MY MUST HAVE MOVING TIPS / HOW TO PACK

My Must-Have Moving Tips & How To Pack.

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[samantham]

One of my favorite tips from our last move was to create a Day 1 box. A roll of paper towels, a pair of scissors, hand soap, paper plates and cups, a couple of trash bags, a container of Clorox wipes. Anything that we would need from the get go to get unpacked and going. It was the box we took with us (not with the movers) and first box in the house. It made a WORLD of difference.

[HereWithJesus]

I used to work at one of our local grocery stores in the produce dept and we were happy to save boxes for folks who were moving. Here's a tip! If you want heavier boxes for your dishes - make sure to ask for tomato boxes or egg boxes (from the dairy dept). These are SUPER STURDY and will protect your breakables!

[amladao]

I read this in a book. Since your labels are color coordinated, you can get coordinating balloons and put the matching balloon in each matching room, so the movers will just look for the balloon that matches your label. This especially works for multiple bedrooms and bathrooms.

[ashleyreed]

Rolling suitcases for heavy items is my favorite tip. makes canned goods and books very easy to move.

[tiffanyp.]

I like to put books in a rolling suit case for easier transportation. No lifting heavy boxes of books! 😁 And I put suran wrap around my utensil tray to keep everything in there secure. That way when unpacking you just take the suran wrap off and place the tray in the drawer. 👍🏼

[caci]

One of my favorite moving tips - pack a necessities box that goes in a place that it won’t get lost among everything else (in the trunk or backseat of your car) and fill it with everything you need for the first night/morning. Include items such as toothbrushes, prescription meds, pet food, kids’ pjs and change of clothes for the next day as well as other important things like the coffee pot (with coffee, mugs, creamer/sugar, etc.). Another great tip is to pack all sheets & pillows together and make each person’s bed in the new space right away. Even if it’s just the mattress on the floor for the first night, it is so awesome at the end of the day to already have your bed ready and waiting instead of digging through boxes to find everyone’s bedding when you’re exhausted from a day of moving and unpacking!

[RochelletheRealtor]

I was sitting here starting to freak out about our move in two weeks and you show up like an angel from heaven! Thanks!!!

[tesshartis]

When you find out you are moving, start saving Amazon packages, Amazon boxes, old mail, gift wrapping materials, any type of recyclable paper really. You can use it to wrap dishes or fill extra space.

[elsablanca]

When i move out of my parents house to my first apartment i packed a bag of clothes for the week like if i was going on vacation. It help out a lot. Cause i didnt want to go thru any boxes to find something to wear.

[michellelopez]

Tip: your shower curtain is an essential! Last move we had to run to the dollar store for one, forgot the rings and showered with a taped up cheap version of a shower curtain!

[rebellanne]

Thanks for the tips, Kimmy. We always have used towels and linens for breakables. You can also use washed clothes for packing stuff that easily breaks. Take a pair of socks for example and put one inside of a glass and put the glass in the other sock. It's easiest with men's socks, but kid's socks are perfect for little breakable decorations. And you save so much space and money, because you can pack a lot without bubble wrap or newspaper and things that you have to get rid of after the move. And we never had a breakage. Only downside is that it wrinkles up the clothes some, but it is very efficient. 😁

[lcooperhunter]

My sister works at Kroger. The best size boxes I got from there were the boxes that the plastic shopping bags came in. Those boxes measure 12¼ × 11¾ × 9¾.

Call and ask them to save you those boxes. It saved a ton of money. I used them for books, school supplies, smaller kitchen gadget, toiletries, DVDs, video games, BOOKS, knickknacks and toys. I love the fact that they were a uniform size and I was easily able to play tetris with the move.

[rap]

Another tip for furniture if you need to take it apart is to tape a plastic ziplock bag to the furniture to put screws in. We used it for a crib worked great!

[samantham]

I also used towels to protect my dishes. I forgot to pick up newspapers and packing paper was way more expensive than I was willing to spend, so I just used towels. Worked amazingly.

[purplepassion]

I've been using liquor boxes the last 3 times I've had to move. They are great. Love the ones with dividers for glassware and knick knacks. Yes, without the dividers, great for books because they are sturdy and not too heavy when full.

[confidentgrace]

This is a great video. One tip re: box labeling is to NOT write what’s in the box. That makes things easy to be stolen. A lesson we learned the hard way.

Instead, give the box a number. And you keep an itemized list on paper or your phone of what’s inside. A mover will only see the box belongs in whatever area of your home, but not know exactly what’s inside.

You could also use colored, unlabeled labels (or pieces of duct tape) to pack your boxes. Movers won’t know what could potentially be in the box until they arrive at your new home. Put the coordinating color label/tape on the wall or door of each area, so they know where the boxes belong.

This also helps if you’ll have workers in your home (new or old) while you’re not there. This is where we learned our lesson.

Happy moving!

[pamd]

The tote idea for all the essentials is a must for me when moving. I used a bright pink storage tote so it stood out. I’ve never bought labels or boxes. I’ve always had someone in my life that works in a warehouse type environment which is a blessing and marked my boxes with room and specific contents with a sharpie. Good luck with your upcoming move!

[naeberli]

When looking for free moving boxes, I do my best to find them NOT broken down. Makes a huge difference in wasted time putting them together, saves on tape supply, but obviously get boxes that have strong tape. I will ask business for their boxes and it has worked every time. HUGE time and supply saver.

[cherylandersen]

Jewelry tip -use CLING WRAP lay necklaces out flat on top of cling wrap sticky side-works great. I put all mine in a clothes box (like the ones you get for Christmas wrapping). Earring work too. Cling wrap your friend for covering all kinds of stuff-sticks great!!!

[michellegilliam]

Tip for not losing screws is to use painters tape to tape them directly to the item. Good for bed frames, mirrors attached to dressers or anything with small parts. Cross cross the tape right over the screws.