How it works
From booking to clean garage in five steps.
ReadyCrate replaces the worst part of moving — sourcing, building, and disposing of cardboard — with a clean end-to-end service. Here’s exactly how it works.
The process
Five easy steps
You book online
Pick your package and enter your delivery ZIP. Takes about a minute, and checkout is instant — no waiting to hear back before your dates are locked in.
We deliver totes to your home
On the day of your delivery window, we drop off stacked, numbered, sanitized totes plus dollies and labels. Default delivery is to your garage, porch, or driveway — we don’t need to come inside unless you want us to.
You pack and move
Standard rental is 14 days. Need an extra week? Add one for a flat fee — just let us know. The totes stack cleanly, the lids attach, and movers love them because they don’t collapse the way cardboard does.
We pick up when you’re done
On your scheduled pickup day, leave the empty totes stacked by the door of your new place. We come in our window, count them in, and leave you with a clean garage.
Sanitized and ready for the next customer
Every tote is inspected, cleaned, and sanitized between rentals. The same totes serve dozens of moves over their lifetime — which is why this is also the lower-waste option.
The old way
What you don’t have to do
- No Home Depot or U-Haul run for boxes
- No tape, Sharpies, or labels to buy
- No assembling or breaking down boxes
- No piles of cardboard on your curb afterward
- No driving boxes to a recycling center
Weighing the two? Cardboard vs. plastic moving boxes breaks down the real cost of each, and the moves where cardboard is still the better call. Not sure how many you need? How many moving boxes do I need? counts it out room by room.
The service
What’s included in every package
- Numbered, sanitized totes (count varies by package)
- Dollies — 1 to 5 depending on package size
- Reusable labels and a marker
- Delivery and pickup in scheduled windows
- 14-day rental window (extensions available)
- Photo proof of delivery and pickup count
FAQ
A few quick questions
Use our home-size guide on the pricing page, or just pick the closest fit when you book — you can add extra bins before delivery if you end up needing more. If you’re between packages, we usually suggest sizing up — running out of bins mid-pack is one of the more frustrating ways to lose a Saturday.
Default delivery is to the garage, porch, or driveway. We can bring totes inside if access is clear, but most customers prefer the at-the-door drop-off.
Just text or email before your pickup day. We add the extension fee to the card on file and reschedule pickup.
Ready for a calmer move?
Pick your package, enter your ZIP, and book in under a minute.