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Originally Posted by jparsoneau@aol.com
We used a moving company years ago. A bigger company paid for insurance turned out that we didn’t get all her items. Several items were damage. No insurance policy was bought even though we were charged and paid for one. Unfortunately, we just wrote it off. But moving companies suck and they hire usually fly by night people who just throw **** in the truck not all but most are not that great. And they all hold your items hostage for a final payment and it must be in cash. They won’t even take a check from you or a credit card at the end.
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When we moved, I hired muscle on both ends to pack / load / unload the rental truck.
>> I drove the truck <<
Didn't have any trouble getting there on time. Nothing was missing / wet / damaged. As a bonus, saved many thousand$
For those who haven't moved yet, if you're able to do so, this worked great and was relatively stress free. For those who must hire out the whole job, get references and check reviews. Two men and a truck indeed do good work. I've used them locally but didn't know they would handle and interstate move.
Using a POD (or several) is also an option but you still don't control the timing of delivery. But, they are sealed and you do control the packing / security of the unit (again, except for where it is at any given moment).
My 2 cents.