Label Me Relieved!

In previous posts, we've touched on the idea of labeling all of your moving vessels. In this post, let's talk about why and how to do this!

First, why:

For starters, it makes unpacking much easier. Our movers or your friends will easily sort things in the appropriate rooms for easy unpacking. A clear label will save you time lugging boxes from room to room that could have been accomplished by your hired help! Save your back some breaking with nice clear labels!

From the other side, the packing side, it makes packing much easier and safer. If you label all the boxes by room with a short list of what is inside, it greatly reduces the chance that something will be left behind. Also, numbering each box so you know how many from each room are migrating to their new rooms helps as well. Taking a quick count of what's in the truck (or trucks) will help you move with confidence and relief. Make sure you make a list of all the important items including which room they are in! Don't forget about the bear!!

Okay, now, let's talk about how:

You can go low tech, and, just write on the boxes. This is a simple way to get things done, but, it's also easily mixed up or missed unless you write on every side of the box. We recommend using something a little easier to see.

Something like our color coded labels here. They are brightly colored, easily visible, and even easier to write! Slap a couple of these on your boxes, and then just tell everyone "Yellows in the living room, green in the bedroom, purples in the kitchen please!" Much less fuss, and an inexpensive way to keep your things organized!

You can pick these up at our main office for a small fee, but the savings on headache medicine surely covers the cost!

Here is a good example of how to save yourself some trouble. These boxes are labeled and numbered for easy sorting. It doesn't matter if they're going across the city, across the border, or across the world; when they get where they are going, they can find themselves safely sorted into the correct room, ready to be unpacked into a lovely new home!

By the way, our sturdy boxes also come at a great, low cost! When you're picking up your labels, why not grab a few boxes? Can never have too many boxes when moving, right? They make great padding too, not just for putting things inside! Separate tables and other items with a few stout boxes in between to help protect them from any bumps or scratches that might happen in transit! When you're finished with them, give us a call, and we can cart them away!



A few other things to remember when labeling a box:

Be clear, but no need to be obsessive-compulsive on the labeling. "Tools" should suffice, no need to list each and every tool, or each and every movie in the box. That will put the pain right back into the moving!

There are other important details to label on your box besides the contents and the destination. Don't forget to label them with helpful things like FRAGILE or HEAVY. This can save a lot in medical bills and replacements when the wrong box gets put on the bottom or someone tries to lift all of your college textbooks the wrong way! Be kind to your movers!

Tear Free Moving

A Moving Horror Story

Let us tell you a story recently shared with us from one of our associates.

It was moving day, and everyone was in a hurry to pack things up before their friends arrived. Our associate has a young daughter, only 2 years old. She has a favorite toy: a stuffed teddy bear. So, while they were packing, she wouldn't let go of the teddy bear, so they let her hold it while they took care of things, and cleaned up. Boxes were packed, their friends arrived, and everything was loaded into the truck. Their little girl started crying. Eventually, her mother was able to console her, and she slept all the way to their new house. When they arrived, she woke up and starting crying again. As they were starting to unpack later in the evening, they then finally realized why she had been crying. Her favorite bear was left at their old house.... 

Has this ever happened to you? You're all done with your move, but, you've left something important behind? It can be really frustrating, and in some cases, cause long term distress. Let us suggest some ways to avoid this situation.

One of the most important things to do when starting to plan your move is to make a packing/moving list. On the list, make special note of any particularly important items, like Mr. Bear, passports, birth certificates, etc. Check these items off the list only after they've been safely packed and secured for transport, and make sure to label the boxes containing them.

On moving day, go over the list one more time, and make sure that all of these important items are safely loaded into the truck or other vehicles. Check the house one extra time, room by room, and make sure to double check for these important items!

After arriving at your new residence, double check that these important belongings made it to their destination by checking them off the list again as they come off the truck. Make sure that everything is safe before calling your move to completion, and letting all the hired help go home.

Or, you can leave all this hassle to us! We can make your move worry free and stress free, even for your little ones. We can safely and efficiently pack, load, transport, and unload all of your belongings, even Mr. Bear, and make sure there's no one left behind! We will carefully wrap and pack all of your valuables, room by room, labeling each box before gently securing them into one of our fleet of safe and protective moving trucks. We will check the house before we leave, and double check that all of your boxes and other belongings arrive safely at your destination. Even better, we will do it for a surprisingly reasonable fee. Can you really put a price tag on stress free?

Give us a call today at 1234-5678 for a free consultation, and let us help you save all those tears!

Packing Tips - How to do it yourself

Happy New Year everyone! 

We hope you had a great holiday! Today, we thought we would share some DIY tips with you for how to make your move easier and safer!

Nothing can beat the ease and comfort of a move with KNT Movers Singapore, but, if you're looking to save yourself some money, or even just some space and time after we help you move into your new home, here are some ways to do it!

Now, here are some real tips to help you with your packing!


For starters, don't let anyone who packs like this do any of your packing!

First, pack yourself an overnight bag for each family member, which contains everything you'll need for the first night and day in the house. 

After a full day of packing and moving, the last thing anyone wants to do is root around to find the missing toothbrush, face wash, or pajamas they need to go to sleep. This saves a lot on the wind down after a long moving day. Also, any small valuables or electronics that you might want to use right away can go in that bag too, so they're easy to find and less likely to suffer any catastrophes!

Make sure not to leave any extra space in your boxes! This helps save room in the truck, and reduces chances for breakage!



Also, beer boxes often come with handles, so it makes them ideal for packing heavy items, like books or plates! When you pack your plates, make sure you pack them standing, not flat in the box. That will help reduce any chances of breakage.


One last packing tip: Instead of unpacking all the dresser drawers, simply remove the drawers from the dresser, wrap them with a sealing plastic wrap, and move them as is. This saves on the packing and unpacking!


Some helpful hints for your movers and trying to reassemble things later are next! 


• Do make sure you label each box, not on top, but on the sides! This will make them much easier to see when they're stacked up in a moving box, and will help movers or friends if they're trying to be helpful and put them in the rooms you will need later. It couldn't hurt to number the boxes as you go either. This will help you in the event that you think you've misplaced a box!

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If your friends are helping you move, or if you've hired us to move for you but want to shave that little bit extra off the total bill by doing the packing yourself,  make sure everything is completely packed before the friends or movers show up. This limits the chances of things breaking, and also helps the move go more smoothly, without any worry that your buddies will be frustrated at having to help you pack. 

• If you have a lot of fragile items, or many breakable valuables, we recommend hiring movers to help you. Movers will often use a lot more care, and may save you in the long run, as beer and food aren't cheap, nor is replacing broken valuables! But, make sure to do your booking early! 

• The end of or beginning of the month are very busy! 
If you hire movers, make sure to read their fine print. KNT Movers are an upfront, no nonsense company, but, many companies have ridiculous rules about how and what they will move. Avoid being caught with unnecessary fees by either hiring us, or reading the fine print of any contract!

For starters, 

don't let anyone who packs like this 

do any of your packing! 

• First, pack yourself an overnight bag for each family member, which contains everything you'll need for the first night and day in the house. After a full day of packing and moving, the last thing anyone wants to

• Second tip: if you're doing all of your packing by yourself, you can reduce the amount of packing materials you need, i.e. bubble wrap, newspaper, packing peanuts, etc., by using clean clothing. This helps you reduce boxes as well! Socks work great to help protect glasses and stemmed items, but don't forget that they need something inside, not only outside! Other clothing goes well for packing other dishes and small fragile items. Towels can be used to help pack many smaller items at once, keeping them safe, and sorted all together in the same place! 

• When you pack your cosmetics, a cotton pad or ball will help prevent them from breaking, and, also help prevent any powders from exploding inside the cases. Also, any liquids can be prevented from leaking or spilling out by placing plastic wrap around the openings and then replacing their original caps.

• Any complicated electronics, like computer or home entertainment systems, can be tricky to reconnect. Take photos before you disassemble them, and use tape with either color coding or numbering to help you put them back together! You can put small pieces in plastic bags to help keep all the items that belong together in one place for easy reassembly. 

• Lastly, unless you've got a big family, try to make the last grocery trip well before the planned move. A lot of wasted food or extra things to cart to the new house happen when people forget to prepare the refrigerator, and when one is defrosting in the back of a moving truck, damages are likely. Make sure you're ready to move these things too!

Here's just a few of many good moving advice articles we can help you out with! 

Make sure to check our blog regularly for move good moving information! And, remember, we can take the hassle and worry out of your move! 

Just visit our website or give us a call us at 6747-6636!

Selecting a Capable Moving Company

Okay.. you've had enough........

You've been packing for days, and your house still looks like this. How do you select a good moving company? What services do you need? How do you even begin looking?

Well, maybe we can help you!

For starters, you might want to avoid a mover like this!

The last thing you want to be worrying about is if someone is taking care of your precious belongings and memories, or if everything will arrive tangled up like this ball or yarn...Moving is stressful enough without the added stress of wondering if everything will arrive safely.

  This is the kind of moving company we all want. A moving company with dependable, capable hands, to carry ourselves and our belongings from the home we are saying goodbye to, to the house we want to turn into a home. A moving company is so much more than just a couple of guys and a truck who cart our stuff from point A to B. A moving company is a group of professionals who we entrust with our lives, and expect them to help us all arrive safely at our new home.

So, how do we find our reliable moving company in Singapore? Research. Check out the numerous resources on the web. Ask your friends, and their friends. Call prospective moving companies, and ask them about their before, during, and after services. There's always someone cheaper, but, you get what you pay for! You need a reliable, well-reputed moving company with a long history of customer satisfaction and retention. This is our goal here at KNT Movers!

We pride ourselves on our service record. We endeavor to maintain the highest customer satisfaction record in Singapore. We hire only professionals, and take great care with all of your belongings, no matter how big or how small! We offer high touch, compassionate, free consultations before your move, and a real person point of contact to address all concerns any time leading up to your move. We enforce quality control standards for all of our moving professionals, and provide all moving services, from packing through unpacking. And if you would prefer to unpack yourself, that's no problem! We'll leave it to you, and, when you have everything just right, give us a call, and we'll come pick up all your leftover packaging at no additional cost! 

At KNT, we will make sure you get affordable, high quality, satisfactory service. There's no better deal in Singapore that leaves you with such a great feeling of relief and piece of mind. 

Give us a call today at 6747-6636, or stop by our friendly website here to see for yourself. 

Let us take care of your move, and help you arrive safely in your new home!