Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for December 05, 2019

That feeling when you realize you’re going to have start packing like grownups.

The good boxes are so worth it for breakables like china and lamps too.

I run the Dairy Department for a grocery store, my last move we used the boxes eggs come in

Egg boxes are all uniform in size and they have built in handles

This one is so good on so many levels.

Welcome back!

I loved those paper boxes with the lids as moving boxes. The law firms and hospitals had tons of those. I could fit 25 of those into my little Yaris hatchback!

Whiskey and wine boxes are perfect for glasses – just drop them in, no wrapping and no breakage.

Thank you! Yes, many of us went through that upgrade :D

Well At least with Dan’s idea you get money back

Dan is so my husband. Organized to a fault. It does work best in the end, though.

Liquor stores generally get boxes 3+ times a week, they are sturdy, some have inserts that work great for glasses, bottles, vases, etc., and most of them encourage people to take as many as they want. For free. I’ve bought boxes a few times, but if I move myself, I rely on the kindness of liquor stores.

Try moving one of those UHaul boxes full of books. No, don’t do that, you’ll hurt yourself.

My move to my new apartment required movers with their own boxes, but I also had to move a lot myself. My son told me about U-Haul’s new plastic containers that they rent. They were so much easier to pack and carry. You can also buy the same type of containers for storage at Costco. It was well worth the rental cost.