No matter how organized you seem to be in the moving process, at some point you reach crunch time and you feel like everything just gets dumped in a box and thrown into the SMARTBOX container. For your safety, there are some items that should not be packed in your portable moving container.

Locate these items early in the moving process and either toss them out or store them somewhere safe where you can easily locate them. The following items should be thrown out or carefully packed and moved in your car:

Flammable or Dangerous Materials
Aerosol Cans
Agricultural Products
Oil Based Paint or Lacquers
Toxic Chemicals
Alcoholic Beverages or Food Products

These items should be kept together and packed in your car so that you you know at all times where they are:

Pharmaceuticals
Irreplaceable items
Jewelry
Money, Deeds, Stock
Valuable Documents

Did you buy new holiday decorations this year? Couldn’t resist taking advantage of those after Christmas sales? Are you the proud new owner of a 9 foot inflatable Santa and sleigh? That’s great, but what are you going to do with all of these decorations now that the holiday season is over? Each year, holiday decorations seem to take up more storage space in your garage and in your basement. They wind up being in your way most of the year.

SMARTBOX has the perfect holiday storage solution for your home. Call us and we will deliver a storage container right to your front door. Pack all of your holiday belongings into a SMARTBOX storage container; your decorations will be out of your way and safe in our climate controlled storage facility. Then, just call us when you are ready to deck the halls for next year’s festivities and we will deliver your SMARTBOX storage container right to your door.

So don’t worry. Go out and pick up a few more decorations and then call SMARTBOX.

Wishing you happiness throughout the holiday season.

From all of us at SMARTBOX

Happy Holidays!

Are you changing jobs in the new year? Are you and your family planning a big move? Maybe you are contemplating a big renovation for your home. If so, SMARTBOX, the expert in moving and storage, is ready to help. Whether you are moving long distance or just need temporary storage, it’s never too early to start planning with SMARTBOX.

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At SMARTBOX, we have solutions for your moving and storage needs. We have offered moving tips and written about the benefits of having a priority box. The priority box is a box created that holds essential items for each particular room that you want to have access to within the first 24 – 48 hours of moving into your new home. Instead of digging through all your boxes trying to find these items, they are packed in a clearly designated box that you will recognize easily.

Here is a list of all the individual essentials boxes we have mentioned and a link back to each original blog:

The Household Essentials Box
The Priority Box – The Kitchen
The Priority Box – The Bathroom
The Priority Box – The Tools

Priority boxes make the transition into your new home much easier. Whether you are moving long distance or across town, you should pack a priority box for each room in your house. Don’t forget the bedrooms. Every family member should pack the essential items that they will want to be able to find quickly. For your children, it may be their favorite toys or books. For your teenager, it may be their favorite clothes or their sports equipment. For you, it could be your alarm clock, your box of bills or your running shoes.

Do you struggle to figure out what to do with excess inventory as your business gears up to prepare for its busy season? Is your stockroom and warehouse overloaded? SMARTBOX offers a great solution for businesses who have peaks in inventory for different peaks in business throughout the year. Whether your busy season is Christmas, Valentine’s Day or opening day of baseball season, SMARTBOX offers portable storage that can help you with excess inventory whenever you need it.

SMARTBOX will deliver as many storage containers that your business thinks it will use. Use them to store your excess inventory. You can use our secure containers at your location or store them in our secure climate-controlled facilities until you need them. Use them throughout your busy season for as long as you want, and as your inventory levels reduce, call us and we will pick up the empty storage containers when you no longer need them.

SMARTBOX portable storage – SMART solutions for your business.