How to Pack Dishes for Moving

When it comes times to pack dishes, getting a little freaked out or confused is normal. You think that you may know how to do it, but you aren't entirely sure. The last thing you want is to break your dishes during a move. To avoid breaking dishes during a move, just follow our simple steps. 

1. For optimal dish packing, you will want to get newspapers, bubble wrap and/or  Styrofoam peanuts. You can get away with just newspaper usually, but if you want to be extra careful you'll need the other materials. 

You will also want to get a dish-pack box that will let anyone carrying the item know the inside items are fragile, and that the box should be placed in a certain manner. If you can't afford one of the boxes, just write it yourself in permanent marker. Here is a picture of one of those boxes: 

For all of the following steps if you are just using newspaper, replace newspaper as the material written. 

2. For each dish, glass and cup, you will want to wrap the outside of the dish with bubble wrap. Tape to secure the bubble wrap gently around the glass. 

3. Create a bed of peanuts and newspaper at the bottom of the box that will serve as extra cushion for the dishes. 

4. Put each dish in the box as if it were on the table. This means the bottom of the plates will face the bottom of the box.

5. Between each layer of dishes, make sure to add an extra layer of newspaper and peanuts. 

6. Remember it is best to pack dishes in the same boxes together. Packing them with other items will cause confusion in the unpacking boxes. It also increase the likelihood the dishes could break. 

7. When you are done packing dishes in the box add extra peanuts, newspaper or bubble wraps in any extra space on the sides and top of the inside of the box. 

8. Tape the bottom of the box and the top of the box very thoroughly to make sure the box doesn't come undone during the move.