Please feel free to read this with your best Tony Soprano impression playing in your head: “Trust us, we got a nice package for you.”
(We’re giggling. Occasionally, our mental age is 12 or 14, tops.)
Fact is, we offer packing services in two packages, basic and deluxe. Here are the deets on each:
Basic Package
If you get weirded out by the thought of strangers going through your underwear drawer, this is what you want. We handle the big stuff: TVs, beds, mirrors, tables, cabinets, entertainment centers, basically anything heavy and breakable. We’ll protect it and put it where it needs to go.
Deluxe Package
This covers the personal effects, too, but don’t worry. All our employees have seen underwear before, and some of us even wear it. (On moving day, don’t try to guess which. That’s rude.)
Included are the necessary packing supplies for everything you want us to handle, from your framed vintage Farrah Fawcett poster to your Star Wars figurines to your grandmother’s China that you moved to the attic so you could display your Star Wars figurines in her China cabinet.
What Comes With Our Packing Service
Every move includes moving blankets, shrink wrap, dollies, and straps. When you book packing, we also bring new boxes, packing tape, bubble wrap, and plastic wrap. Need your clothes to stay on hangers? We’ll bring free wardrobe boxes on request.
How Much Do Professional Packing Services Cost?
Packing is priced as its own service, separate from your moving quote. Our FAQ explains what your moving quote includes. The final number depends on how many rooms we pack and how many fragile items you own.
Our city cost guides give you a starting point:
Want to spend less? Choose the basic package, or have us pack only the kitchen and breakables while you handle the rest.
Why Pro Packing Protects Your Coverage
Who packs the box matters if something breaks. Every Moving Proz move includes basic coverage of $0.60 per pound, per item. Federal moving rules say improper packing of boxes you pack yourself can limit a mover’s liability for damage.
Let our crew pack your fragile items, and that problem goes away. A few more coverage rules to know:
- Declare high-value items. Tell us in writing about anything worth more than $100 per pound, like fine china or art.
- Empty your dressers. Soft clothes can stay in sturdy drawers, but full dressers and their contents aren’t covered by our valuation. See our rules on leaving dressers full.
- Ask about full value protection. Read how our moving coverage works before moving day.
What Professional Packers Won’t Pack
Movers won’t pack or haul hazardous items. That includes gasoline, propane cylinders, lighter fluid, paint and paint thinners, nail polish remover, and fireworks. Get the full list in what movers won’t pack and why.
Keep your valuables with you, too. Jewelry, cash, and important papers should ride in your car. Our advice on what to do with your valuables explains why.
Packing Tips
Honestly, we’re not underwear obsessed. Still, not everyone wants us setting up shop in their business district, so to speak. If you prefer not to hire a packing service for moving house, here are some tips:
- Plan! Write down what you want to go where. Pack accordingly, labeling boxes by the rooms in your new place. Stage boxes so the most important items go on the truck last (and come off first). Our guide to what to pack first when moving helps you pick the order.
- Label three sides! Put labels on three sides of each box with the exact room name. Color codes make it even faster.
- Use t-shirts! T-shirts and towels, along with newspaper and paper towels, are great for protecting easily damaged items. While we price our packing supplies reasonably, they ain’t free.
- Know Your Boxes! All boxes are not created equal. Look for stemware and dishware dividers, put heavy items in smaller boxes and lighter items in larger boxes and consider adding a weight warning on boxes that require potentially herniating hefts.
- Wrap! Breakable items (dishware, glasses, etc.) should be individually wrapped. Lampshades should be stuffed with paper and then wrapped. Fill extra air space at the top of boxes with more crumpled paper for stabilization. Our guide on how to pack kitchen items walks you through dishes and glassware.
- Tape! If we’re moving your boxes, they have to be shut and sealed. We don’t move open boxes. Wouldn’t want everyone to see your underwear.
Want more? Browse our 30 key packing tips for your move.
