Moving Tip: Get the Right Boxes

Use small boxes for heavier items and larger boxes for lighter items. Smaller boxes are sturdier and less likely to break than large boxes heavily weighed down. Large boxes can hold clothes, bedding collections, etc. Books should be in smaller boxes. Before buying new boxes from a moving store, try to get free boxes from nearby stores (Target, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Office Max, Office Depot, Ralph's, VONS'Safeway, etc.) Call the stores and find out when they get new shipments in. Ask if someone can set aside some boxes for you to pick up later. Boxes may be already broken down and will probably be the larger-sized ones. But that's okay because if you're only packing light items, they can afford to be a little worn down. It may still be inevitable. You may need to buy some boxes, but think of how much money you saved from getting free ones.