Packing Tips and Techniques.

Ask anyone if they have any packing tips to give you and you'll find that almost everyone has their own ideas on what to do, or what not to do.

Just have a look around the net and you'll find all sorts of wonderful packing tips and packing hints conjured up.

Now don't get me wrong. Some packing ideas out there are very good. But you are dealing with your most treasured possessions here.

You don't want to trust them to some good sounding ideas, do you?

No! You need to listen to sound advice from people who have packed thousands of families successfully and who know the very best way to pack almost any item found in any home.

Think about that beautiful china dinner set you got from a special someone. Or the wonderful vase or ornament that you couldn't live without.

Do you remember when you first opened the box it came in?

Was it wrapped in a couple of bits of newspaper and stuffed into an old fruit box? Or was it carefully wrapped in clean tissue paper and padded in a sturdy carton surrounded by polystyrene packaging?

What would you prefer it to be packed in?

Now, we are not going to tell you to go out and buy pallet loads of polystyrene and reams of fresh tissue paper, but if you keep reading we will show you how to find the best packing supplies you can afford and best of all we will show you the best way to use them.

We'll give you tips on how to pack glassware.

How to keep your best china and crockery from getting chipped or damaged.

The best ways to ensure fragile ornaments make it in one piece, not thousands of pieces.

We'll even show you how to pack relatively simple things like books and CD's.

Let us show you how to pack just like the professionals do.

Even if you don't end up doing your own packing, you'll know if the movers who are doing the packing, know what they are doing.

You never know. You may be able to give them some packing tips of your own.

Follow the links below as we show you how it all should be done.

Preparation

The first step to successful packing is in the preparation. Get this step right and you are heading in the right direction

Packing crockery

Packing breakables is a great way to learn the art of wrapping your things up. Start here and we will show you the best way how.

Packing China

Now you have had a taste of wrapping up breakables, lets move onto more delicate things.

Packing Glassware

The tiniest of chips can ruin a perfectly good glass. Lets find out how to avoid that happening.

Packing Ornaments

There aren't many things in a house that can bring out sentimentality quicker than your ornaments. Lets make sure that they stay in the same shape as when you first got them.

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