You are moving across country or intrastate, and you don’t want to pay the price of a major van line. You are a cautious budget minded person, and you want to know just how much it will cost you if you move with a cheap mover. The answer to your question is that it might end up costing you a lot more than if you move with a better company.



In 1980 the moving industry was deregulated, and it suddenly became easy to get an interstate moving license. This set the stage for a price war which drove down moving costs, and created desperation in the moving industry, that led to the growth of scams, and unethical practices. Prices were driven so low that many less than ethical companies began using dishonest techniques to raise the moving price after the moving cost estimate was given, and to provide less than satisfactory service once they had been paid in full.



The following story, taken from the bulletin board of a prominent anti-moving scam company, illustrates the dangers of using a lower cost moving company.



“I hired them to move me, and while they seemed pretty careful very early on, they were actually quite rough with a lot of packages that were labeled “Fragile”, “Glass”, “Delicate”, etc. Many of my boxes which were going into storage had to be re-packed with new boxes, even in the case of two “rubber made” containers that were bent and damaged beyond being useful.”



This is the typical style of a cheap mover. They will be very polite and very careful, “very early on,” until the majority of your goods are loaded on the truck. At that point, if the contract is signed, and you want to cancel the deal, they can always drive off and put your goods in storage, and refuse to release them until they receive full payment.



Read on and, get some idea of what this “cheap move,” ended up costing.



” ONE of his workers tried to handle my LG TROMM Washer/Drier (Retail cost $2,000.00) by HIMSELF (weight is approximately 200 lbs). as they rolled the hand truck off the lift gate, he rolled it to one side and the machine crashed on it’s face. When I called their boss, he yelled at me for getting upset and told me that I was out of luck. His insurance only covers $0.60 per pound, and that he could take about $100 off my bill.”



Moving is a skillful art. One reputable packing service, Packing Service Inc., will only hire employees after they have had a year of experience in the moving industry. This way, they can guarantee that the articles their company pack and load will be handled safely.



When you have to make the decision about who will move you. Ask yourself if you want to put your most valuable possessions in the hands of people who are not properly trained to care for them?





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