A mother thought he was doing a good deal when he moved into a new apartment. But these few euros saved are at the origin of this nightmare.
Mélanie lived peacefully in Paris with her daughter, whom she keeps every other week with the dad. But as her growing child grows up, the young mother tells herself that it is time for her to invest in a new apartment, with a larger space. “My daughter is almost 10 years old, I made the decision to move to the Paris region to buy an apartment and go back to zero. She will finally be able to have a large bedroom with an office, more space and especially a small exterior,” says Mélanie, 35. But when moving, the nightmare begins. She did not expect to stupidly embark beds in this way, when she never had anything like her.
It was by wanting to save some savings that the invasion started. Mélanie bitterly regrets her choices, but it’s too late. What she thought was a good deal will turn into colossal expenses to get rid of these animals that prevent her in addition from sleeping … “I went through the right corner to save a few euros to organize my move,” she says. His error? Having bought used moving boxes from an individual. These boxes having already served for other apartments, dragged on the floors before arriving at her house and in her new accommodation.
A difficult error to catch up, but which can happen to everyone. It is indeed necessary to have an average of 40 euros for the batch of twenty boxes in specialized stores like at Leroy Merlin for example. And generally, when you go through a moving professional, the slightest economy is not refusal. Except that these few euros put aside will finally cost him much more to overcome these pests.
An unfortunate story that she wanted to share so that other families make the same mistake. Thus, to protect yourself against bed fleas during a move, it is better to favor new boxes or recovered only from reliable sources (large areas, local shops, close to trust). It is strongly advised not to buy used boxes from individuals on platforms like Le Bon Coin, especially if you cannot check under what conditions they were stored. Another simple precaution: carefully inspect all the containers before introducing them to home, especially if they were placed on the ground or stored in places with high passage. Finally, for those who opt for a move on their own, remember to protect furniture and mattresses with waterproof covers to avoid any cross contamination.
