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Need help finding good moving company (Vanity)
11/5/2012 | Dan Grdoc

Posted on 11/05/2014 11:13:18 AM PST by dangerdoc

Looking to move from Kansas to Colorado. I'll be paying for the move.

Looking for recommendations for a good moving company. Also any names to avoid and tips about avoiding trouble.

Thanks.


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KEYWORDS: moving; movingcompany; penske; rentaltruck
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1 posted on 11/05/2014 11:13:18 AM PST by dangerdoc
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To: dangerdoc

Just call one of those Democrats leaving DC... they will know :)


2 posted on 11/05/2014 11:15:36 AM PST by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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Atlas Moving is good, but I was shocked at how much it costs to move the contents of a house. A few thousand dollars.


3 posted on 11/05/2014 11:16:51 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: SMARTY

Just my luck, when I call, they’ll tell me every moving truck in the country was sent to the DC area.


4 posted on 11/05/2014 11:17:26 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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To: dangerdoc

Ha!


5 posted on 11/05/2014 11:18:40 AM PST by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

I’d be happy with a few thousand dollars, I’ve read nightmare stories where they suddenly increase the price to tens of thousands of dollars mid move and hold your stuff hostage.


6 posted on 11/05/2014 11:18:49 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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Hi. Hubby and I moved from nc to Ga for $1000.

We rented a truck- from Penske. We did our own packing and used people from movinghelp.com.

They are a company that uses hourly people and there up to hundreds of reviews for each company, which I read before choosing. We got 3 strong men on each end who treated our belongings as if they were their own. I think we paid $150-160 on each end and hubby tipped each one $20. Not sure if you are on a budget, but we were very satisfied and saved a lot of money.


7 posted on 11/05/2014 11:18:55 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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Colorado huh...WEED! :-)


8 posted on 11/05/2014 11:20:10 AM PST by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

Thanks.

I’ll check them out.


9 posted on 11/05/2014 11:21:14 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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I have had exceptional customer service from both ALLIED and MAYFLOWER.

Allied moved me from IL to CO and the same driver and his helpers packed me up and delivered. I tipped them a bottle of Jack Black.

Mayflower picked up an antique clock collection from my elderly father and brought it to me here in CO. NO BREAKAGE at all...some clocks from the 1860’s!!!

G


10 posted on 11/05/2014 11:22:57 AM PST by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
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I sold my pick up so I am looking at one of those companies that drop off a shipping container at your house for you to pack yourself. Then they take it to your new place.


11 posted on 11/05/2014 11:23:46 AM PST by ThomasThomas (EGO venit lego tantum titulus Posteri)
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Leave the lawn chairs,held up my stuff for a week when I moved to California,had to sleep on the floor.


12 posted on 11/05/2014 11:23:48 AM PST by mdittmar
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Tip. Don’t spend more to move stuff then the stuff is worth. Might be better off selling, donating or giving away and buying new once you get there.


13 posted on 11/05/2014 11:23:50 AM PST by WinMod70
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To: dangerdoc

Mayflower


14 posted on 11/05/2014 11:25:04 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Leaving a county and leaving a state racks up the graft


15 posted on 11/05/2014 11:25:26 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: Bobalu

Doctor said it would cure my lumbago.


16 posted on 11/05/2014 11:25:58 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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http://www.bekins.com/

Bekins is family owned in Omaha.

When my husband moved her from CT, I think he used Global Van Lines, IIRC, which was fine, but a little pricey, considering he wasn’t moving a lot of furniture, etc.


17 posted on 11/05/2014 11:29:11 AM PST by NEMDF
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Yep, we are have a moving auction next week.

We’ve already taken numerous truck loads to Good Will.

How it the world does one family collect so much stuff?


18 posted on 11/05/2014 11:29:43 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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Learned a lesson early on in a move from CT to Ohio.
Get a few bids for a rate comparison ... then lock in, a little wiggle room for the carrier perhaps 5 or 10 percent, nothing more. If your carrier refuses to lock in to their bid find someone else. There are many stories out there about household good carriers holding homeowner belongings hostage if they don’t get the inflated price they demand after loading your stuff into their van.


19 posted on 11/05/2014 11:32:34 AM PST by BluH2o
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I have used Suddath Relocation Services twice. Very professional. On time, no breakage, no surprises.


20 posted on 11/05/2014 11:33:39 AM PST by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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