CJAD: Moving Supplies
Q: With Moving Day 4 weeks away, people are getting into panic mode about all the work that has to be done in order to make the move. Let’s start with the basics, the boxes.
A: Gem Entrepot, 4732 Boul. Thimens, Ville St-Laurent. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-3, Fri 10-12. Here, you can buy slightly used moving boxes for $.25 and paper for packing: white tissue or white kraft paper
Magasin Festival Store, 8310 Cote de Liesse, Ville St-Laurent. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-5. Owned by a manufacturer of corrugated boxes, this is the place to buy (ask about the liquidated ones) boxes (1.5 to 6 cu. ft) for moving, storing and shipping, with special ones for mirrors, artwork, lampshades, golf bags, bicycles, dishes and crystal and wardrobes. Protective packing supplies are here, like bubble wrap, inkless newsprint, tissue paper and foam chips. www. festival.ca
Owned by a manufacturer of corrugated boxes, this is the place to buy new and liquidated boxes (1.5 to 6 cu. ft) for moving, storing and shipping, Protective packing supplies bubble wrap, inkless newsprint, tissue paper and foam chips.
Prices: liquidated boxes $.20-.40, new boxes 1.08 & up. Festival will buy back their boxes at greatly reduced prices.
Q: What if you have other kinds of things to move?
Festival sells special boxes for mirrors, artwork, lampshades, golf bags, bicycles, dishes and crystal and wardrobes. You can even offer custom boxes for strangely shaped objects
Q: Do you have any other moving tips for us?
First box/last box. Label a box “first box” and put in the last things you packed so you can quickly access your sheets, covers, toothbrush, toiletries, phone, toilet paper, towels, cutlery, dishes or paper plates and shower curtain. On an exhausting moving day, you just want the basics quickly accessible to fall into bed.
Q: Any packing tips?
Pack 2 or s boxes a day, starting now and they will be magically done by the time you have to move. Save packing space and money by wrapping fragile things in towels, sheets, duvets and blankets. Don’t leave suitcases empty, move your clothes in them. If you don’t want to buy wardrobe boxes, for hanging clothing, tape hangers together and move in bundles.