Whether starting to pack for your move or storing the moving supplies for a while, keeping your moving boxes in perfect condition will ensure that your valuables will make to their destination in one piece.

• Don’t put your moving boxes together until you’re ready to fill them up. Until then, store them flat and against a wall or other structure. This will prevent the moving boxes from bending or breaking.
• Always fill up moving boxes all the way to the top. Empty spaces can cause the moving boxes to crush, not only risking the items inside but also ruining the box itself. If you can’t fill out the cardboard boxes with items, fill the remaining space with moving supplies such as crumbled up packing paper, bubble wrap or house hold items such as towels or sheets, which will act as extra padding.
• When stacking up moving boxes, put the heaviest at the bottom to prevent crushing lighter cardboard boxes.
• Store your packing boxes in a dry environment. Humidity can not only ruin the items inside the box, but it can weaken the cardboard boxes and cause it to break open.
• Distribute weight evenly inside the moving boxes. This will make them easier to pick up and less likely to give out because of the weight.

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1. Do I have all the right moving supplies? Running out of packing tape or moving boxes in the middle of the process can be distracting.
2. Will I have a place for this particular item in my new home?
3. Will it fit? Large pieces may look out of place if you’re downsizing or if the rooms themselves are small.
4. Does it serve any practical purpose?
5. If not, do I love it enough to take it along anyway?
6. Will it cost less simply to buy a new one? (very important in the case of large or heavy pieces)
7. Is there a chance that it breaks?
8. If yes, what can I do to protect the item?
9. How valuable is it? Collectibles or very expensive items should be insured and shipped separately.
10. Will it survive the trip? Plants will probably not make it on a standard shipping/moving truck.
11. Do I have more than one of this item?
12. If yes, do you need more than one?
13. Is it smart to take it? If you’re moving to Hawaii, you probably don’t need three wardrobe moving boxes of winter clothes anymore.
14. Can you leave it behind? Will it break your heart to do so? If not, you may be better off giving it away to charity or sharing it with a family member or friend.
15. Can I make things play double-duty? Like using your blankets to wrap furniture or fragile items.

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