Moving company experiences
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I have moved cross country twice both times corporate and both times had issues.
I would suggest using PODs or something like that. If you have the space they will drop it off you pack it then they...
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It wasn't cross country but across town, this summer I worked with 2 Men and a Truck. They pulled a apparently common movers ploy. I was given a quote and time it would take to move. They arrived...
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I thought about it briefly and might need to look into it more. My concern would be that there would be no recourse on anything damaged. Also legal issues if someone got hurt lifting heavy objects.
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I would still consider the pod option.
Uhaul has a division for just labor
https://www.uhaul.com/MovingHelp/
They have reviews about the companies. When I have done Cross country moved Mass to...
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ABF (or whatever their non commercial site is called at the moment) - Ask for every discount that you can think of (AAA, military if it applies, student, etc.). Also, go less in size than you think...
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https://www.uhaul.com/MovingHelp/They have reviews about the companies. When I have done Cross count...
Thanks for the information and suggestion.
I will have to consider this.
Hmm I am...
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Have you considered hiring day laborers or packers? You could still not have to pack the truck yourself, but could save on the actual travel fees. Going full service can be very expensive.
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Thank you for the helpful replies.
I am moving across country, can't do much lifting and will have to wait for the movers to pack most things up. I guess I'll just need to get a few companies to...
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Ditto this. We moved >1 mile last weekend. Movers loaded and unloaded everything in just under 5 hours.
We had a pod too, which we used to store a bunch of stuff for about two months while...
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Do you have any experiences to share with dealing with cross county moving?
I may need to hire one in the next 2-3 months and want some reviews.
With review sites I can't be sure if the good ones...
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Willing is one thing, able is quite another.
I will pack some things but the vast majority will need to be done by the company.
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:arson: and re-buy with insurance proceeds?
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are you willing to do any of it yourself?
I've got a couple coworkers that moved XC but the whole moving company thing (timing) hosed them pretty badly.
I've never used a moving company...
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I used a moving company to move 10 miles. It was sooooooo worth it. They carried everything down stairs, packed the truck as if it were a tetris game, and then unloaded the whole thing.
It...
