Choosing a moving company is easier than it seems. Some moving specialists can be a great help, telling you how to handle your self storage and many also provide multiple services and charge good rates. Others may charge a lot of money and provide not much more than basic services at inflated rates.

Problems

Strippers have gotten a bad rap for good reason. Some services are very poor and quite indefensible as business practices. One has to question the logic of anyone in the business providing so much material for comedians and consumer complaints.

Property damage, shoddy service, excessive charges, you name it, movers have possibly had more than their fair share of complaints. However, you don’t hear much about good removers. Tens of thousands of people move every day of the year, and it’s worth remembering that not all movers are idiots.

The problem is finding good removers in a directory that could have literally hundreds of removers listed. It is very important to know how to distinguish a good remover from a poor quality one. In practice, differences can cost a lot of money. It’s better to define a good mover rather than provide a series of “Don’ts” in this case.

Good removers are easily identified:

1. Competitive rates: Good removers may not have the lowest charges, but they may not have the highest either. After all, movers are a business and they work to sell services competitively. You should also wonder about anyone who doesn’t recognize the problems of pricing outside of the competitive zone.
2. Range of services: Good movers provide packing materials, storage containers, packing services, and often good direct customer service and troubleshooting solutions for moving issues.
3. Corporate image: Ironically, for once the corporate image means something. The best transporters provide good materials for their staff and don’t use old trucks that look like they’re from the Stone Age.
4. Let’s compare: The best movers tend to provide more services at mid-range rates, and you’ll find their quotes are more comprehensive. Comparisons will soon weed out the less attractive removers and narrow the choices down to a few good companies.

Talking to removal specialists

The next stage is direct contact.

Ask some questions:

• What kind of packaging do I need?
• Do you have any containers I can buy?
• Do you have furniture covers?
• I have to move some electronics. What do you have for these?
• Do you offer a packing service?

The best removers will answer every question:

• What kind of packaging do I need? We have a full range of packaging materials for anyone, I will send you a list of our products.
• Do you have any containers I can buy? Yes, what do you need?
• Do you have furniture covers? We have fabric, bubble wrap, tarpaulins, etc.
• I have to move some electronics. What do you have for these? We have special containers for computers, televisions, DVD players, game consoles, whatever you need.
• Do you offer a packing service? Yes, and we can arrange your packing around your moving schedule.