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How would you feel if you arrived at your new home and realized you’ve left one of your most valuable items in your previous home?
Moving is not cheap. So when you spend a huge amount of money to move your home and later realize you’ve left some items behind, it could leave a sour taste in your mouth.
But you can avoid such a scenario when you’re moving. All you have to do is create a list of the most frequently forgotten items during a move. I’ve listed 10 of these most frequently forgotten items during a move. I think some of these items or even all, should end up in your list.
Most Frequently Forgotten Items During A Move
Let’s see what item should be on your list:
#1. Items with cleaners, fixers, and rented items
Don’t forget to collect any of your items you dropped off with cleaners or for repairs. Items such as clothes, shoes, watches etc. are easily forgotten. Don’t forget to return movie rentals, library books, or any other items you must have checked out. These are some of the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
Don’t forget to pick up your clothes at the laundry store. All these are some of the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#2. Old Phone Books
Don’t forget to pack your phone books as you move. It’s easy to assume that you’ll remember all the phone numbers you call all the time. But if you leave your existing phone numbers behind, you may end up spending a small fortune on directory assistance charges to tie up loose ends or contact old friends.
If you have a smartphone, you should save all these numbers on your phone and you can even set up an online backup to ensure you don’t lose them even if you lost your phone.
#3. Records
Before you move, make sure you obtain the medical records of you and your family. Also, obtain any dental and immunization/vaccine data, and any veterinary record for your pet. In some instances, a notarized letter is necessitated before you can receive official documentation.
You should consider contacting the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) to figure out your new state’s needs. Also, you should consider transferring present prescriptions to a drugstore in your new town.
If you’re a parent, make sure you obtain your child’s permanent school records. School records are often a part of the prerequisite for registering your child in a new school. Records are some of the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#4. Don’t Lose Your New Address
Believe it or not, but this actually happens.
Make sure you keep your new address close to you in your purse or pocket. In the bustle of getting set for a move, you might easily lose your new address.
And your new address is crucial information if you intend to forward mails, credit card bills, periodicals, and to maintain contact with close friends, colleagues and family. Addresses are some of the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#5. Hidden Treasure
Don’t forget any of your hidden treasures anywhere around the house even if they are buried. All jewelries and any other valuable fragile items should be packed and moved with you in your vehicle and not in the mover’s truck. Hidden treasures are among the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#6. New Bank Account
Consider opening a new bank account in the town of your new home about a month before your move. It will allow you to have instant access to funds when you move in. It’s well worth it to have some cash at hands for unexpected expenses. In some cases some retailers may turn down cash “out-of-town” checks.
#7. Cleaning
You can either make arrangements in advance for a cleaning service to handle your cleaning or leave out your cleaning supplies for the last once-over before you move out for good. Consider using up previously purchased cleaning products in order to reduce the number of things you’ll take along with you.
Don’t forget to clean your new home before moving in.
#8. Transporting Your Pet
Don’t wait till the final minute to figure out how to move your pet. Plan ahead and arrange for your pet to be moved. You may be disappointed if you wait till the final moment and are forced to leave your pet behind with friends or neighbors.
Nobody can care for your pet the way you do. As funny as it seems, pets are among the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#9. Spare Keys
Don’t forget to collect all your spare house keys. Collect the ones given to neighbors, friends, family members or colleagues. Gather all your key sets before you relocate. Spare keys are among the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#10. Garage Door Opener
Don’t forget to take the electric garage door opener out of your automobile before moving. Make sure you don’t forget to leave the opener behind for the new residents. Garage door openers are among the most frequently forgotten items during a move.
#11. Stored items
Stored items are usually out of sight and out of mind making them some of the most frequently forgotten items when moving. So, keep your storage in mind while preparing for your move and while packing. Some of the things you’ve stored in your attic, garage, toolshed, or basement are probably there because you still need them.
Make sure you check your attic, basement, and any other area of your home where you often store items to make sure you’re not leaving anything behind. If you have stored anything in a self-storage facility, don’t forget to pick them up before moving.
#12. Plants
Sometimes many people forget to move their plants because they often leave it for the last minute. Then suddenly, when it’s time to pack it, they realize that packing a plant for moving isn’t as easy as it seems. This is why plants are among the most frequently damaged items during a move.
Many people either deliberately leave their plants behind or forget to pack them making them one of the most frequently forgotten items when moving. Rather than leave the packing of your plants until the last minute or abandon them, you should tell the moving company you hired about the plant you intend to pack and move.
#13. Medicine
Medicines are some of the most frequently forgotten items when moving. If you’re on medications that you shouldn’t miss in a day or two, pack them separately along with the rest of any other medicine you’re taking.
You should consider packing your medicine in your essential box and keep them with you throughout the move. This will ensure that you have all your medications with you always and you can take them anytime.
#14. Toilet bowl cleaners and plungers
These items are often overlooked while packing other items. They are also seen as items to be packed a few minutes before the moving truck hits the road. Unfortunately, toilet bowl cleaners and plungers are often completely forgotten during a move. So, make sure you pack these items while packing other items in the bathroom.
#15. Gardening tools
Since gardening tools aren’t usually kept indoors, it’s easy to forget them while moving because they aren’t packed alongside other items. Gardening tools like lawnmowers, hedge clippers, and hoses are often left behind. The key is to pack every gardening tool while packing other items to avoid forgetting them while moving.
#16. Gym membership
Don’t forget to cancel any gym membership you have just before you move. If you don’t, you may end up incurring costs related to the gym membership subscription. Make sure you cancel every other membership you have subscribed to avoid paying for services you no longer use.
#17. Pet bowls
Pet bowls are among the most frequently forgotten items when moving because you still have to feed your pet, even until the moving truck hits the road. However, a better idea is to pack your pet bowls while packing other household items and then get a disposable bowl and plate for a few days before the actual moving day.
#18. Recycle bins and trash
More often than not, people forget to empty their trash and recycle bins as they are often left outside the home. So, ensure that your trash and recycle bins are done right before you move. Recycle bins and trash are some of the most frequently forgotten items when moving.
#19. Jewelries and other similar items
Sometimes, you may decide to keep jewelry and some other valuables in a safe place anywhere around your home. It’s easy to forget such items because they are out of sight. Don’t forget to fetch such items while packing household items to avoid forgetting them.
You can keep your jewelry in a safe deposit and keep them with you throughout the move. Jewelry are among the most frequently forgotten items when moving.
#20. Electrical appliances user manual
Your various electrical appliances have user manuals that you can refer to whenever you have to. These manuals are some of the most forgotten items when moving because it’s easy to assume that you no longer need them.
However, after disconnecting your electrical appliances you may need your manual to set them up appropriately in your new home. So, fetch your manuals wherever they are and pack them alongside your appliances while preparing for your move.
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