Fw: My move

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I think this was meant for the group, so I am forwarding it!

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: " ariaded " <Ariaded@...>

< -owner >

Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 7:13 AM

Subject: Re: My move

> Hi e, I just moved and it was a big pain with the moving

> company. I had to get insurance because of the $.60? pound just

> wouldn't do justice with all the things we had. We also had some

> items that needed to be insured separately so that raised the price

> significantly. That's weird I also have some furniture from room &

> Board. Let me tell you that moving is a big pain to begin with. My

> moving company wouldn't even get things out of the truck until we

> paid them first.We were unaware of this policy because when we moved

> to Chicago that was not the case at all. My husband was so pissed

> off he called the company and the guy in charge of long distance

> moving was a real jerk. Well needless to say my husband does not

> take kindly to this and had a big fight with them. Then some of our

> stuff was still not here they would have to come back and bring it

> next week. He said if we move again we are just sellling all the

> furniture and things. Except for personal stuff I can't deal with

> this crap again. So that was my lovely moving experience. Well at

> least they didn't break

> anything.

> ---

> In @y..., " e Rene " <e_Rene@m...> wrote:

> > Thanks so much for your tips and advice. I have chosen Atlas and

> I'm hoping they will be okay since they are one of the large moving

> companies. I have gone over the contract with a fine tooth comb.

> Unfortunately, I had to choose the $.60/pound insr because it doesn't

> cost anything, and I simply cannot afford to buy the insr ($175

> additional). I know this is stupid on my part, but I don't have that

> much furniture, and what I do have, it wouldn't be horrible if it was

> damaged, plus would give me an excuse to buy new furniture (my

> favorite furniture store in the world is in Denver---Room and

> Board). I have to buy nightstands, dresser, coffee table, and

> kitchen table, and so what I'm moving isn't a lot. But my bed is

> new, as is my entertainment center. I just bought those at a store

> in Tucson this spring. My sofa is from Room and Board, and is

> expensive, but is a yr old.

> >

> > I've never done this " big " move thing before. It's really sort of

> scary to be given a contract to sign, etc. I feel like I do when

> I've bought new cars--like I'm being screwed over big time! But I

> will heed your advice, esp the part about signing that there are no

> damages. I am doing my own packing, so that saves on some of the

> cost.

> >

> > Thanks again for replying!

> >

> > e

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: indysurvivor@a...

> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:44 PM

> > @y...

> > Subject: Re: My move

> >

> > I am late in replying, but I handled a case for a woman who had a

> very bad

> > experience with a moving co., so I thought I would throw out a

> couple of

> > things to increase your chances that things will go smoothly.

> >

> > 1) read every word of the K (contract)- be sure to check the

> portion that

> > talks about what they do if they damage or lose anything. In the

> case I

> > worked on, the K only paid her .60 cents per pound! The damages

> were paid

> > out per pound, so watch out for that. I would call my homeowners

> to see if

> > they may cover losses done in the moving process- HO's covers odd

> things

> > sometimes. Otherwise you may want to purchase extra insurance for

> this.

> >

> > 2) I would not pay them until they drop off ALL of the items, and

> when you

> > sign the receipt make a notation on it that " Not given opportunity

> to

> > inspect shipment for damage " , or something short like that- the

> problem is

> > that the K's usually say that by signing below you agree that there

> are no

> > problems with the shipment- everything is in good condiction, etc,

> but you

> > have no idea if things are broken this soon- you haven't had the

> opportunity

> > to even open up your boxes.

> >

> > 3) If they are packing you watch out- most co's overcharge for the

> boxes, do

> > not fill them up so they can use more, etc. Also, be sure to get

> an estimate

> > in advance and watch out for them saying that there was more to do

> than

> > anticipated, so you owe more than the estimate. When they do the

> estimate,

> > they have seen all that needs to be done, so this is just another

> way to

> > scam you out of more money.

> >

> > 4) Couldn't hurt to call the BBB (Better Bus Bureau) and check on

> the co- in

> > the case I had, there had been many complaints against the co,

> especially

> > about failing to respond to complaints.

> >

> > I think if you do these things, you'll have cut off the chances for

> most of

> > the scams that are known in the moving busincess. Good luck with

> your move,

> > I hope this helps.

> >

> >

> >