Moving Tips Learn How to Organise an Interstate Move | Page 23

When we moved last year, the majority of our belongings made it to the new
place unscathed. The only casualty of note was my bed frame, an IKEA buy from
a few years earlier that we were incapable of taking apart on our own and the
mover claimed could be moved as is. It could not, and shortly after they left our
place we discovered that it had essentially been ripped in half in their attempts
to get it into our second-floor walk-up.
So, what is the "right" way to move? The New York Times recently talked to a
few professional movers to get their thoughts on the matter, some of which
echo my own.
Pre Plan Your Move
Before this move, my official moving strategy had been "throw everything in a
box" typically seconds before I threw it in the back of my friend's car to move
to my new home. While there were definitely some last-minute packing
adventures with this most recent re-location, I actually started packing a month
before the move and paid special care to how I was packing up my belongings.
In general, unsurprisingly, you want to pack things in such a way that they
won't get damaged, and will be easy to locate once you're in your new place.