Well I used to live in the Bay Area...

And now I don't. Things are a bit more rational elsewhere its appears! (But far from perfect, and no good sourdough, no wine country and no great bridges where we live now!)
@BayShopper22 wrote:
@Cassiespark wrote:
I buy the 12x12x12 boxes in bulk and use them all the time. they will have the dimensions printed on the bottom, in case the clerk needs to reference that.
In a perfect world …
I’ve had clerks tell me that the printed dimensions have to be verified or that they are the interior dimensions. I’m glad you have reasonable clerks.