I know what you mean about the packers, when we moved from the west coast, the truck was smoking before they got started and at least I noticed it before they left. So no damage. Dang smokers! Anyway, that was when I noticed they had packed my crystal in with the vacuum. First thing off the truck at our new destination was not my vacuum. We sold our home last summer and we waited for an apartment for two months, so my sewing machines went to my SIL place for safe keeping. The rest went in storage. I did use my stash, what little there is, to pack the breakables. I keep a fair amount of plastic bins in our storage space, just in case we have to move again.