for Supplies - Storage And Shipping For Students - Guys and Dollies
Guys And Dollies
STORAGE AND SHIPPING FOR STUDENTS
Sign Up

Free Supply Kits

Pick up supplies or have them delivered!

For customers living in residence halls, please check the supply delivery schedule on our homepage to see when our trucks will be in your area to hand out supplies. We are at most locations 2-3 times per week in the Spring. Students may pick up free supplies at any location.

Customers living off-campus are also welcome to come to the scheduled dorm deliveries if they want their supplies quickly, but may also request a free supply delivery. After requesting supplies online, movers will call within a week (2-3 days in the Spring) to check your availability.


How many boxes do I need?

Typically, our supply delivery managers report that students take between 6-8 boxes for dorms, and 8-12 boxes for off-campus locations, but many are returned back to our movers during the pick up appointment.

Avoid last-minute panic for another box! We recommend students take more supplies than they need, and return extras back to our movers at the pick up appointment.


What's in the free supply kit? Everything you need.

Don't go to the store and buy packing supplies. We'll give you all the supplies you need, for free!


Boxes

Our signature, double-walled, extra-sturdy boxes are 24”x18”x16”, which is about the size of a large laundry basket. Similar boxes would cost $5-$10 each from a store, but you can have as many as you need delivered to you for free. While our signature boxes are free to use, they cost $35 each to store. This is the only size box in our free supply kit, but we will accept any type of box or other container into storage. If any boxes are not used, they need to be returned to the movers during pick up; all unreturned and unused boxes will cost $5.


Tape

With each set of boxes we will give you clear industrial packing tape so that you can build and seal the boxes. Our rolls of free packing tape are 2 inches wide, and 55 yards long. We have carefully tested our tape to make sure it can stand up to both heat and cold without losing adhesion. Extra tape is available on supply trucks if needed.

We recommend applying the tape liberally, especially on the bottom, which carries the weight when the box is picked up. On the bottom, we recommend using three strips of tape along the middle seam, and two strips of tape along the short edges to seal all openings and ensure the box stays closed when loaded with heavy items.


Permanent Markers

Included in the supply kit are permanent markers, which you can use to label items with your name, and a brief description of the contents of boxes (for when you unpack.) Movers appreciate when you write fragile on appropriate items. Markers are industrial quality, and can mark on a variety of surfaces. Please use the markers to write your shipping address on any boxes that you would like to ship instead of store.


Removable Labels and Tags

For items that you don't want to write on, we will include removable labels and tags in your supply packet. Removable labels can be stuck to most surfaces, but we recommend using the tags (with strings) on items such as furniture, or when there is minimal/poor surface for a label to stick to.


Packing Paper

Also included in your supply kit is packing paper. These large sheets of paper can be used to wrap around items to help protect the surface. To protect more than the surface, please purchase bubble wrap. Packing paper can also be crumpled and used to take up extra room inside your boxes to keep items from shifting. The packing paper is also printed with packing tips and appointment instructions.


Plastic Wrap

Plastic wrap is a less used packing supply, but it can be extremely helpful for items with drawers and doors that could open during transport. Plastic wrap is particularly helpful for stackable plastic bins because it can keep everything together in a group; identical stackable plastic bins can be stored in groups of 3, and plastic wrap can help bind them together and keep the drawers shut as a single unit. Plastic wrap can also be helpful on dressers and other furniture, but please do not fill large furniture items as they become very heavy.


Mattress Bags

Mattress bags are not included in the kit you receive, but the movers carry them on the truck for pick-ups. These are used to protect all mattresses, box springs, and mattress toppers (that can't fit into a box instead!) These bags are very large and mattresses may be very heavy, so your movers will take care of bagging any mattresses, please just make sure all bedding has been packed away into boxes.


Poster Tubes

If you have un-framed posters hanging on your wall, you can receive a poster tube in your free supply kit. Posters or other wall art should have all adhesive removed before being rolled up and put in the tube!


Bags For Wires and Remotes

It's the little things that are most annoying when unpacking; like not being able to find the remote for your TV. Pack things like the cords, remotes, and other peripherals from your TV into this bag that the kit comes in, and then pack it all into one of your boxes so you know just where everything is when you go to unpack.


For more fragile items, use our Premium Supplies!

Premium supplies are available for purchase. We aim for prices to be the same or cheaper than local stores, and our supplies are higher quality. No payment is needed during the supply delivery, premium supplies will be added to your future invoice.


Bubble Wrap

While packing paper offers some protection, particularly fragile items should be wrapped in bubble wrap, which is significantly better at keeping items safe. We recommend using bubble wrap for ceramic, glass, and other breakable items. In addition, wrapping electronics with bubble wrap will significantly reduce risk to the internal parts. Our extra large bubbles provide a thick cushion and the most protection for fragile items compared to the small-bubble variety most common in stores. Bubble wrap appears on your invoice at $5 per 1 foot by 20 foot roll but any completely unused rolls can be returned at your pick-up and aren't billed for.


Premium Shipping Supplies

We have a limited stock of some additional packing supplies at our warehouse for packing large, fragile, or valuable items for shipping. It is best to use original or purpose-built packaging when possible, but if you have items you would like to ship that do not fit in one of our boxes, please contact our office!