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Originally Posted by superuke
Make sure you get a guaranteed price. You do not want an estimate. If they cannot give you a guaranteed price keep shopping. Movers will try and give you an estimate, then they weigh the truck before and after they have loaded and tell you that the weight was more. They will hold your goods at the unloading end until you pay the extra charges.
Get replacement value insurance. The movers will number each and every item. When unloading make sure you personaly check each number or carton off. Any shortages will show up.
Give your local better business a telephone call. They can give you the number of complaints on the each company and if the complaints were settled.
Pack your own Jewellery, coin or cash by yourself, take it with you. Try and be at the house when they are packing and or loading, do not leave the movers unattended.
Finally get a firm load date and a firm unload date. They may wish wash you
stating they need window of a few days, which could land up to be many, many , many days, weeks or month.
All large van lines have a central dispatch system and can tell you exactly
the arrival date.
Re: Replacement value insurance: Make sure you ask and insist the insurance is through the Van Line not the agent. Many agents will try and sell you on their own insurance.
You may pay a little more by following the above rules, but a few dollars will gigive you peace of mind and should something go wrong you will be looked after.
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On the talk of the Villages, I saw an add for Moving? After putting in the parmeters , I started getting phone calls.
Some gave estimates sight unseen. Allied had local rep that gave a sound estimate (guarenteed price) .
If you need a place to store the furniture on a temporary basis Extra Space Storage is a good way to go. (three story climate control secured facility.)