPDolqztmBc)
user2813274
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Do you use the plastic buckets for purposes other than organizing your bricks?
Karen
# Do you use the plastic buckets for purposes other than organizing your bricks?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-17)

We have several bucket sets like #5560.

Now that our collection is growing, it's becoming harder to find what we need in the buckets even though we have them sorted by color. Plus they are in a rather tall, wobbly stack in a corner and they keep getting knocked over.

So I'm thinking of organizing the bricks into small drawers and getting rid of the buckets entirely. But that leaves me with a million ugly pink and blue buckets that have no purpose.

I'm big on repurposing items rather than throwing them away. So tell me: what can I use these buckets for rather than storing LEGO bricks?

**Tags:** piece-information, storage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "What can I use these buckets for rather than storing LEGO bricks?" Do you want to use these buckets for uses other than storing LEGO or storing stuff in general?  
> **username_0**: anything!  I just don't want to throw them in the landfill/ocean or have them sitting around taking up space.  They no longer work for storing/organizing lego bricks so I want to give them another purpose.  
> **username_2**: Theoretically you could use them as an inner support structure for large scale buildings like mountains or warehouses. I have no experience with it but it would technically keep such a large build 100% LEGO, while reducing its cost and weight.  
> **username_3**: I wish I had enough Lego to justify something like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPDolqztmBc)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-06-20. Score: 1

If you can't sell them making sand castles with them is an option I suppose. I would stick them in the loft for the future though if it were me. Simply because if you ever sell your LEGO boxed sets are always better and command a higher price.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-07-09. Score: 1

I don't find them very useful for storing bricks, but have used them as interim storage during a massive sorting project. Also used 2 to grow tomatoes last year, but they tipped over frequently. Best use I've found is as a small wastepaper basket. (I recycle most paper, but I don't know what else to call a small trash receptacle.)


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### Answer by username_6 on 2015-05-01. Score: 1

Well the buckets themselves have value.
If you can't use them you could sell them to people who want them.

Your example set #5560 has an original box only listing on BrickLink, as do many other of the brick boxes, run a search for "brick box" you'll find lots.

The prices vary from a few dollars, to ~$20 for you example. They don't seem to be big sellers, but there are some sales.

If you have a lot of them and/or you want them gone quicker set up an eBay listing for all of them.


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