{"id":10516,"date":"2021-12-06T21:05:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/?p=10516"},"modified":"2024-10-30T20:21:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T20:21:04","slug":"8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Things That Are Cheaper to Replace Than to Pack for a Big Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_38 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Jump Ahead To: <\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/#Define_Cheaper\" title=\"Define \u201cCheaper\u201d\">Define \u201cCheaper\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/#8_Things_to_Replace_Instead_of_Take_With_You\" title=\"8 Things to Replace Instead of Take With You\">8 Things to Replace Instead of Take With You<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/#Final_Word\" title=\"Final Word\">Final Word<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s an old saying: \u201cThree moves should equal a fire.\u201d It expresses how important it is to use a move to get rid of stuff you don\u2019t need or want. It\u2019s an exaggeration, but not an extreme one when you consider how much of our spaces are taken up by items we rarely use.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the junk and clutter, other possessions shouldn\u2019t make it into your new home. These are items bulky, fragile, and expensive enough that you\u2019re better off buying new stuff when you reach your next house or apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re moving for work and deducting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycrashers.com\/tax-deductible-job-relocation-moving-expenses\/\">your expenses on your taxes<\/a> or you\u2019re moving because you found a better place, it\u2019s always hard to decide what to take with you and what may be cheaper to buy at your new home.<\/p>\n<p>Why listen to us? We&#8217;re Bellhop &#8211; we&#8217;re national movers, and have moved tens of thousands of people over the past decade. We have <a href=\"\/ga\/atlanta\/long-distance-movers\/\">long-distance movers in Atlanta<\/a>, <a href=\"\/dc\/washington\/long-distance-movers\/\">cross-country movers in Washington, DC<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/nc\/charlotte\/long-distance-movers\/\">interstate movers in Charlotte<\/a>, among many others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_Cheaper\"><\/span>Define \u201cCheaper\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your definition of the cost of the items on this list could vary based on personal circumstances.\u00a0 It depends on how nice the things are that you own right now.<\/p>\n<p>If, for example, you can replace it from the thrift store or with a garage sale expedition, it qualifies. If you\u2019ve purchased expensive or hard-to-find stuff, you\u2019ve priced yourself out for many items that otherwise qualify.<\/p>\n<p>Distance is also a factor. If you\u2019re just moving across town, a lot of these items are still cheaper to move than to replace. But it makes good dollar sense to scrap as much as possible for a cross-country or overseas move.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Things_to_Replace_Instead_of_Take_With_You\"><\/span>8 Things to Replace Instead of Take With You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>1. Already Opened Cleaners and Cleansers<\/h3>\n<p>Cleaners and cleansers are inexpensive, and opened ones aren\u2019t worth the replacement cost. But that\u2019s not really what makes these expensive. It\u2019s a matter of margin for error.<\/p>\n<p>If one of those opened cleaners and cleansers tips and spills, it can leak onto expensive items. That puts you on the hook to replace something pricey. It\u2019s far better to leave the opened stuff unpacked and use it for that final scrub-down you give your old place before saying goodbye.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Take a hard look at your cleaners, cleansers, paints, and other household liquids. There are likely many items you won\u2019t use. Take this opportunity to dispose of these safely.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Baby and Toddler Clothes<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t get us wrong. Keep the stuff your baby loves and wears all the time. But for anything you don\u2019t love or that they\u2019ve grown out of, it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n<p>Little ones outgrow their clothes so often, there\u2019s a constant supply of them at garage sales, thrift stores, and swap meets you can pick up for very little money. Pack only necessities from this category.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for clothes you\u2019re keeping on hand for the baby to grow into in a few years. They\u2019re also available for cheap or free from the same sources. There\u2019s no reason to pay to ship things you can easily replace.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Do a deep dive into your clothes. They won\u2019t be as inexpensive to replace, but we\u2019re willing to bet you have at least a box\u2019s worth of things you know you\u2019ll never wear again.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Your Piano (Sometimes)<\/h3>\n<p>Your piano was expensive, and you may love it enough to bring it to a new house. But you need to consider three important things before you commit to this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Pianos are costly to move if you\u2019re leaving town<\/strong>. Professional movers sometimes charge four figures for a basic piano model and much more for something higher-end.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pianos are hard to get rid of<\/strong>, to the point that sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigslist.org\/\">Craigslist<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/\">Nextdoor <\/a>routinely have them available for free to anybody willing to pick one up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you move a piano, you\u2019ll need to have it re-tuned<\/strong>, which adds a hundred dollars or more to your cost.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Put that all together, and you\u2019re often better off finding a used model in the town you\u2019re moving to than bringing a piano without sentimental value along with you. You can get rid of your old one without paying moving fees by donating it to a local school or music shop.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Look at other musical instruments you have around the house. Many of us have a trumpet, guitar amp, or xylophone from music lessons we don\u2019t take any more. This is a prime opportunity to sell or donate them, freeing space while making somebody else happy.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Dishes You Don\u2019t Love<\/h3>\n<p>Dishes are fragile, so much so that many movers recommend transporting them in specially designed boxes that minimize their risk. They\u2019re also heavy, making them costly if you\u2019re paying movers who charge you based on items\u2019 weight.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, dishes can be cheap. There are always sets at the local thrift store, and replacing yours with new basic-model dishes can cost under $50. If you don\u2019t love your dishes, you can use this opportunity to replace them.<\/p><div class=\"getbe-middle\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"getbe-2034383316\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/book\/service\/\" aria-label=\"The Better Way to Move\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"The Better Way to Move\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"160\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/600x160.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/600x160.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/600x160-300x80.png 300w\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Think long and hard about your sentimental kitchen gear. Most families have a collection of wedding gifts and hand-me-downs they never use that occupy their kitchen and pantry. Get selfish during this move and decide only to keep what makes you happy, not stuff you\u2019re holding on to for fear of hurting somebody\u2019s feelings.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Your CD or DVD Collection<\/h3>\n<p>You probably already have a membership to a streaming service that gives you free, on-demand access to almost every piece of media you physically own.<\/p>\n<p>If you scrap your collection of CDs, DVDs, and their players, you free up much more space in your new home.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>This is an excellent time to cull your bookshelves too. You won\u2019t be able to replace them for less than it costs to ship, but take this opportunity to scrap anything you don\u2019t think you\u2019ll read again. You can sell them at sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powells.com\/\">Powell\u2019s<\/a> or give them to friends as a forget-me-not.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Big Exercise Equipment<\/h3>\n<p>Large exercise equipment is so bulky and easy to replace that most thrift shops won\u2019t accept it. Almost everybody has a few pieces they bought in a fit of optimism and haven\u2019t used in years.<\/p>\n<p>At any given time, you can find the piece of workout gear you need available free online or for under $100. Forego the hassle of moving your large workout equipment and just pick up a replacement in your new city.<\/p>\n<p>The hardest part of this will be getting rid of your old gear. It\u2019s a buyer\u2019s market, and you might not find any buyers at all. The tried-and-true method of leaving it on your curb with a sign that says \u201cFREE\u201d still does the trick in many neighborhoods. If not, call around to your local rec centers and community centers. They often have a gym that could use extra equipment.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Take a look at your smaller, portable fitness gear. You won\u2019t be able to replace it cheaply, but there\u2019s probably some stuff in there you don\u2019t use anymore.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Large, Cheap Furniture<\/h3>\n<p>To be clear, we\u2019re not talking about your heirloom table or that beautiful couch you spent years saving up to purchase. We\u2019re talking about the furniture you picked up for free or cheap while first setting up the house: that couch from a garage sale, that IKEA desk, and the dorm-room bookshelf currently in your garage. Those items you can get rid of for two reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First, you bought them cheaply, and you can replace them just as cheaply. Second, when you move into the new space, the cheap furniture you purchased for your old space likely won\u2019t fit quite right.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Think deeply about your pool table, ping pong table, and similar large pieces. When was the last time you used each? If it\u2019s more than a few months, you\u2019ll probably be perfectly fine selling it before you change addresses.<\/p>\n<h3>8.\u00a0 Personal Papers<\/h3>\n<p>Papers worth keeping fall into two categories: those you can\u2019t replace and those you can replace by paying the government a steep fee. The first category includes old letters, kids\u2019 report cards, photos, and your grandfather\u2019s diary. The second category includes your birth certificate, Social Security card, and the deed to your house.<\/p>\n<p>For both, the best plan is to scan copies of everything and put that data on two different <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"storage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/moving-services\/storage\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">storage<\/a> devices. If you have room in a cloud storage account, make that one of them. Then, you can cull through the papers and dispose of anything you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of sentimental items, it can cut down on the bulk you move. In the case of official documents, it means you don\u2019t have to panic quite as much if something happens to them in transit.<\/p>\n<h4>While You\u2019re At It&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Go through all of your papers and simply get rid of stuff you don\u2019t need, like old utility bills, tax records past the seven-year mark, and things you\u2019re not sure why you originally wanted to keep them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Word\"><\/span>Final Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your move is also a time to consider an upgrade for one or two of your large appliances or pieces of furniture. Is it time for a new fridge? A new mattress? New washer and dryer set?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t go crazy with this spending since moving is already costly enough, but there\u2019s no harm in splurging for one cool new thing. As a bonus, this saves you even more space for your move. One option to save money is always a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/promo\/\">Bellhop Promo Code<\/a>, where you can save 5% on your move. One more quick word of advice for saving is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/how-to-compare-moving-company-quotes\/\">compare moving company quotes<\/a>. Both of these will surely help out when you do your splurging.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ronald Young has moved three times in the past eight years and discovered that many times, it\u2019s simply better to start with new items.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s an old saying: \u201cThree moves should equal a fire.\u201d It expresses how important it is to use a move to get rid of stuff [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":10517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1209],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.5 (Yoast SEO v19.10) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>8 Things That Are Cheaper to Replace for your move - Bellhop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether you\u2019re moving for work or you\u2019re moving because you found a better place, it\u2019s always hard to decide what to take and what to keep.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"8 Things That Are Cheaper to Replace Than to Pack for a Big Move\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bellhop allows you to choose from a variety of local, long-distance, and labor-only moving services that suit your needs and budget.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bellhop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BellhopMoving\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-06T21:05:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-30T20:21:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bellhopblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4246012-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harrison Stevens\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BellhopMoving\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BellhopMoving\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harrison Stevens\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harrison Stevens\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/68169a05123d28430a4381b225df53e1\"},\"headline\":\"8 Things That Are Cheaper to Replace Than to Pack for a Big Move\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-06T21:05:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-30T20:21:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/\"},\"wordCount\":1749,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Moving\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.getbellhops.com\/blog\/8-things-that-are-cheaper-to-replace-than-to-pack-for-a-big-move\/\",\"name\":\"8 Things That Are Cheaper to Replace for your move - 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