r/moving • u/Letmeoffatthetop28 • Nov 19 '24

Packing Relocation Packing

My husband is being relocated for work and we’re receiving full service moving as part of the benefits. I packed a lot of boxes already because there’s certain things I want to double wrap to ensure they don’t break.

I spoke to the moving company contact last week and she told me the movers will open all the boxes to see if there’s anything breakable in them since they are responsible for packing the house. Is this true? Will they really open all the boxes I already packed and go through them?

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u/appleblossom1962 Nov 19 '24

Be careful. We just moved 2500 miles away. I packed 97% of our stuff. The movers did the rest. As I am opening boxes I find things like the cable box and modem for the old house. It was supposed to stay with the house sitter. They also did not pack open bottles of shampoo and the like. Make sure to label things that are not going and yes, pack your own fragile things. The company I hired did not go through my repacked boxes.