Guide to Self-Packing: dishes and glassware

Quick guide to packing dishes and glassware

by Fatima Calderon

    ·       Dishes should be wrapped individually, one by one, in enough newsprint to fully envelop the item.

    ·       Larger items, like serving trays, may require several pieces of newsprint and a few pieces of tape to keep everything in place. These larger and heavier dishes should also be wrapped and packed first to support the smaller and lighter dishes. After each item is wrapped in newsprint and set into a packing box, crumbled up pieces of newsprint/newspaper should be placed around the dishes and glassware to prevent dishes from banging together in transit.

    ·       When packing dishes and glassware, it’s best not to store heavy ceramics with fragile glass pieces, as a sharp turn in a moving truck could send a dinner plate crashing onto a wine glass. Soft clothes and blankets can also be used as insulation between dishes and glassware wrapped in newsprint.

    ·       Knives should be packed with caution because exposed blades can poke through cardboard and may cut hands that go digging blindly into boxes. All knives should be wrapped in newsprint and stored in a box or bag plainly marked “knives”.

Previously on Guide to Self-Packing: 

   ü  General tips on cushioning and protection.

   ü  Quick guide to packing electronics.

Download the list of Prohibited Items.

And come back next week for our guide to packing shoes and clothes.