Made a date with your LuckyBox and counting down the days before its delivery? We’re looking forward to meeting you too. While you wait, why not prepare for your LuckyBox’s arrival?

By preparing your belongings ahead of time, you can be confident that everything will be re-delivered to you in its original condition, since you took such great care packing it all up. Here are some of our tips:

Decluttering might feel like a chore, but trust us: when you’re moving, it’s much less of a chore to get rid of non-essentials. There’s no point hauling all that stuff over to your new place, only to realize you don’t need it anymore once you get there.

If you can avoid storing the stuff you don’t really need, you might as well. Save that space for the stuff you actually like!

Figure out what’s coming along for the ride before your LuckyBox arrives, so you know exactly what’s going where, and what’s staying behind. Thank us later.

By making the most of your supplies — like moving blankets, paper wrap, bubble wrap, and all the other good stuff — you can restrict movement in transit to ensure all your items will be kept safe and sound.

The easiest way to start your inventory list is to go room by room and write down everything you will be moving. In each room, begin with the largest items, such as furniture. If you’re short on time, you don’t necessarily have to list each small item, such as every book or piece of clothing.

It’s much easier to stack boxes on top of boxes. Boxes will keep your belongings safe and sound and make the packing process a whole lot easier. We suggest you fill each box to its capacity and eliminate any empty spaces you can, using packing paper or other fillers.

Most people only label one side of the moving box, but it makes sense to add separate labels on all sides of the box. This way, you won’t need to turn the box around several times just to read the label.