Before renting moving totes, take some time to declutter your home. There's no reason to spend time packing, moving, and unpacking items you no longer use!
Go through each room and sort your belongings into four categories: keep, donate, sell, and discard. Start with closets, kitchen cabinets, garage shelves, storage bins, and other areas where unused items tend to accumulate.
Decluttering before moving can help you:
- Reduce the number of moving totes you need.
- Save time when packing and unpacking.
- Avoid paying to move things you don't want.
- Make organizing your new home easier.
- Keep your move more affordable and less stressful.
Pro tip: If you haven't used something in years, don't love it, and don't need it, consider letting it go before packing it into a tote.
A simple rule of thumb
As a starting point, plan for approximately 10–15 moving totes per room. This is a rough estimate for ordinary household rooms, not a fixed rule. Kitchens, garages, home offices, and rooms with lots of belongings may need more, while minimally furnished rooms may need fewer.
For a quick estimate, consider these starting ranges:
- Studio or small apartment: 20 totes
- One-bedroom home: 20–40 totes
- Two-bedroom home: Around 40 totes
- Three-bedroom home: 40–60 totes
- Four-bedroom home: 60 or more totes
Your actual needs depend on how much you own, how full your closets are, and whether you're packing storage areas. Decluttering first can help you stay toward the lower end of these ranges.
Choose the right moving tote rental package
TurtleTotes makes moving easier with reusable plastic moving totes delivered to your door. Choose from:
- 20 totes for $109
- 40 totes for $199
- 60 totes for $279
- 80 totes for $349
Every package includes delivery and pickup, plus one Tote Taxi per 20 totes. Tote Taxis are low rolling platforms that help move stacks of totes with less carrying.
Our standard 14-day moving tote rental gives you time to pack, move, and unpack at your own pace. Extensions are available for a small fee.
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