According to Realtor.com movers are sometimes given a task of moving some really odd items. I can imagin movers have some stories to share whether exciting or disturbing. From comic collections, expensive antiques, to boxes of adult toys.
Here are some of the weird things mentioned in their article.
1. Dead pets
“Taxidermy seems a lot less like a hobby when it is practiced on deceased pets. We've seen customers with several stuffed house cats, and even one with a stuffed bull that they'd owned and loved. There was an instance in which we helped a customer securely transport the cremated remains of a pair of Great Danes." – Aaron Steed, CEO and founder of Meathead Movers.
2. Divine entities
“We've moved angels ... that is, angel sculptures that were all over Los Angeles. They were for a charity. Artists created them, and then they were displayed all over the city. I believe they are then auctioned off to support local charities. Problem is, they’re so big, each needed to be wrapped, and they created custom crates for each." – Laura McHolm, co-founder of Northstar Moving.
3. Adult entertainment devices
"Our crew noticed lots of buzzing coming from one of the boxes while they were moving. The buzzing never seemed to stop. We were all going crazy trying to guess what was making that noise. And then, while they were unpacking, the crew got the answer: The buzzing was being made by, um, personal massagers that had somehow been left on." – Lavi Brill, on-site sales manager for Oz Moving & Storage.
4. A 700-pound table
"We found that a 'coffee table' was actually a cross-section of a gargantuan oak tree, polished to a high gloss. Gorgeous, but absolutely immovable. We sent more muscle out to help, and it still wouldn't budge. In the end it took eight movers and some creative leverage to get that 'coffee table'—weighing in at 700 pounds—down the front stairs and safely into storage." – Emma Gordon, storage expert for Clutter.
5. Coffins, medieval weaponry, and other abnormal collections
"One was a life-size Egyptian sarcophagus; another a Gothic number complete with red velvet interior and intricate gargoyle carvings. One customer collected medieval weaponry, including a full-scale, functional suit of armor and many implements of torture made of wood and iron. Another customer had an affinity for art depicting all things obese. On that day, we moved countless sculptures and paintings of rotund people and animals. The priced centerpiece of this collection? A morbidly obese bronze statue of a cat." – Aaron Steed
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