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When it comes to stressful experiences, there are few things that beat moving. Besides the fact that your entire home is turned upside down for the duration with moving boxes piled everywhere, you have to deal with trying to get concrete price quotes out of most moving companies. This can be a bigger challenge than you realize. Most moving companies want you to buy boxes that they sell at a huge markup, they won’t finalize your price until after you’ve moved and they’re able to tally up final fuel costs. Renting a van or small truck to move yourself doesn’t usually save as much as you’d think; after paying for gas, insurance and other extras (such as the fee that may be levied for dropping a rental off after a one-way trip), this option may not save much compared to going with moving companies. On top of the potential for surprise charges, you also have to cope with the experience of driving the truck. Rental moving vehicles are usually pretty spartan, making for a drive that’s not exactly luxurious and the idea of piloting such a large vehicle only adds to many peoples’ anxiety.

There is an alternative that not only saves money, but makes the entire moving experience a much less stressful affair. U-Pack Moving (rated A+ by BBB) has been in business for over 80 years and offers a complete range of related services, including the ability to order moving boxes, furniture pads and other accessories that are delivered to your door at reasonable prices. Don’t know whether you should buy boxes in bulk, or as part of a convenient starter package? They provide an online moving box estimator to help you decide. The primary advantage of U-Pack is its use of storage containers (including the compact ReloCube) and optimizing the use of its moving truck fleet to save customers money. You don’t have to drive the truck, but you do load your moving boxes into the ReloCube or 28 foot trailer that’s driven to your home (ReloCubes are perfect for students and small apartments and fit within a parking space). In both cases, you have three business days to load your belongings, so you can take your time instead of a frenzy of fighting for elevators. In the case of the large trailer, you load your furniture and moving boxes and if there’s space left over, put up a bulkhead to separate your things from the empty space. That free space is then utilized to ship commercial goods (usually on skids or in storage containers); your things are completely safe, but by charging you only for the trailer space you actually use, your cost is much lower than you’d pay through other moving companies. And unlike a truck rental, professional drivers look after the task of driving the ReloCube or trailer to your new home. You save money and avoid much of the stress of moving.