Some things are too special, important, or precious to take chances with. When you have to ship items that need an extra level of care and protection, choose Boston's best pack and ship service. Here's what you need to know: Anything can be shipped - if you know what you're doing. From fragile grandfather clocks and priceless family heirlooms to the most amazing, delicate technology you can … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
Where to find the Best Shipping Crates in Massachusetts
When you're shipping large items - which may or may not be fragile - you will need a shipping crate that's built in accordance with freight carrier regulations as well as any relevant laws in your shipment's destination. For best results, you'll want to work with a Boston shipping company that offers custom crating services. Custom crating involves shipping crates built to order. The reason you … [Read more...]
Small Business Shipping Solutions You Can Afford – How To Save Money in Boston
If you're a small business owner, you know that shipping can be a hassle. There's so much involved, from the logistics of having the right cardboard boxes for shipping and packing materials on hand through working with the various freight carriers' rules, regulations, and cutoff shipping dates. One way to save yourself a lot of time and aggravation is to work with a small business shipping … [Read more...]
The Last Minute is Here: Student Shipping Services
If you're the parent of a college student, you know how often really critical tasks are postponed until the last possible moment. Things like homework, financial aid paperwork, and housing requests get put off until they can't be. As one of Boston's top student shipping services, let us assure you, your kids who have postponed everything else also left packing up their stuff until too late, and … [Read more...]
Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Tried Shipping All Of My Stuff From Boston To California
So, I had a really amazingly awful day in which I lost my job, broke up with my boyfriend, and my cat died, after which I decided it was time to give up being here and move to California instead. Spoiler alert: California is awesome. I love it here. I don't miss the snow a bit. But I did make a few mistakes when pulling off this whole cross-country move adventure. The first mistake was … [Read more...]
The Best Boston Moving Company for Small Household Moves
When you're looking for the best moving company to handle your small household move, you may be surprised to hear the name Boston Pack and Ship. It's true - we're a packing and shipping company - but for 30+ years, we've also been helping homeowners, renters, families, businesses and college students move. We specialize in small load moves - think the amount of stuff that fits in a typical dorm … [Read more...]
Small Household Moving Options
New College Student? Read These Shipping Tips Before You Move to Campus
If you've just graduated high school & are about to embark on life as a college student, the odds are pretty good that you're currently looking at everything you need to bring with you and freaking out just a bit about how all of this stuff is going to fit in your parents' car. It's a stressful situation, and things get even more fraught when you're going a long distance - 100+ miles - to get … [Read more...]
Money Saving Computer Shipping Tips
Do you have a desktop computer that you need to ship? Here are some useful tips you can use to ensure your computer arrives at its destination safely. Important Step One: Before you do anything else, back up the data you need and want to keep from this computer to another location, preferably cloud-based. That way, in the event of an accident or other unforeseen event, all you're losing is your … [Read more...]
Why Choosing Small Load Movers Makes Sense for Many Single People
Because we've been a moving company in Boston for a long time, we've heard just about every question you can imagine about small household moves. One question crops up with surprising regularity. Many people want to know: Do I need to hire the movers if it's just me moving? The easiest way to answer that question is with another question: How do you plan to move your bed? Not many cars have … [Read more...]
