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Moving day can be pretty traumatic if you’re not prepared. If you’re
expecting the movers to make executive decisions regarding your own personal
belongings, your move could be on the highway to hell. Take some steps to be
prepared so the movers won’t be out of control while they’re in your
soon-to-be-old home, make a moving checklist.
Moving Supplies
Make sure you have enough boxes and tape for your things to be packaged
carefully. Label all the boxes appropriately, i.e., "bathroom materials" so
the movers can go on to execute the perfect pick-up from your old home to the
drop-off in your new home. This way the movers know exactly where to go with
the designated boxes and you won’t be lugging a box of bathroom supplies from
the living room to your bathroom. Make sure to label the boxes with permanent
markers so nothing on the boxes that’s noted can be removed.
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Food/Drinks
On moving day, of course one of the goals should be to get in the good graces
of the movers themselves. Be sure to make a stop at the local drug store or
grocery store and have enough water bottles and snack foods so the movers don’t
go hungry during your move, put it on your checklist. This will keep your
movers happy and a little bit more willing to make sure your move goes well by
just a little bit more.
Electronics/Utilities
If you didn’t package your computer equipment or other electronics and decided
to leave it up to the movers, make sure to unplug and detach any wires. This
will prevent any damage to your items and will lessen the packaging time on
those items.
Valuables
Before the movers arrive to your home on moving day, make sure you have all
your important valuables packaged and taken somewhere else. Be sure to keep
your documents such as your social security card and passport in another place
outside of your home, it should be first on your moving checklist. Losing those
documents will only lead you to extremely long lines in government offices.
Final Inventory Check
Before the movers drive off from the pick-up location, make sure to do one last
walk through of the house with the foremen of the movers to make sure
everything that you want to be loaded is on the truck and nothing is left
behind. Be sure to go through your moving checklist to make sure everything is
correct. Some moving companies are hard to get a hold of in
between pick-ups and drop-offs and you don’t want to have to delay the
movers again by having them go back to your old home
to pick up a couple of boxes. It could only lead to problems.
If you follow these moving tips, your chances of a move with fewer bumps in the
road are greatly improved.
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