The Basics of Packing and Moving

There are a few simple hints and tricks that will make packing for your house move that little bit less stressful.

How to Ship a Parcel

Nobody wants to hear the words “damaged”, “delayed” or “lost” when waiting on a parcel to be delivered. When you hand over that package to your delivery driver, you need to be certain it will arrive at it’s destination in perfect condition!

The Facts about … Void Fill

Once upon a time, a long long time ago, man realised that stuffing something into the space inside a box, sack or flagon stopped the contents rattling around and getting damaged!

And in that moment of pure genius Void Fill was invented!

These days, void fill comes in many forms, so let’s have a look at what is available out there …

Easy Home Decluttering Tips

It’s dark. It’s gloomy. It’s Winter!

And its quite often really difficult to find the motivation to keep a clean and organised home. Oh, and let’s add in the home-working area that we’ve had to incorporate into our homes too!

One thing that could be getting in the way, and hindering our motivation and productivity is household clutter. It is pretty well known, and there are a number of studies showing that clutter can have a negative impact on our mental health, and leave us distracted and overwhelmed. When our environment is cluttered, this chaos can restrict our ability to focus, and can limit our brain’s ability to process information.

Tackling small decluttering tasks each week can help up to feel calmer and more in control in these uncertain times. I am the first to admit that I struggle with clutter. But there are some easy ways to start clearing all that built-up clutter that can take less than ten minutes to complete …

Top Tips for Decluttering your Home

There are times in your life that you just can’t avoid having to declutter your home.

The first instruction you’ll see on any guide to moving house? Declutter!

Sick and tired of never being able to find anything in the house? Declutter!

Want to make space at Christmas for when visitors call? Declutter!

Erm … discovering there’s another Covid directive to “work from home” but you’ve loads of stuff you bought online during Lockdown? Declutter!

But it can be a daunting process. So here’s a few decluttering tips to help anybody who doesn’t know where to begin …

Moving House at Christmas

Moving House is a stressful experience as it is, without throwing Christmas into the mix!

But there are a few hints and tips that will, we hope, make moving house at Christmas a little less daunting …

How to Move House in a Week or Less!

Panic Station!!!

You’ve sold the house, but need to be moved out within a week … eek!

But it can be done following these simple steps …

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Box Depot’s Eco-Friendly Terms and Logos Explained

Whatever you call it: Eco-Friendly, Green, Carbon Neutral, Environmentally Conscious, Zero-Waster …

It’s easy in the Supermarket where you can choose to buy your fruit and veg with no packaging. Or perhaps you go to the Deli Counter with your reusable Tupperware containers? Or you have a super-uber-groovy system at home for sorting your rubbish …

If you’re moving house (and chances are, if you’ve found Box Depot you probably are!) this is going to be one of the most stressful events you go through in your lifetime (sorry!)

In between the chaos, stress and panic of moving house, your intentions of staying true to the Eco-Friendly person you are might possibly go out the window!

DON’T PANIC!

As you will discover when you read this post, Box Depot has your best interests at heart. Our recently introduced and easily-identifiable Eco Friendly Products will keep you true to your intentions!

And if you would “like” to be more environmentally aware; but you’re not sure where to start with House Moving Suppplies, please read on for an explanation of the terms and logos that we use on the product listings at Box Depot …

The Advantages of Using Grip Seal Bags

Grip Seal Bags are versative and cost-effective, and a popular choice for both food- and non-food use.

Made from polythene, it is a plastic bag with an easy-to-close grip seal across the top.

Grip seal bags are available in a range of different sizes and have a number of advantages …

Packing Books, Photographs and Music

Books, photographs and music all evoke wonderful memories.

So it’s important, when moving house, that these memories get to their destination in one piece!

Here are some hints and tips for packing them: