Items You Don’t Pack When Moving
Are you planning a residential move? or you’ve checked out MoveMe site for enquiry? There are several items you’ll be advised not to transport with the moving truck. These items or boxes should be kept in a separate part, to be kept within your reach to ensure the movers don’t load them into the truck unknowingly.
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Essentials
These are items and materials that should be kept at your reach, this box should include your bed sheets, phone charger and toilet paper that will be used for the first night. These items include clothes, toiletries, linens and keys.
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Hazardous Items
There are several items that are illegal to transport or dangerous such as kerosene, gas, acids and alcoholic beverages. Ammunition and gasoline can also be tagged as hazardous in some areas, the simple benchmark for hazardous items are those items you can’t send through a mailing company. Some of these items are flammable and combustible, so they should not be moved on the truck to prevent fire outbreaks.
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Valuables and sensitive documents
Items like birth certificates, wedding certificates, legal papers and chequebooks are all sensitive credentials you shouldn’t let go of your sight. Moving companies do recommend you move this category of items personally. Medications, car insurances and school records are personal items you should transport yourself.
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Pets and Plants
The least expected as your moving day rolls in is to find out your moving company have “Pets and Plants” on their “Do Not Pack” lists. Many moving companies are not interested in packing pets and plants, as they are considered to be fragile and are likely to damage during the move.
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Unnecessary Stuffs
Any material can be regarded to as unnecessary if you can get them at your new location or do away with them. Decorations and household materials can be exchanged for cash or submit at a recycling depot, consider making extra cash from it and making more room in the moving van.
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It takes a lot of time to conclude planning your house move. Making arrangements with a moving company in due time will reduce the stress of packing. Go ahead and ask your moving company for their “Do Not Pack” list to make necessary arrangements fo what should be packed in your own car.
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