The Three Things You Really Don’t Want To Move

Whether you’re moving across town or across the country, it’s generally a good idea to move only the stuff you really want to keep. Why pay to pack and move stuff only to toss it at your new address? However, many people have a hard time figuring out what should go when they downsize. With that in mind, we’ve prepared this helpful guide to the three things you really don’t want to move:

You Really Don’t Want To Move: Anything That Won’t Fit In Your New Place

The overstuffed chair that is a perfect accent in your current bedroom may not fit in your new place. Make sure you have the space by measuring your rooms and all of your furniture in advance. Be open to the idea of rearranging your stuff – if you love the overstuffed chair that won’t fit in your new bedroom, perhaps it can work in another room? At the end of the day, space puts a hard limit on what can be moved. If there’s no room for something in your new place, send it to storage or get rid of it another way.

You Really Don’t Want To Move: Perishable Food Items

Every now and then the Shleppers team will show up to move a family and discover an entire box full of perishable food from the refrigerator waiting to be loaded into the moving truck. This just doesn’t work. Moving trucks get extremely hot inside, and they’re not an ideal environment for transporting perishable food. If you’d like to bring your food with you in your own personal vehicle, we recommend using a cooler and ice. If that’s not going to work for you, it’s generally best to give the food to someone who can use it.

You Really Don’t Want To Move: Things You’ll Never, Ever Use In Your New Home

It’s time to get real. If you have exercise equipment you’ve never used, gear for a home business but no business to speak of, or all those encyclopedias your kids are surely going to want ‘someday’, a move presents the perfect opportunity to let those possessions go. Charitable organizations accept donations, or you can try selling these items online. This step can be emotionally fraught, but many people report feeling relief at no longer being responsible for excess possessions.