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Am I the only one who got roasted by my mover over 12 boxes of books?
Last month I moved from Columbus to Chicago and the guy hauling my stuff up three flights on Belmont looked at box 7 of 12 and asked if I was opening a library. I said I read them all, which was a lie, and he just laughed and told me nobody unpacks the books first anyway. Did anyone else pay extra because they could not part with their shelves?
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julia5571mo ago
The mover's joke lands because we all have that one thing we refuse to let go of, and for a lot of us it happens to be books. I have watched friends pay crazy fees to haul vinyl, old skis, even a broken piano across state lines, all because getting rid of it felt like losing a piece of who they are. There is something about a full shelf that makes a place feel like home before you even unpack the kitchen. The guy on Belmont was not wrong about the unpacking order, though. Most people dig out the coffeemaker and the towels first and the books sit in those boxes for months. Paying extra for shelves you will not touch for half a year is a little silly when you say it out loud. Still, I get it, and I would probably do the same thing.
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