Jenny was leaving her parent’s home, but the furniture wasn’t coming with her.  “I had my bed and dresser and an armchair, and that was about it, furniture wise.  And my computer desk and chair.”  Even when combined with boxes of Jenny’s personal possessions, there wasn’t a large load.

Finding the Best Way to Move When You Don’t Have A Lot of Stuff in Massachusetts

“I tried calling a few Massachusetts moving companies, and discovered that most of them have minimum load sizes.  Even though I only had basically one room full of things I had to rent their smallest truck – which was large enough for an entire house’s worth of stuff!”  The prices Jenny was quoted were so high that she began pondering packing all of her possessions into a friend’s van and moving everything herself.  “That was an option, but after you factor in gas, tolls, and the fact I’d need someone to help me load and unload the truck – I definitely can’t do this  myself! – I wasn’t coming out ahead.  I’d pretty much resigned myself to leaving the small amount of furniture I had behind and just buying new in the new place.  Which was NOT an expense I needed, thank you very much!”

Luckily, Jenny heard about Massachusetts small move specialists. “What you want is a company that has no minimum load size but is a professional, reputable moving company.” Finding a company that specialized in small and student moves enabled Jenny to make it to her new place with all of her furniture for far less money than the other moving companies would have charged her.

“Mom! I forgot my hair dryer, my green notebook, and my MP3 player for the gym.  I need them all like yesterday! Can you send them to me?”

“It’s so cold here! I need you to send me more blankets and all of my warm clothes!”

“You let me forget so much stuff! I’m emailing you a list and you’ve got to send it all up here to me!”

It is as this point that the Boston parent has two choices.  The first choice is to let your children develop those problem solving skills they’ll need when you’re not around to ship them everything they’ve forgotten.  There is an advantage to this decision: you’re encouraging resiliency and responsibility in your children.  There is a disadvantage to this decision: you’ll get approximately 47 million texts, emails, and calls from your kid asking where, exactly, their stuff is.

The second choice is to bow to the inevitable and figure out the quickest, most cost-effective, safest way to ship things to your college student. Make life quick and simple for yourself. Stop by your Boston pack and ship company. They’ll handle everything. Hand over the hair dryer, the notebook, and the MP3 player: they’ll make sure these items arrive without being damaged. Proper packing is key: your Boston pack and ship company has the boxes and perfect packing materials right on hand.

Shipping can be expensive, especially when you’re talking about bulky, weighty items like bedding and clothes.  Your Boston shipping store will help you find the most cost effective ways to ship things to your college student.

Did your kid forget practically everything? Your best option may be to arrange for a student move.  Student moves are ideal for shipping small households: if your college student needs furniture, computer equipment, musical instruments, and more, talk to your Boston shipping company about the student move option.  Student moves have no minimum size requirements, so you’re not paying for services or space you don’t need!

What separates the two groups? For a long time, I thought it was experience levels – obviously people who grew up with a military family, for example, became adept at moving. People who have to relocate often for their jobs develop a skill set that those of us who are more sedentary just don’t have.

Then I assisted one of these seemingly effortless movers and I learned their secret. Great movers don’t have inside knowledge about the best way to pack china dishes or ship antique furniture. They get professional help!

Boston Small Move Company

The first thing you need to know about planning a small move is that not all moving companies are the same.  Some moving companies have a minimum load size.  That’s no problem if you’re a seven member family with a house full of furniture, but if you’re a small family or single person with just a few possessions, you’re out of luck.  Either you wind up paying top dollar for truck space you don’t need or you’re stuck moving your possessions yourself – unless you find a Boston moving company that specializes in small moves.

Student moves, transporting your possessions to and from university, are an example of a small move. Other small moves include professionals who are relocating and even retail establishments that are moving to a new address.  During a small move, you might  move furniture, personal possessions, technology such as televisions or computers, artwork and antiques.  Each of these items requires its own customized packing solution.  Working with a professional packing and shipping company for your small move allows you to access the expertise, skills, and materials you need to ensure your possessions are packaged properly, transported safely, and delivered to your next destination on time.

Moving To A New Apartment?

Finding great housing in Boston can be tough.  If you find a great apartment, you’ll want to jump on it fast.  Then it’s just a matter of moving all of your stuff into the new place.

There are a couple of ways you can handle your move.  You can try to pack all of your stuff into your car — or your friend’s car — and, making a few trips, move your clothes, your computer, your books, your electronics and more. Of course this idea falls apart if you have any furniture…and despite what may have worked when you were in college, bean bag chairs and futon cushions just don’t cut it where comfort is concerned.

You can try renting your own moving truck to pack furniture, larger possessions and the rest of your things.  That involves some heavy lifting — but the real trouble starts when it becomes time to get the show on the road. If you’ve never driven a 10′ or larger moving truck, you’re in for a surprise: it’s not as easy as it looks.  It’s not easy anywhere — but on the crazy streets of Boston, it’s particularly challenging.  If you have an accident – even just  a fender bender – your little move can be a big headache!

The best option is to opt for a moving company that specializes in small load moves.  When you don’t have a minimum load size, you know you’re not paying top dollar – so you save money! And by letting someone else handle the packing, driving, and delivery your small load move in Boston can be practically stress free!

There’s only one problem.  We’re not going to name names, but let’s talk about your roommate.  You know which one. He’s there, eating the last of your peanut butter — with a knife that won’t get washed before spring break, if he has anything to do with it.  Or maybe she’s the borrowing type — who thinks nothing of helping herself to your clothes, your computer, your credit card…

Sometimes what seemed like an ideal Boston college living experience turns out to be not so great. What are you going to do? You can’t tolerate that kind of living situation for long — particularly if you want to keep your grades (not to mention your bank balance!) up.  You can’t go home again — the semester has just started.  But you’re really not prepared for the hassle and headache of moving all of your stuff from one apartment to the next…not to mention a serious lack of wheels, which can slow the process down even more.

What you need is a small load residential move — something also called a student move by insightful packaging companies who realized that students are the primary group who need this type of service.  You can move your bed,  your furniture, your computer, your clothes, musical instruments, your sports equipment gear and whatever groceries your roommate hasn’t already scarfed down quickly and affordably.

Don’t beat yourself up over this decision.  It happens.  Sometimes people make great friends — but terrible roommates. A change of scenery might allow you to hold onto the relationship while maintaining a higher quality of life for yourself!

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DATELINE:  BRAINTREE, MA… As an international college student living in greater Boston, you face challenges the local undergrad or grad student doesn’t, particularly if you have to be out of your dorm or apartment by semester’s end. Then, you face the dilemma of what to do with your personal belongings over the summer. Boston Pack and Ship, small load packing and shipping specialists for the past two decades, created an International Students division just to accommodate the special needs of foreign students.

Boston Pack and Ship offers temporary storage space in a secure, climate-controlled facility, conveniently located in Braintree, Mass. While other storage facilities charge you a flat rate for a specific size storage room, Boston Pack and Ship only charges for the space you use. So, you’re not renting an 8-foot by 10-foot space if what you’re storing only requires half that.

“Moving in and out of a city apartment or dorm room is tough enough, never mind having to deal your stuff every year because you don’t know what to do with it between school years,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “Our new International Student division is specially tailored to accommodate the needs of the international students. That can range from providing temporary storage space to shipping your personal belongings and other small load items either back home overseas or to your next stop after graduation.”

Boston Pack and Ship specializes in shipments of less than 1,000 pounds—parameters that can cover a lot of different items. For students shipping fragile items like computer monitors, stereo equipment and other pieces, Boston Pack and Ship uses foam-in-place technology as well as customized packages and crates to minimize movement and dramatically reduce the possibility of damage during shipping.

“When it comes to moving, international students have very specific needs and that’s why we created this special division,” said Fell. “If by offering temporary storage and our small load shipping capabilities can make easier what can be an incredibly stressful process—managing your stuff between two residences in two separate countries—we’re happy to provide the service.”

Boston Pack and Ship offers multiple U.S. shipping options including ground, air, delivery to a terminal for pickup or inside delivery. International options include air or ocean with door-to-door or door-to-port delivery. Full declared value is available on both domestic and international shipments. Pick-up of items to be packed and shipped for delivery is made by appointment.

For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.

Small load specialists

Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.