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From the guys over at Cool Tools:
Two things smoothed out my family’s move a few years ago: designating Open First boxes for each room in our new home, so that on the first night after the move we wouldn’t be missing any essentials; and this Smart Move Tape.
The clearly marked and color-coded designations (Office, Bedroom, Bedroom #2, Kitchen, Storage, etc.) made unloading go quickly for our movers, and organizing our many cardboard moving boxes much easier for us later on. No doubt we could have accomplished something similar with a handful of colored Sharpies, but it would have taken a lot of consistently careful writing to even approach the same effect—at a time when we were looking to make less work, not more—and the colored tapes really help make sorting a breeze.
Smart Move Tape Two Bedroom Kit
2 bedroom rolls, 2 kitchen rolls, 1 living room roll, 1 bathroom roll
each roll is 2″ x 30yd
$12
Available from U-Haul
As a mover myself, I can appreciate this wonderful tip. I know from first hand experience that it is a pain in the ass to have to wait while holding a heavy box see where it goes. By having your boxes clearly labeled as to where they are supposed to go will go a long way in helping you and your movers.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing.
Jae Burnham, owner
U-Save Moving Michigan