Some people say that moving house is one of the most stressful experiences that we will ever encounter in our lives. Lets face it, there is certainly some pretty stiff competition in that category, so it just goes to show that moving house really can be a nightmare. Part of that must be down to the upheaval involved, the packing away of belongings into packing boxes and the fear of not knowing if everything is going to arrive safely, if at all. Its a good reason to panic.

Moving house needs some degree of almost military like operation in order to ensure it all goes smoothly, though in reality something usually goes wrong or gets broken, but with packing boxes to hand and a strong cup of coffee never far away, you really can make a house or flat move a little bit easier.

Look around your house before you pack away and you will see so many potential breakage casualties that you may even consider changing your mind about moving momentarily. The trouble is there are so many different things made of different things and they all come in different shapes and awkward sizes, so you may worry how packing boxes could possibly be any help at all with any of your belongings. You would be wrong; packing boxes really are something special and the days of the single size packing box are long gone. Packing boxes have evolved to cater for almost any item in the house that would benefit from a little cardboard protective affection on the journey to your new home. You would be amazed at the different style packing boxes now available.

But first, a warning. You may have lots of friends and relatives eager to help you with your packing and they may turn up with a plethora of assorted cardboard boxes that you can pack stuff into. This is of course mightily kind of them but you should proceed with caution because many standard boxes simply are not up to the job of transporting delicate goods. A box that has had pineapples in from the local grocers is not going to give your Blu-Ray player and Sky box anywhere near the protection it deserves. Thats why packing boxes exist because they have been specially designed to look after all that important, delicate and expensive stuff that you have accumulated over the years. Yes you can write handle with care and fragile in foot high neon letters on each box but when it is in the back of a van doing 60 down the main road, those neon letters wont make a scrap of difference. What you need is packing boxes that are tough. You want the marines of the packing boxes world to give your belongings that extra protection that will see them through the battle that is the house move.

Now you may be thinking that packing boxes are just the same as any old cardboard box but you would be wrong. Proper packing boxes have been developed with moving in mind. In fact you may be a little surprised at the options available to you in packing boxes. There are special boxes for storing the satellite box and perfectly sized packing boxes for packing away that old collection of Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet LPs that you stored in the loft hoping theyll be valuable again one day (they wont) and there are even wardrobe boxes for hanging your clothes up in rather than having to crease them up. There are even add on protective corners for double protection. So, thats why packing boxes really are a smart move!