Friday, June 5, 2015

Packing Tip #1: Start with the easy ones!

I always feel like the best way to get started on something is to tackle something easy - that way it looks  like something solid has been accomplished practically before you start.  And that's why I always start by packing my DC Comics/Vertigo Preacher statue:



The great thing about DC's Porcelain statues of this vintage is that they were boxed in perfectly hallowed-out foam, so as long as you keep the box (which I did), it's fantastically easy to pop them back in.
Nestled in the moulded foam.
Jesse here has made it through numerous moves with me (Toronto-Calgary-Burlington-Arlington-Houston), all without a scratch, and he's always the first thing I pack up.

Back in the box.


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  1. D7anaJune 5, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    I love to re-use those shaped boxes. The figures go in and stay tidy.

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  2. FarrahJune 5, 2015 at 7:34 PM

    Ahh, good to have a reliable travel buddy. Sounds like you're in Houston now? How did you like Burlington when you were there? I have been there once and loved it. Seemed like a great place to live. Very dog friendly-lots of hippies...loved it. :)

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    1. jSarieJune 7, 2015 at 5:20 PM

      Yup, I am in Houston now! I enjoyed Burlington, although to be honest it was a little suburban for me (I should probably clarify that it was the Canadian Burlington in Ontario, and not the US Burlington - Vermont, right?).

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    2. FarrahJune 9, 2015 at 7:07 PM

      Oh ok, haha...I was thinking the US Burlington. :) I hope you find happiness in Houston! At least the winters will be nice. I'll have plenty of snow photos to remind you of what you left behind this winter, lol.

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    3. jSarieJune 10, 2015 at 6:46 AM

      LOL! And thanks! :)

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  3. XanaduJune 5, 2015 at 11:41 PM

    Sound like a sensible move, but I still wouldn't like packing JS . . . it's one of those things that really bug me. He's a lovely statue and it's good you have a safe way of transporting him, it would be a shame if something happened to him.
    Hugs,
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    1. jSarieJune 7, 2015 at 5:21 PM

      Thanks! And I don't blame you for not liking packing either way - even the easy bits can still be an ordeal, can't they? :)

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  4. BriniJune 7, 2015 at 9:02 AM

    My son keep all is boxes because he said you never know..so now I understand, lol.

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    1. jSarieJune 7, 2015 at 5:22 PM

      Heh, exactly! I actually regret throwing out the boxes for my PlayArts figures - one of them seems to have lost a hand en route!

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  5. SharonJune 7, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    Good luck with all that packing up...or have you finished it all now?
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    1. jSarieJune 7, 2015 at 5:23 PM

      Thanks! It's true, we're done with the packing and on to the unpacking now, which is its own ordeal, but at least feels a little like Christmas morning with all of the unwrapping! ;)

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  6. MuffJune 16, 2015 at 6:14 PM

    I've never seen packing foam like that. I guess I just buy the cheap stuff, lol.

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    1. jSarieJune 21, 2015 at 7:39 AM

      Heh, I haven't seen much of it lately - I think it was a short-lived packing trend from the late 90s.

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