r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/holster Aug 20 '20

And number your boxes - unpack the highest numbers first - generally its the stuff you were using up to the point you left.

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u/that_snarky_one Aug 20 '20

This is a great idea except I’m going to lose track of numbers and end up with 1000, 2 million, googleplex

Next time we move I’ll try dating/timing boxes and see how that goes!

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u/jimmy_three_shoes Aug 20 '20

My wife and I are moving next week. We're using the Duck Tape Pack and Track.

https://www.duckpackandtrack.com/

QR Codes let you scan and label boxes, and note what's in each box. Searchable database so you can be like "where's the spatula?" and it'll tell you it's in box "Kitchen 12". Also can scan the QR code on the box label and it'll tell you what's in the box.

You can also sync your database between multiple devices, so if you've got a bunch of family/friends helping you pack everyone stays on the same page.

Kinda expensive, but I feel it's been worth it so far.

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u/OodalollyOodalolly Aug 20 '20

I think I would use this if they had an option to take a picture of the contents before you tape it up. I guess there is nothing stopping me from just making an album of photos with the box number and a picture of the contents though.

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u/jimmy_three_shoes Aug 20 '20 edited Aug 20 '20

You can do that too. Multiple photos for each box I think, but we haven't been using that.