Cardboard Box (New Horizons)

	Cardboard Series
	; Variation shown: Plain;
120 Bells; 110 Poki	30 Bells
	1.0 × 1.0
Obtain via	Resident Services Tent (Bought from Timmy); Nook's Cranny;
Customize	Cyrus: 1,000 Bells; 7 variations
HHA themes	Workshop / Supermarket
HHA points	103
Variations
In other games
	Doubutsu no Mori e+ (Apple Cardboard); , Doubutsu no Mori e+ (Mandarin Cardboard); Wild World (Cardboard Box);
	Names in other languages ダンボール; 纸箱; boîte en carton; caja de cartón; scatolone; картонная коробка 종이 박스; 紙箱; boîte en carton; caja de cartón; Karton; kartonnen doos

The Cardboard Box is a miscellaneous furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It is part of the Cardboard Series. As a miscellaneous item, it can be placed on either the ground or on the surfaces of tables and other similar furniture items that have surfaces for items. The item's top surface can be used to place smaller items, such as other miscellaneous furniture.

The Cardboard Box can be obtained from either Timmy at the Resident Services Tent before building Nook's Cranny, or from Nook's Cranny once it has been opened for 120 Bells. The item's variation can be customized by Cyrus at Harv's Island for 1,000 Bells. It also has a chance of randomly appearing in the Resident Services recycle box each day.

This item appears in the homes of Audie, Barold, Benjamin, Big Top, Billy, Bones, Buck, Cheri, Chief, Claude, Cleo, Cobb, Curt, Dobie, Eugene, Freckles, Gala, Hornsby, Hugh, Jacob, Katt, Keaton, Kevin, Kid Cat, Leonardo, Stinky, Stu, Tabby, Tangy, Wart Jr., and Zucker. As a result, this item has a chance to be purchasable by the player if they were invited by any of the preceding villagers.

In Happy Home Paradise, this item is available for use in designing after completing six vacation homes and the school facility. Antonio‎‎, Apple‎‎, Blaire‎‎, Boris‎‎, Cheri‎‎, Chief‎‎, Chow‎‎, Cobb‎‎, Cyrano‎‎, Deena‎‎, Elmer‎‎, Gaston‎‎, Graham‎‎, Harry‎‎, Hazel‎‎, Hugh‎‎, Kid Cat‎‎, Monty‎‎, Murphy‎‎, Nate‎‎, Pashmina‎‎, Pippy‎‎, Punchy‎‎, Rasher‎‎, Rizzo‎‎, Rocco‎‎, Shep‎‎, Simon‎‎, Sprocket‎‎, Sydney‎‎, Tasha‎‎, and Teddy‎‎ feature this item in their order list when designing their vacation home. The item is also featured in the order list of the apparel shop‎‎.

In the designing process of Happy Home Paradise, Blaire‎‎, Nate‎‎, and Teddy‎‎ require this item to be placed in or outside their vacation home. This item is also required as one of the tables for the dining hall at the café, as one of the tables for the dining hall at the restaurant, and as one of the desks for the classroom at the school.

After unlocking this item in Happy Home Paradise, the item can be purchased from Wardell's catalog for 110 Poki.

Variations

The Cardboard Box has 7 variations.

Plain Yellow Yellow	Labeled Yellow Blue	Oranges Yellow Orange	Apples White Red	Peaches White Pink	Pears White Green	Cherries Yellow Red

Use in crafting

The Cardboard Box is used as a crafting material in the DIY recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Item	Type	Available from	Materials
Cardboard Table	Furniture	Peppy villager	4× Cardboard Box
Gift Pile	Furniture	Jingle	3× Red Wrapping Paper 1× Wooden-Block Toy 1× Cardboard Box
Pile of Cardboard Boxes	Furniture	Lazy villager	3× Cardboard Box
Cardboard Bed	Furniture	Lazy villager	4× Cardboard Box
Medium Cardboard Boxes	Furniture	Lazy villager	4× Cardboard Box
Cardboard Chair	Furniture	Lazy villager	1× Cardboard Box
Large Cardboard Boxes	Furniture	Lazy villager	5× Cardboard Box
Cardboard Sofa	Furniture	Peppy villager	2× Cardboard Box
Small Cardboard Boxes	Furniture	Peppy villager	2× Cardboard Box

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Total Cardboard Boxes needed to craft all available items: 26.