{"id":14521,"date":"2013-09-20T09:45:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=14521"},"modified":"2019-07-15T14:25:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T21:25:35","slug":"how-to-deal-with-your-valuables-on-moving-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/20\/how-to-deal-with-your-valuables-on-moving-day\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Deal With Your Valuables On Moving Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HowToDealWithYourValuablesOnMovingDay1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14524\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HowToDealWithYourValuablesOnMovingDay1-1024x523.jpg\" alt=\"HowToDealWithYourValuablesOnMovingDay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HowToDealWithYourValuablesOnMovingDay1-1024x523.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/HowToDealWithYourValuablesOnMovingDay1-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transporting all of your goods from your old home to your new home can be a daunting task, especially when not having \u00a0prepared for how to deal with your valuables on moving day. Thieves may look at <a title=\"moving truck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20130920-howtodealwith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving trucks<\/a>\u00a0as a sign of an individual who will have a busy day ahead of them, and one that who will have their guard down allowing for a thief to strike.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\">Preparing Before The Move<\/h4>\n<p>As long as you sit down before a move to organize your valuables and craft a strategic plan you&#8217;ll avoid coming into contact with thieves on moving day. \u00a0Make a list of your most prized (and expensive) possessions, and organize a way to keep tabs on all of these items throughout the duration of the move. Keep in mind that thieves don&#8217;t target items that are large and heavy to move or hard to sell (tables, chairs, couches, cabinets). Smaller items (books, dishware, movies) don&#8217;t carry a high resale tag.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Electronics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14530\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Electronics-99x300.jpg\" alt=\"Electronics\" width=\"99\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Items To Look After\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Jewelry1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14535\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Jewelry1-91x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jewelry\" width=\"91\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Luxury brand items (designer shoes, purses, perfumes, clothing).<\/li>\n<li>Medicine (prescription drugs) and medical materials (epinephrine injections,\u00a0portable\u00a0insulin infusion devices, blood glucose meters).<\/li>\n<li>Bond investments, birth certificates, banking information and all other\u00a0personal data.<\/li>\n<li>Shopping cards (including cash, debit, credit and store cards).<\/li>\n<li>Collectibles (from trading cards, coins, antiques and comic books).<\/li>\n<li>Sports equipment (bikes, surfboards, kayaks, golf clubs, exercise machines).<\/li>\n<li>Jewelry (precious stones, gold, silver).<\/li>\n<li>Antiques (china, crystal, sterling silver).<\/li>\n<li>Electronic devices (TV&#8217;s, DVD players, phones, computers, gaming systems, tablets).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>During The Move<\/h4>\n<p>A way to trick potential thieves is by mislabeling boxes on purpose. Store the living room electronic devices in a box labeled &#8220;books&#8221; and place luxury brand items in a box named &#8220;bathroom supplies&#8221;. Don&#8217;t make the mistake of placing all of your expensive valuables in a single box. Break up the items into various boxes so as to scatter your materials. Keep a list in your pocket of what each box contains so you can clearly identify where your belongings are. Make sure you place all the boxes in a safe room that no one is allowed into when finally arriving in your new home.<\/p>\n<h4>After The Move<\/h4>\n<p>Re-key your new home. You don&#8217;t know who still has a copy of a key of what was their old home (and is now your new home). Take out your list and mark off every item. You&#8217;ll want to double check your old home to secure you haven&#8217;t left anything behind, including any of your\u00a0<a title=\"Boxes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20130920-howtodealwith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxes<\/a>.\u00a0Keep tabs on your online accounts to ensure your identity hasn&#8217;t been compromised. Once at your new home, safely store all of your valuables into new locations.\u00a0Whether you&#8217;re moving to Hawaii or to Boston (or to anywhere else), make sure to always look for ways to protect your valuables.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How did you deal with your valuables when moving? 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