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Originally Posted by rshoffer
We checked into PODS and U-Pack. The problem for both was the meter kept running on the POD for all the time it sat in the driveway over 3 days. Someone in this thread said they had the pod for "months". That must have cost a lot of moola. We had a large and new plasma TV. It requires very special packing (check out the cost on the net--400 bucks!). In the end we hired a mover who did a fine job and almost the same cost.
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I had the pod in my driveway from April 16 until June 20. We unloaded in TV on July 2nd.
It was 2 extra months, at a rate of $200 per month. They immediately charge you $200 for the 1st month, or part thereof. I thought it not a lot of money to allow me to slowly pack my stuff and empty my house. On POD moving day I went to the house (we had already moved to the condo in NY) and watched them load the POD onto their truck. They made it very convenient, as I said.
All together, moving the 16' POD, with any amount of weight inside, from NYC to TV (approx 1100 miles) cost me $2500. Subtract the $400 for the extra 2 months, and the total was around $2100.
Frankly, I thought that was reasonable.
As for packing the television, with some cardboard, some styrofoam, some tape and some work I am sure you can craft a more than adequate protective packing for the TV. By packing it in the cardboard/styrofoam and positioning it in the pod between upright poles, tying it screen first against the wall, placing blankets and pillows all around it, it would make it fine. I packed speakers, a subwoofer, DVD players, glass shelves - and nothing broke in the pod. The real vulnerable point is the screen on these flat screens. With that well protected you'd be good to go.