Each and every moving carton must be labeled:

1. Use a broad, felt-tipped marker.
2. Clearly mark the contents and the room it will be placed in.
3. Indicate "FRAGILE" on delicates; "THIS END UP" where appropriate.
4. If available, include the bill of lading number from your moving company on every box.
5. As you finish with each moving carton, list the contents on the side of the carton (for easy viewing while stacked) and in a special notebook. You might want to number and/or code the moving cartons as well.
6. Indicate your name and the room to which each moving carton should be delivered at destination.
7. Tape a sign on the door of each room at destination corresponding to the carton labels so movers can get the cartons into the proper rooms quickly.
8. Put a special mark (the number 1, or the letter A) on moving cartons you want to unpack first at destination.