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Thoughts Concerning the “Virtual” Mover

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Over 80% of prospective persons that need to move, start with their favorite browser to locate a moving company. Many consumers let go of practical reason, common sense and good judgment and only look at the bottom line and one can’t blame them, because moving can be an expensive endeavor. Virtual movers threaten those moving companies that are established and have warehouses, owned trucks, and an office. These unregulated virtual mover’s bulletin boards, reverse-auction sites, and popular find-a-mover business lead aggregators are very successful because they can offer the lowest price, which is usually the driving force. Price! But unbelievable deals are sometimes just that “unbelievable” and leave you paying much more in the end.

“Survival Box” for Moving Day

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Ok, what the heck is a “survival box”. This is the box that you don’t want the movers to touch. Once you have the furniture and boxes moved to the moving van, you may have to clean all the dust bunnies that have been collecting. So your first item in the survival box will be some essential cleaning supplies such as:

Step by Step Instructions in Moving a Baby Grand or Grand Piano

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Pianos are one of the harder items in a household to move, considering their size, awkward shape, and bulkiness. It’s a good idea to enlist the help of a professional moving company. Today, I will specifically talk about moving a baby grand or grand piano.… Read More »Step by Step Instructions in Moving a Baby Grand or Grand Piano

U-Pack, Pods, Rental Truck, or Full Moving Service!! How should I choose?

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Many factors will come into play when deciding how to choose how to move your furniture? In our years of experience, the number one factor is usually the price and unfortunately price shouldn’t be the deciding factor. Other factors that can come into play, are you physically able to move furniture yourself, do you have the expertise to stack a U-Pack or Pod or rental truck yourself so no damage will occur, do you know how to drive a truck etc. These are questions to ask yourself when deciding between a full-service moving company or a self-move company.

Need to ship your car?

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Don’t make the mistake of getting on the Internet and giving all your shipping information out to any company that has an Internet connection. Most of those companies are known as “Brokers”. The “Broker” will usually quote you an unrealistically low price, and require you to put up a substantial deposit in order to “reserve” your service dates. After receiving your deposit, the “Broker” will then “post” your shipping information as well as the low price on the Internet, to see if a car carrier company will pick up your vehicle. If a company accepts the load, they will usually arrive at your residence, load up your vehicle, and then tell you “I can’t meet the price that you were quoted, the new price is: $_____, which is usually two to three times what the “Broker” quoted you. Now you really don’t have a choice, your vehicle is already loaded and the driver has you “over a barrel”. If you call the “Broker” and actually have him answer the phone, he will say that the deposit is his commission, and that the “Broker” has no relationship with the car carrier service, and basically “you are on your own”.