Category: Packing Tips
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How to Pack Small Appliances
Items such as blenders, radios and clocks should be packed with plenty of padding to keep their electronic components safe from damage. Appliances should be wrapped and packed in a box padded with newsprint. Most people use their small appliances fairly often, so what can you do to prevent damage to them during a move?…
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How to Pack Your Computers and Electronics
Advance preparation Do you have receipts to verify the replacement costs of your computer equipment and electronic devices? These should be inclusive of accessories and software. If you don’t, consider getting an estimate of your equipment’s current retail value before choosing a protection plan from your United mover. You can select a plan that offers…
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Pros and Cons of Self-Packing
People always ask how to save money on their move. The best way is to move less stuff – that is obvious. The second best way to save money is to do the packing yourself. Of course, as with anything, there are pros and cons to this. The one big “pro” is that it will…
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What Do I Need to Pack?
If your mover is packing boxes for you, the answer is…nothing! But, if you are going to pack your own boxes, we have useful tips on what needs to be packed and what can be left for your movers. Packing Tips: What do I need to pack? Boxes need to have tops on them so…
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Moving Suggestions: Items to Not Move
Before you move (not after!) is a good time to sort through your home and decide what you really need to move and what you can do without. There are probably some things that you haven’t used for a long time and other things you just don’t need any more. Remember that whether you use…
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The Essential Trip Kit For Moving
A pleasant household move involves more than entrusting personal possessions to a reputable, professional mover; it also means planning for personal comfort and safety during the trip to the new home, if you are moving across the country. We recommend putting aside essential articles in a “trip kit”. The kit, usually made of a moving…
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Items Not to Pack For A Move
Before your things are packed and loaded, please take some time to look over the items that we cannot put on a truck or in a container. Hazardous and perishable materials are not allowed, and we recommend that you keep sentimental or personally important items with you. Hazardous Materials: Aerosol cans Ammonia Ammunition Car batteries…
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Unique Moving Tips You Haven’t Heard
We know moving and packing can sometimes be overwhelming. We’re here to help by offering a few unique moving tips to help create a less stressful and successful move! 1. Moving plants is just not a good idea. Not only is it extremely stressful for them, there are many states that do not allow plants…