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MOVING TIPS
Countdown to a
Successful Move. We suggest that you
start the moving process at least four weeks before your scheduled
move date. This will provide you with plenty of time to complete all
of the details that accompany moving.
4 weeks
- Go online
www.usps.com and file a change
of address form with the Post Office.
- Notify creditors, magazines and
book/music clubs of your new address.
- Retrieve your family’s medical
records and ask doctors and dentists to recommend a colleague in
your new city.
- Decide which items can be sold,
discarded or donated to charity.
- Notify the local utilities at
your origin/destination to have service turned off/on as needed.
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- Notify your children’s schools,
your church and other organizations of your impending move.
3 weeks
- Decide which items you will be
packing yourself.
- Sketch out a general floor plan
of your new home to determine the placement of furnishings.
- Make a list of important names,
addresses and phone numbers, and be sure to take your phone book
with you.
- Notify Easy Movers, Inc. if
anything about your move has changed (dates, etc.).
- Make arrangements to move your
plants and pets.
- Contact your bank and transfer
the contents of your safety deposit box.
2 weeks
- If shipping an automobile, top
off fluids like oil and antifreeze, but make plans to have the gas
tank less than half-full.
- Plan your own trip to your new
home and make the necessary travel arrangements for your family.
- Dispose of flammable items such
as gasoline, matches, bleach, cleaning fluids and aerosol cans.
- Discontinue regular services
like newspaper delivery, trash pick-up and lawn service.
1 week
- Arrange for the payment of your
Easy Movers, Inc driver at destination. Unless your move is being
billed to your employer, payment by cash, certified check or money
order is required before unloading.
- Transfer bank accounts so you
don’t lose any interest.
- Make arrangements to
disconnect/connect local phone service at your origin/destination.
- Determine which items you will
be taking with you (jewelry, etc.). Pack and set them aside in a
designated area.
- Use up all frozen foods or give
them away.
- Drain the fuel from lawnmowers
and other gas-powered equipment.
1 day
before
- Pack a box of things you’ll need
as soon as you arrive at your new home (food, medications, etc.).
Take this box with you, or have your Easy Movers, Inc. driver load
it last and unload it first.
- This is usually the day packing
is done; verify all packing services have been performed before
signing for them.
- Defrost, clean and dry your
refrigerator.
Moving Day
- Plan to be at your current home
when our driver arrives and throughout the loading of your
shipment. If you’re not able to be there, make sure the driver has
the name and number of the person you’ve designated to oversee the
process.
- Check the condition of your
goods as they are inventoried and loaded.
- Make a final tour of your
home/property and verify that nothing has been overlooked.
- Sign the Bill of Lading,
double-checking that your new address and phone number are
correct.
- Lock all doors and windows and
turn off all switches.
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