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MOVING - Your Last
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Your last box should include all the
items you will need to have available before the rest of your goods are unpacked. These
are the basics which you normally use until the very last minute before you leave and
which you usually need to use immediately upon arrival. It should contain some or all of
the items listed in this appendix, as well as anything else which your particular
situation demands.
Whether you are moving yourself or being moved, your last
box should be placed where it can be unloaded right away. If you are using movers,
instruct them to mark these boxes as LAST BOX, and make sure that they will make a similar
notation on the inventory sheets. When you or the movers are unpacking, place the last box
where you will have unobstructed access to it. Among the recommended `last-box´ items
are:
This Tip was excerpted from:
Moving: A Complete Checklist and Guide for Relocation
by Karen G. Adams, Silvercat Publications, San Diego, 1994.
ISBN 0-9624945-6-9
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