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So it’s all packed up! Except…oops. The scissors are packed up, too. You might need those to open the boxes- you can only use a house key so long, after all. There’s a lot of things you would never think about, that can make or break the moving-in process.

Here’s our list of the most important things to leave unpacked (these are those suckers you want in a reusable bag in your front seat).