Once upon a time, office equipment leasing companies were not exactly easy-going about the way you returned equipment at the end of a lease - items still had to be in good working order, after all - but they had a tendency to be understanding of minor cosmetic damage. Scuffs, scratches, and dings weren't important enough to damage a client relationship, so many firms would be willing to waive … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Massachusetts: Shipping Musical Instruments
Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons. You will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body. Oliver Wendell Holmes has wise advice for us all. Music has restorative powers, nourishing and supporting the psyche while delighting the ear.To play an instrument is a special joy: ask any musician, amateur or professional, for a first-hand perspective. Shipping … [Read more...]
Eastern MA: Saving Money When You Move
"I've been looking for a job for over a year," Stasi said. "I'm thrilled to finally find something actually in my field. The fact I've got to move practically across the country? That's not quite as awesome." A frown crossed her face. "In fact, I'm not sure how I'm going to afford it at all." Moving a small household a long distance doesn't have to be expensive. That's good news for anyone on … [Read more...]
Boston Laboratory Moves: The Best Way To Ship Scientific and Medical Equipment
We've got a question for you: what does all lab equipment have in common? There are two answers to that question. Scientific and medical equipment is (1) fragile and (2) expensive. That makes moving a laboratory a precarious proposition. After investing tons of money into your scientific gear, do you really want to take a chance on it getting damaged in transit, lost, or worse? No, you don't! … [Read more...]
Massachusetts: What’s The Best Way to Ship Electronics?
Choose custom crating for maximum protection when you're shipping electronics in Massachusetts. People who try to save money by re-using old boxes to ship electronics often wind up very sad. Why? It's because old boxes can be structurally compromised, which means they don't offer the same level of protection to your fragile items. If your package is dropped, knocked, or kicked while it's in … [Read more...]
Starting Over: Small Moves in Eastern MA
"By the time you're my age, you expect that you know a thing or two on your own," Bob said. "But it turns out that there were many, many things that I depended on my wife Jillian for. Now that she's gone?" He smiled a sad smile and shrugged his shoulders. "It turns out I don't know nearly as many things as I thought I did." One of those thing Bob's wife Jillian handled was arranging the move … [Read more...]
Boston Bride’s Guide: The Long Distance Move
"I can't believe this is all finally happening!" Lynne's wedding is in five days, and the bride-to-be is very excited. "Matthew and I will be getting married in front of all of our family and friends - and then we are moving all the way across the country ten days later." Career opportunities are luring the couple to Seattle, WA. "It's going to be quite a change, but we're ready for it!" Lynne … [Read more...]
Massachusetts: Shipping One of a Kind Items
Tonight, if you go outside a little after 6 in the evening, you'll be able to see an astronomical wonder. It's called the Transit of Venus, and it occurs when Venus' orbit makes it look like the tiny planet is traveling across the surface of the sun. This won't happen again for another 150 years! No one reading these words today will be around to see the next transit of Venus. Here's something … [Read more...]
Headed Home For the Summer? Boston Student Moves Fast!
“I thought I was going to be staying in town with my girlfriend over the summer,” Ed said. “But it turns out she has other things lined up and that plan isn’t going to work out. I need to be out of my place by the first. I’ve got exams and graduation and everything going on. What’s the fastest, easiest way to move my stuff back home?” Moving your stuff home at the end of the semester doesn’t … [Read more...]
What’s the Best Way To Move A Piano in Boston?
For sixty years, Odetta kept her parent’s upright piano in her front room. In that time, hundreds – maybe even thousands! – of children spent their time learning how to tickle the ivories and create lovely music from Odetta. “I would not say I am a music teacher,” the octogenarian protested. “I enjoyed spending time with the children, and we would play music together. It was fun, always – and … [Read more...]
