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It might sound like a stretch but this is what wise consumers are doing to handle their move is a cost effective manner.
Moving doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg, although it sometimes seems like it at first glance. There are many things you can do to reduce your costs without compromising quality or safety!
Most national moving companies provide packing services, providing containers and professional storage of your items. This seems very attractive to most people, especially those with a lot of delicate or fragile family heirlooms that will be traveling in the moving van. But did you know, careful as these national moving companies employees are, that they usually pack your things exactly the same way you would?
With this in mind, and assuming you have the time and the motivation to pack up your own things, you can start the search for sturdy boxes at your local grocery store or warehouse. A short telephone call will usually tell you when the boxes are available; at one major national retailer, boxes are typically available between 10PM and midnight before they are baled and sent for recycling.
It will help if you measure items like stereo components, kitchen appliances and the like before you pick through the boxes available to you. This will prevent your having too many of one size or not enough of another size.
Packing material can be found all through your home! Linens can be used to wrap parts of lamps or fragile knick knacks and blankets make great cushions for delicate electronics. Newspaper, of course, is a good standby for wrapping glassware and cookware. If you don't receive a local newspaper, ask your library for issues they discard after scanning them. Your child's elementary school probably receives a local paper and your neighbors undoubtedly pick up any of several free community publications. National moving companies use similar packing materials, believe it or not!
You want to be very sure that your boxes are secure and won't pop open, especially under the pressure of having others stacked atop them. National moving companies use sturdy packing tape and you'll notice that they often use "strapping tape" which is reinforced with fiberglass filaments for strength. If you've ever shopped for this kind of tape, you know how expensive it is! The good news is that strapping tape is strong enough to hold a box together by wrapping it just once around the box saving you tape by having to wrap more than once.
You can use duct tape to secure the rest of the box and reinforce the strength of the strapping tape. Duct tape is inexpensive, durable and has endless possibilities of usefulness! So if you purchase too much, be assured you'll not have any of it go to waste.
Cross country movers are very good at what they do and you may want to have them do your packing if you really don't have the time to do so. You can still save money, however, if you provide the materials to them.
National moving companies are always glad to cooperate in saving you money so if you have an idea such as providing materials while they pack, run it by them. They'll usually do everything possible to satisfy their customers!
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