Wardrobe Boxes

You have a bunch of clothes in your closet that you know are destined for next year’s rummage sale rack, yet you have nowhere else to put them.  You certainly don’t want to stack them in the basement or box them up into moving boxes, since you want to maintain their sellable condition.  You may have even already tried the hand-me-down route, only to be laughed out of the room by your kids (it’s ok, it happens).  Fortunately, you can store these clothes in a convenient and effective matter while also having the added bonus of a unique presentation method for your rummage sale.

Wardrobe boxes provide an efficient means to store your unused hanging clothes for long period of time.  The best wardrobe boxes include heavy duty metal hanger bars and test stronger than the industry standard, thanks to double wall construction.  These boxes are large (24″x24″x40″) and have the durability to stand up to long-term storage.  They will help you free up a large amount of valuable closet space, allowing you to pack away your unused clothing and forget about it until the time comes to setup the rummage sale.

The convenient shape of wardrobe boxes, which allows you to easily pack and unpack your clothing, can also be a unique and effective presentation for your sale.  The people browsing your rummage sale have probably been to quite a few that day, everyone featuring the same boring closet bar stuff with hanging clothes of various sizes and ages.  Your sale, on the other hand, can feature clothes neatly hung in separate wardrobe boxes, which you also have the option to categorize based on size or season of clothing.

Take a load of your mind (and out of your closet) and give your rummage sale a unique and appealing look with large durable wardrobe boxes.

Well, you went and did it again. You rode the rollercoaster of high offseason hopes for your favorite sports team and once again they let you down.   You swore you wouldn’t get wrapped up in the hype but now it’s just too painful to look into your closet everyday and see your team jerseys, sweatshirts, and old school Zubaz pants.  You wish you had somewhere to respectfully store these items away until next season, when perhaps the pain and taunting from your buddies has passed.  Thankfully, there is hope during your distress.

While casual fans are perfectly comfortable sporting their team’s gear year-round, the more passionate fan among us may have a tough time with the continually dredged up memories of this year’s late-season collapse or playoff beating.  If you truly need time to heal apart from your athletic apparel, you can conveniently and appropriately store your team gear until the next round of pre-season hype.  Of course, simply stacking your clothing in the basement or boxing it up only to find a wrinkled mess in a few months is unacceptable.  Show your team gear the respect it deserves by loading up a wardrobe box or two.

Wardrobe boxes are specifically designed for the easy transfer of your hanging clothes into these large, durable portable closets.  Wardrobe boxes are made for the long-haul, thanks to double wall construction and a heavy duty metal hanger bar.  These boxes are tough enough to handle any frustration related rough treatment, yet with keep your apparel safe and wrinkle free when you are ready to sport the colors again.

Your team apparel has been there with you in the best and worst times.  Treat it right during the offseason with large, durable wardrobe boxes.

For folks who have been in their house or apartment for a long period of time, it can be frustrating and intimidating to stare at the cluttered mess that was once an organized closet or wardrobe. While the mess may nearly drive you mad, you may be reluctant to tackle the problem, figuring that the time and effort it will take is just too great. Fortunately, you don’t have to succumb to cluttered closets or wardrobes and you also don’t have to spend a bunch of time or money to fix it.

If only you had some method of long-term storage for outfits you won’t wear until winter, or maybe even those you plan to sell in your next rummage sale. You certainly can pile them away in moving boxes, which will eventually be pushed into the corner of the basement, never to be seen again. And, as readily available as those black garbage bags are, they just don’t seem to offer the type of wrinkle-free solution you are hoping for.

Enter the convenient and affordable wardrobe box. While good wardrobe boxes are strong enough and large enough for moving day, they also have the durability to meet your long-term storage needs. Heavy duty metal hanger bars and crush test ratings above industry standards make these portable closets a dream for the convenient and efficient storage of seasonal outfits or items you’d like to keep in “sellable” condition.

With the ease of use and affordability of wardrobe boxes, you will be able to regain not only your lost storage space and your sense of pride in your organizational ability, but also a healthy portion of the sanity you thought was buried forever beneath those piles in your closet.

You may be the type of person who treats every new or speciality item with scepticism, preferring instead to use the equipment or tools you already have, even if they are not exactly suited for the task at hand.  No doubt some are prone to react this way to wardrobe boxes, given their unconventional shape and obvious specialization to a specific aspect of moving.  Let’s take a moment to consider your other options for moving a large quantity of clothing, specifically those items hanging in your closet.

Clothing has traditionally been one of the most cumbersome and space-consuming categories of items to move from one house to another.  It is also often overlooked when it comes to planning a move or lining up the necessary materials for a smooth and efficient move.  Often, hanging clothes are taken off the hanger, folded up, and packed according to type of season of clothing.  While this is a very organized approach, it can also quickly fill up the moving boxes you have at your disposal.  Your various clothing items can also shift quite a bit during your move, leaving you with a bit of a wrinkled mess when you open your boxes.

Another option is to pack up your moving boxes, load them into your vehicle or moving truck, then simply lay your hanging clothes on top.  This eliminates the need for extra boxes, while also preventing creasing and wrinkling during your move.  However, having attempted to employ this option a few times in the past, I can tell you with a high degree of certainty that these clothes will slide off your boxes at some point during your drive, once again leaving you with a wrinkled pile to sort through, while also picking up any dirt or grime from the floor of your moving truck.  Hanging them in your vehicle isn’t a real option either, since most cars only have room for a few hangers on those handy little plastic hooks.

Truthfully, the only wardrobe boxes anyone needs to be sceptical of are those that are not strong enough or large enough to suit your needs.  Wardrobe boxes that test stronger than the moving box industry standard, include heavy duty metal hanger bars, and are large enough to accomodate your needs are well worth the very affordable price you can find them for.  Utilizing a few wardrobe boxes can save you not only frustration on your arrival at your new home, but it can also save you time and stress during your move.

All of us have fallen victim to it from time to time.  We often pretend that it won’t happen to us or try to ignore it when it does.  But, when the clutter monster does strike, it can often leave people feeling helpless and afraid to take it on.  Fortunately, if (when) the clutter monster hits your closet, you do not have to sit idly by and watch it take over your space.  Simply call wardrobe boxes to the rescue and reclaim your closet, your storage space, and your sanity.

These sort of things tend to start small.  You stack a few seasonal or seldom-worn outfits in the corner of your closet, figuring you don’t need the space anyway.  Before you know it, the clutter monster has taken over more and more of your storage space every day.  Having to stare at or dig through a mountain of closet clutter is a terrible way to start any day.  Fortunately, you can regain control with the right wardrobe boxes.

Wardrobe boxes are designed for easy transfer of hanging clothing for moving or long-term storage.  The best of these boxes feature heavy duty construction, durable metal hanging bars, and are large enough to accomodate a significant portion of your closet clutter.  An added bonus is the durability of these boxes, which allows you to store seasonal clothing until it is needed, without any need for repeated unpacking or re-packing.

Reclaim your once clean and organized closet space with durable, convenient wardrobe boxes.  The clutter monster will never know what hit it when you show up with a few wardrobe boxes and take back your lost storage space.

Wardrobe boxes are arguably the most useful invention in the moving box industry in quite awhile.  The convenience, ease of use, and affordability that they offer truly puts the “special” in “speciality moving boxes.”  Considering all the time and frustration the typical mover saves by using wardrobe boxes, it really makes you wonder what life would be like if everything was as easy as wardrobe boxes.

Picture your morning routine for a moment.  Maybe you stumble out of bed in the morning, somewhat dreading the time-consuming and repetative activities ahead of you.  Suppose you could step into the bathroom and simply press a button to have yourself cleaned, dressed, and ready to go.  Now you’re starting to picture the type of time-saving convenience available with wardrobe boxes.  Next, you go downstairs to make your morning coffee and have breakfast.  Instead of having to wait around for the coffee maker or toaster, you are almost instantly fed and out the door in a mere fraction of the time it usually takes.  This is the type of feeling you’ll have after you pack up your wardrobe boxes and realize how much time you just saved.  How about that long commute or the time spent everyday taking the kids to school?  Instead, you simply transport them instantly to school and you arrive at work in plenty of time to claim the best parking spot.  Now you’re starting to grasp the ease of transferring your clothing from your closet to your new wardrobe boxes.

The fact of the matter is, you may be simply astounded by the convenience and ease of use of wardrobe boxes.  Wardrobe boxes are large and durable enough for long-term storage.  Their convenient shape makes it very easy to transfer clothes from your closet and unpack them when you arrive at your new house.  Using wardrobe boxes will no doubt be the most convenient and time saving aspect of your entire move.

WARNING:  The use of wardrobe boxes can result in addiction to convenience and ease-of-use, thereby causing consumers to question other product they use on a daily basis.  Time saved during the use of wardrobe boxes can free the mind to ponder whether wardrobe boxes are sent from the future to save our sanity on moving day.

These days, it seems like there are speciality products for every little activity or aspect of daily life.  Most of us either have no need for or cannot afford these products.  It may seem the same way with moving boxes.  Many retailers offer a wide variety of speciality moving boxes that only prompt the typical customer to imagine other ways of moving their items.  Believe it or not, wardrobe boxes do not fall into this category for the average mover.

A hastily planned or executed move can be the downfall of your moving day, adding unnecessary stress or frustration to your first day in your new house or apartment.  Speaking as someone who once transported his clothes in nothing but black garbage bags, I can tell you that having the correct moving box for a specific purpose is no different than finding the most useful tool to fix any other problem.  Wardrobe boxes are certainly the most effective tool for transporting the hanging clothing or outfits from your closet.  The strength, convenience, and long-term durability that these boxes offer is enough to wipe away your moving day stress and allow you to happily greet your new home.

Good wardrobe boxes test stronger than the industry standard, include heavy duty metal hanging bars, and have the durability to offer long-term storage of seasonal outfits.  While there are likely several retailers out there who offer wardrobe boxes that do no meet these standards, locating a trusted retailer that does offer such strong and convenient wardrobe boxes can save you time, money, and a whole lot of frustration during your next big move.

Like so many other things in life nowadays, it often seems like there is a necessary trade-off in moving boxing between durability and affordability.  You can get some industry strength moving boxes at a department store or from your moving company, but you have to pay and arm and a leg to get them.  Or, you can go dumpster diving for used cardboard boxes, but you valuables will be far from safe inside these moving boxes (assuming the boxes hold together at all).  For an event like moving, which can already have its fair share of anxiety or stress, trying to pick out the right moving boxes can seem like an unavoidable added headache.

Fortunately, with wardrobe boxes from Moving Day Boxes, you never have to wonder if you your boxes are strong enough or if you paid too much.  These wardrobe boxes are known not only for their convenience and large size, but also for their strength and durability.  Wardrobe boxes from Moving Day Boxes are double strength, heavy duty portable closets.  These boxes come with a sturdy metal hanging bar, allowing you to easily transfer outfits from your closet to your wardrobe boxes.

You are probably expecting to pay a pretty penny for all this convenience and strength.  Actually, Moving Day Boxes offers a three-pack of wardrobe boxes at a price you simply cannot find elsewhere.  Add to that free shipping and a 99% customer recommendation rating and you have convenience and assurance to go along with an affordable and durable product.

Fight the urge to compromise and relieve your moving day stress with durable and affordable wardrobe boxes from Moving Day Boxes.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
How To Protect Yourself when Moving

The Following Explanations of Moving Terms will Save You Time, Money and Trouble!

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A Moving Services Glossary

Please Note: most of this information is directed toward interstate moves which are federally regulated, however, most states use the Federal Regulations as their template upon which they base their State-Wide Oversight. Please Check with your State regulatory agency that licenses movers in your state to obtain any State-specific information you need…the “terms of the trade” will be the same!

Accessorial (Additional) Services:

services such as packing, appliance servicing, unpacking, or piano stair carries that you request to be performed (or that are necessary because of landlord requirements or other special circumstances). Charges for these services may be in addition to the line-haul (point a to point b trucking) charges.

Advanced Charges:

charges for services performed by someone other than the mover. A professional, craftsman, or other third party may perform these services at your request. The mover pays for these services and adds the charges to your bill of lading charges.

Advertisement:

any communication to the public in connection with an offer or sale of any interstate household goods transportation service. This will include written or electronic database listings of your mover’s name, address, and telephone number in an on-line database. This excludes listings of your mover’s name, address, and telephone number in a telephone directory or similar publication. However, the Yellow Pages advertising is included within the definition.

Agent:

local moving company authorized to act on behalf of a larger, International company.

Appliance Service by Third Party:

preparation of major electrical appliances to make them safe for shipment. Charges for these services may be in addition to the line-haul charges.

Bill of Lading:

receipt for your goods and the contract for their transportation. This IS YOUR CONTRACT!

Carrier:

mover transporting your household goods.

Cash on Delivery (COD)

payment is required at the time of delivery at the destination residence (or warehouse).

Certified Scale:

Any scale designed for weighing motor vehicles, including trailers or semitrailers not attached to a tractor, and certified by an authorized scale inspection and licensing authority. A certified scale may also be a platform or warehouse type scale that is properly inspected and certified.

Estimate, Binding:

written agreement made in advance with your mover. It guarantees the total cost of the move based upon the quantities and services shown on the estimate.

Estimate, Non-Binding:

what your mover believes the cost will be, based upon the estimated weight of the shipment and the accessorial services requested. A non-binding estimate is not binding on the mover. The final charges will be based upon the actual weight of your shipment, the services
provided, and the tariff provisions in effect.

Expedited Service:

an agreement with the mover to perform transportation by a set date in exchange for charges based upon a higher minimum weight.

Flight Charge:

charge for carrying items up or down flights of stairs. Charges for these services may be in addition to the line-haul charges.

Guaranteed Pickup and Delivery Service:

additional level of service featuring guaranteed dates of service. Your mover will provide reimbursement to you for delays. This premium service is often subject to minimum weight
requirements.

High-Value Article:

items included in a shipment valued at more than $100 per pound ($220 per kilogram).

Household Goods:

as used in connection with transportation, means the personal effects or property used, or to be used, in a dwelling, when part of the equipment or supplies of the dwelling. Transporting of the household goods must be arranged for and paid by you or another individual on your behalf. This may include items moving from a factory or store when you purchase them to
use in your dwelling. You must request that these items be transported, and you (or another individual on your behalf) must pay the transportation charges to the mover.

Household Goods Motor Carrier:

means a motor carrier that, in the ordinary course of its business of providing transportation of household goods, offers some or all of the following additional services: (1) Binding and non-binding estimates, (2) Inventory, (3) Protective packing and unpacking of individual
items at personal residences, and (4) Loading and unloading at personal residences. The term does not include a motor carrier when the motor carrier provides transportation of household goods in containers or trailers that are entirely loaded and unloaded by an individual (other than an employee or agent of the motor carrier).

Individual Shipper:

any person who:
1. is the shipper, consignor, or consignee of a household goods shipment;
2. is identified as the shipper, consignor, or consignee on the face of the bill of lading;
3. owns the goods being transported; and
4. pays his or her own tariff transportation charges.

Impracticable Operations:

generally refer to services required when operating conditions make it physically impossible for the carrier to perform pickup or delivery with its normally assigned road-haul equipment; requires the use of smaller equipment and/or additional labor to complete pickup or delivery of a shipment. A mover may require payment of additional charges for impracticable operations, even if you do not request these services. The specific services considered to be impracticable operations by your mover are identified in your mover’s tariff.

Inventory:

detailed descriptive list of your household goods showing the number and condition of each item.

Line-Haul Charges:

charges for the vehicle transportation portion of your move. These charges, if separately stated, apply in addition to the accessorial service charges.

Long Carry:

A charge for carrying articles excessive distances between the mover’s vehicle and your residence. Charges for these services may be in addition to the line-haul charges.

May:

You or your mover may do something, but it is not a requirement. Note: this one word means the difference between a legally binding obligation and non-legally binding obligation! This one word is a get-out-of-jail Free card for a service provider & a RED FLAG to watch for.
Mover:

A motor carrier engaged in the transportation of household goods and its household goods agents.

Must:

A legal obligation. You or your mover must do something.

Order for Service:

The document authorizing the mover to transport your household goods.

Order (Bill of Lading) Number:

The number used to identify and track your shipment.

Peak Season Rates:

Higher line-haul charges applicable during the summer months.
Pickup and Delivery Charges:

Separate transportation charges applicable for transporting your shipment between the storage-in-transit warehouse and your residence.

Reasonable Dispatch:

performance of transportation on the dates, or during the period of time, agreed upon by you and your mover and shown on the Order for Service/Bill of Lading. For example, if your mover deliberately withholds any shipment from delivery after you offer to pay the binding estimate, or 110 percent of a non-binding estimate, plus any charges for additional services you requested, or permissible charges for impracticable operations that were not included in the estimate, your mover has not transported the goods with reasonable dispatch. The term ‘‘reasonable dispatch’’ excludes transportation provided under your mover’s tariff provisions
requiring guaranteed service dates. Your mover will have the defense of force majeure, i.e., the contract cannot be performed owing to causes that are outside the control of the parties and that could not be avoided by exercise of due care.

Should:

A recommendation. We recommend you or your mover do something, but it is not a requirement.

Shuttle Service:

use of a smaller vehicle to provide service to residences not accessible to the mover’s normal line-haul vehicles.

Storage-In-Transit (SIT):

temporary warehouse storage of your shipment, pending further transportation, with or without notification to you. If you (or someone representing you) cannot accept delivery on the agreed-upon date or within the agreed-upon time period (for example, because your home is
not quite ready to occupy), your mover may place your shipment into SIT without notifying you. In those circumstances, you will be responsible for the added charges for SIT service, as well as the warehouse handling and final delivery charges. However, your mover also may place your shipment into SIT if your mover was able to make delivery before the agreed-upon date (or before the first day of the agreed-upon delivery period), but you did not concur with
early delivery. In those circumstances, your mover must notify you immediately of the SIT, and your mover is fully responsible for redelivery charges, handling charges, and storage charges.

Surface Transportation Board:

An agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates household goods carrier tariffs, among other responsibilities. The Surface Transportation Board’s address is
1925 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–0001, Telephone 202–565–1674.

Tariff:

An issuance (in whole or in part) containing rates, rules, regulations, classifications, or other provisions. The Surface Transportation Board requires that a tariff contain three specific items. First, an accurate description of the services the mover offers to the public. Second, the specific applicable rates (or the basis for calculating the specific applicable rates) and service terms for services offered to the public. Third, the mover’s tariff must be arranged in a
way that allows you to determine the exact rate(s) and service terms applicable to your shipment.

Valuation:

The degree of worth of the shipment. The valuation charge compensates the mover for assuming a greater degree of liability than is provided for in its base transportation charges.

Warehouse Handling:

A charge may be applicable each time SIT service is provided. Charges for these services may be in addition to the line-haul charges. This charge compensates the mover for the physical placement and removal of items within the warehouse.

You and Your:

You are an individual shipper of household goods. You are a consignor or consignee of a household goods shipment and your mover identifies you as such in the bill of lading contract. You own the goods being transported and pay the transportation charges to the mover.

We all know one.  That friend or relative that insists on getting things done ahead of time.  Or maybe you’re the pre-planner everyone knows.  For these types of people, wardrobe boxes are a dream come true.  These boxes are not only large, sturdy portable closets, they can also store seasonal outfits for long periods of time without any need for unpacking.  But, for those of us with extended forsight, they can save you a lot of last-minute anxiety surrounding your upcoming move.

It’s no secret that the transition from you current house or apartment to your new place can involve some tricky timing.  A lot of times, you are expected to transfer your belongings in a single day.  This approach seems to assume that you have all your boxes packed and waiting far in advance.  Unfortunately, this approach can be far from practical when it comes to items you need for your day-to-day life.  This includes your clothing, which also happen to be some of the most surprisingly cumbersome and time-consuming items to pack.

Fortunately, wardrobe boxes are able to easily accomodate long-term storage of several outfits.  They are also designed for easy access during packing and unpacking.  This allows you the freedom to pack your wardrobe boxes far in advance, while not sacrificing the availability of your clothes.