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We’ve all been there. You’re going through all the items in your home with a moving date circled on your calendar, and wondering how not to feel totally overwhelmed. Well, it turns out that there’s an incredibly simple way to get everything packed, transported, and unloaded without losing all your hair in the process.
The steps are simple, and make a huge impact: all you need to do is create a numbered system of packing organization. Stay with me here: when you’re moving, it’s common for some of your things to just vanish during the moving process. In order to prevent this from happening, give every one of your moving boxes a number. Be sure to label the box with the number on all sides in large, unmissable print. Then, as you’re packing your boxes, make sure to write everything that you put in the box onto a piece of paper corresponding with that number. If you have a comprehensive inventory of each box, this makes taking inventory of your entire home a lot less intimidating. Purchase a binder with some plastic paper protectors and keep your box inventories inside, away from harm. You can also use this binder to store any other crucial bits of information for your move like quotes, receipts, invoices, and contracts.
When you get to your new home, unpacking will be a snap with your inventory sheets. Pass them out to your family members and make sure everything is all there, and unpack smartly.
If you are making a long distance move with a professional moving company, you are likely to be sharing your moving truck with at least one other customer. Why is this? Well, there are several reasons, and they are all better for your wallet.
When long distance moving companies make cross-country moves, it’s (understandably) very costly for them. Not only are they paying for fuel in a huge, gas-guzzling moving truck, but they are paying for the labor of their drivers making the trip. There’s more than enough room in one truck to fit two or more customers’ household goods inside. By placing a few different customers’ items in a moving truck together, space is maximized and tons of money in fuel and labor is saved.
Moving long-distance already packs a huge punch in your bank account. By taking these measures, moving companies lighten to load financially, because if they were to assign one moving truck to each customer, rates for professional moving services on cross-country moves would skyrocket. With the current methods in place, you can rest assured that you’re getting the most fair price. Also, you’re doing the environment around you a big favor by significantly reducing the amount of pollutants in the air.