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Bertsch
Moving & Storage, Inc.'s Moving Tips
- Moving Tip 1:
- Make a note of your shipment registration number (found in
the upper right-hand corner of your bill of lading) and keep it with you in case you need
to call your mover with questions about your shipment.
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- Moving Tip 2:
- Designate one drawer of a dresser for sheets and towels so
that you won't have to rummage through boxes for these essentials the first night in your
new home.
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- Moving Tip 3:
- If you need to store some of your goods, it's a good idea to
tour the warehouse of the mover you're planning to use. Look for cleanliness,
organization, security, etc.
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- Moving Tip 4:
- After you've thoroughly cleaned and dried the inside of your
refrigerator, put a handful of fresh coffee, baking soda or charcoal in a sock or nylon
stocking and place it inside to keep the interior smelling fresh.
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- Moving Tip 5:
- Pack your current phone book to take with you. You may need
to make calls to residents or businesses back in your former hometown.
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- Moving Tip 6:
- Pack heavy items in small boxes, light items in larger boxes.
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- Moving Tip 7:
- Before the van foreman leaves for your destination residence,
give him a phone number where you can be reached. It is also a good idea to provide him
with an alternate contact in case you can't be reached.
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- Moving Tip 8:
- Place pictures in boxes between sheets and blankets to give
them added protection.
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- Moving Tip 9:
- Plates and record albums should be packed on end vertically,
rather than placed flat and stacked.
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- Moving Tip 10:
- Toilet paper, telephone, toothpaste and brushes, snacks,
coffee and coffee pot, soap, flashlight, screwdriver, pliers, can opener, paper plates,
cups and utensils, a couple of pans, and paper towels are some of the essentials you may
need upon arrival at your new home. Pack a box with these types of items and ask your van
foreman to load it on the van last so that it will be unloaded at your new home first.
Before packing medicine and toiletry items, make sure that their caps and lids have been
tightly secured.
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- Moving Tip 11:
- Remove bulbs before packing your lamps.
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- Moving Tip 12:
- Tag all items and be prepared to wheel and deal--garage sale
gurus love to haggle.
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- Moving Tip 13:
- In addition to the room and contents, have children write
their name and new address on the cartons from their rooms so they can become familiar
with their new address before they get to their new home.
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- Moving Tip 14:
- At destination, you might want to consider having the TV and
VCR hooked up first to occupy the kids while the rest of the van is being unloaded.
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- Moving Tip 15:
- Keep your pet calm and away from all the activity on moving
day by arranging for a friend to watch your pet at their house.
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- Moving Tip 16:
- When moving plants to your new residence via your car, try
not to let foliage rest against the windows, as the leaves will scorch.
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- Moving Tip 17:
- Upon arrival at your new home, let your PC
"acclimate" itself to room temperature before plugging it in.
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- Moving Tip 18:
- Leave the rest to the professionals, sit back and relax, and
look forward to the new opportunities, new friends, new experiences, etc., that are part
of any move.
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