Packing & Unpacking
Packing and unpacking help
Packing takes longer than anyone plans for. Post a Task with the rooms, the timeline, and whether boxes and tape are ready, and MOMs nearby can help you get it done.
Popular packing & unpacking Tasks
Pick one to start your Task with it filled in, or describe your own.
Find it under Home & Household, Moving & Organization.
What packing & unpacking help covers
A packing Task is the slow, careful part of a move: wrapping dishes, boxing books and closets, labeling every box by room, and on the other end, unpacking and getting the kitchen and bedrooms usable again.
It doesn't include loading a truck or carrying furniture. That's moving help, which needs Momsity approval because of the lifting involved. Many people post packing a few days before the move and moving help for the day itself.
Who uses it
- Families short on time before a closing or lease end
- Older adults downsizing who need patient help sorting and packing
- College students packing a dorm or apartment before move-out
- Anyone who'd rather unpack in a day than live out of boxes for a month
What people post
- Packing a kitchen with dishes and glassware
- Boxing and labeling a bedroom or closet
- Unpacking and setting up a new kitchen
- Packing a dorm room before move-out
Good to know
- Lifting heavy furniture and loading a truck is moving help, which needs Momsity approval.
- Say whether boxes, tape, and wrapping are provided.
- Pack valuables, medications, and important documents yourself.
What to include in your Task
- Which rooms, and roughly how much stuff
- The deadline, and whether you'll be there
- Whether boxes, tape, markers, and wrapping are on hand
- Fragile, valuable, or sentimental items to leave for you
- For unpacking, how you'd like the kitchen and closets set up
What to expect
- MOMs nearby who offer packing help can see the Task and send offers. You choose who helps.
- Keep plans and changes in Task messages so there's a record.
- Pack medications, documents, jewelry, and cash yourself.
- Confirm once the rooms are done, or open a review if something's wrong.
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How it works
Step 1
Post a Task
Choose the service, the ZIP where help is needed, and when it should happen, then describe the details. The exact address stays private until a MOM is authorized for that Task.
Step 2
Nearby MOMs offer
MOMs whose services and area fit can be notified and can offer on your Task. Not every area has a MOM available yet, so timing and coverage depend on who is nearby.
Step 3
Choose and pay on Momsity
Compare who offered, choose your MOM, and pay through Momsity checkout. You see the total before you pay.
Step 4
Coordinate in Task messages
Your MOM accepts and gets the details they need. Messages stay on the Task so the history and support stay together.
Step 5
Confirm when it is done
Your MOM marks the Task complete and you confirm. Payment is held until you confirm, or released automatically 72 hours after completion if you don't open a review.
Common questions
- Can the same MOM help with packing and the move?
- Only a MOM Momsity has approved for moving can do the move itself. Post packing as its own Task, then post the move as a moving Task.
- Do I need to supply boxes and packing materials?
- Say in the Task. You can have boxes, tape, and wrap ready, or ask the MOM to pick them up and agree in messages how they're repaid.
- How does payment work?
- You see the total before you pay at Momsity checkout. Payment is held until you confirm the Task is done, or released automatically 72 hours after the MOM marks it complete if you don't open a review.