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Full packing service?

fiwen30
fiwen30 Posts: 205 Forumite
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edited 6 September 2020 at 7:30PM in House buying, renting & selling
What exactly is it, and is it worth it?

It seems to be established that many people would rather pay for a professional removals company, rather than do a DIY job. But what level of service would you be buying? A few blokes with a bigger van than you can drive, and who know how to tessellate things into it? A service where you get packing materials supplied, and you pack up your own boxes for collection? Or a full packing service, where there’s nothing for you to do but sit back and relax?

But...is that what a full packing service is? Has anyone used one and could shed some light on the process? Do they actually pack up every single tiny thing that you own for you, or is it a bit like hiring a cleaner and doing a tidy up of all your clutter before they arrive, so that they can do a proper job? Is it actually all packed on the morning of your move, or a few days prior?

Our house has a lot of tiny little things and bits, and the thought of asking someone else to pack up all the junk that’s in my art studio, or my knicker drawer, or my partner’s hoard of cables frankly fills me with dread. But at the same time, packing is a seemingly insurmountable undertaking. Thoughts?
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
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    edited 6 September 2020 at 7:38PM
    You could pack anything you dont want anyone to pack yourself.
    I suspect your able to state what you want packed.
    Why not speak to some removal firms ?
    Ask whats involved in the service you provide.
  • iwb100
    iwb100 Posts: 614 Forumite
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    It’s worth every penny. They will come day before and pack your house up. You don’t need to do anything other than load your car with anything you don’t want packed and kept to hand. They will work out what needs packing, what can go as is etc...often they will just lift draws out of units cover them and take them with all contents in. This is another advantage of a full packing service...you packing yourself might have to empty drawers but they know what’s what.
  • bouicca21
    bouicca21 Posts: 6,719 Forumite
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    Absolutely worth it.  My lot came a day or two early to pack my books and papers, then did the rest on the day of the move.  I packed a few breakable items of sentimental value plus the papers I was working on and transported them myself.  As far as the contents of drawers were concerned, they wrapped the drawer unit as a whole and transported It as was.  
  • fiwen30
    fiwen30 Posts: 205 Forumite
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    This has been extremely helpful, thank you all!

    Might I ask how much each of you paid, and the size of your moves?
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