cross country movers

[sereia 0]

can anyone recommend a reputable cross country mover? i'm considering taking all my stuff with me now instead of trying to sell it.

[Alex+R 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry960565 GMTA

[sereia 0]

wow same post! lol thanks girl

[sereia 0]

hmmm well that post didn't help me very well. i'm not bringing cats and i definitely don't want to drive.

i want to load my stuff on a truck and meet them in CA!

[Alex+R 0]

hmmm well that post didn't help me very well. i'm not bringing cats and i definitely don't want to drive.

i want to load my stuff on a truck and meet them in CA!

Yeah that's what I want to do too. Everyone just said that moving companies can rip you off and the only one that got a recommendation was Allied. I dunno. Hey, what will happen to your cat?

[sereia 0]

hmmm well that post didn't help me very well. i'm not bringing cats and i definitely don't want to drive.

i want to load my stuff on a truck and meet them in CA!

Yeah that's what I want to do too. Everyone just said that moving companies can rip you off and the only one that got a recommendation was Allied. I dunno. Hey, what will happen to your cat?

allied huh? yah i keep reading about the scammers too. are there no freaking honest people in this world? every single thing i do i have to worry about someone trying to screw me over.

my cat is waiting for my in california!i never brought him out here when i left. i know...bad mommy. i had planned on it if i were going to stay though!

[sparkofcreation 0]

I used Allied for NJ>NM. It was worth every penny of the $3000 (including full-value insurance--NEVER move with just the default insurance), everything arrived and arrived in one piece and it took less than an hour to unload and they re-built all the furniture that they'd needed to take apart and everything. That included packing the electronics--they pay for damage to the contents of boxes they pack, but not the ones the owner packs, so we had them pack the expensive stuff.

BTW we were one of four families whose stuff was on the truck, each family got a different color sticker (we were blue), which was good because two of the other families had the same last name as us!!

If you're in the New Jersey/NYC area, the specific Allied affiliate we used was Zimonik and I would recommend them 100%.

Edited June 6, 2007 by sparkofcreation

[sereia 0]

ill definitely give them a call tomorrow! as long as its under $2000 i might do it. i dont have very much stuff. probably a studio worth of furniture and extras

[Alex+R 0]

I used Allied for NJ>NM. It was worth every penny of the $3000 (including full-value insurance--NEVER move with just the default insurance), everything arrived and arrived in one piece and it took less than an hour to unload and they re-built all the furniture that they'd needed to take apart and everything. That included packing the electronics--they pay for damage to the contents of boxes they pack, but not the ones the owner packs, so we had them pack the expensive stuff.

BTW we were one of four families whose stuff was on the truck, each family got a different color sticker (we were blue), which was good because two of the other families had the same last name as us!!

If you're in the New Jersey/NYC area, the specific Allied affiliate we used was Zimonik and I would recommend them 100%.

Hm. How much stuff did you have? (Like, an entire house?) Did they really take apart and reassemble furniture?? Because that would be awesome. If they're trustworthy, we'll spend the money on that rather than have the hassle of doing all that ourselves.

[sereia 0]

yah the hassle sucks. and like everyone said, alex, summer weather in NY is so bad!

i want to move my stuff because i don't want the hassle of selling it. lol

[Alex+R 0]

yah the hassle sucks. and like everyone said, alex, summer weather in NY is so bad!

i want to move my stuff because i don't want the hassle of selling it. lol

So how does this work? They move in on a specific day, and you just meet them at the door? Oh man, that would be so perfect. We could just fly with our kitties.

[sparkofcreation 0]

yah the hassle sucks. and like everyone said, alex, summer weather in NY is so bad!

i want to move my stuff because i don't want the hassle of selling it. lol

So how does this work? They move in on a specific day, and you just meet them at the door? Oh man, that would be so perfect. We could just fly with our kitties.

Yes and no. They took 5 days to get our stuff from NJ to NM--picked it up Thursday and delivered it Tuesday--but it could have been as much as 2 weeks. We were lucky to be the last batch loaded and first unloaded. When they pick it up, they give you a range of dates (like ours was "between next Monday and the Wednesday after") and then check in periodically and give you a definite time/date window 24-48 hours before.

So we slept on the floor for 2 nights at the old apartment, then got stuck in Atlanta (also with kitties!) one night when we missed our connection, then stayed in a hotel 2 nights in Albuquerque.

Edited June 6, 2007 by sparkofcreation

[sparkofcreation 0]

Hm. How much stuff did you have? (Like, an entire house?) Did they really take apart and reassemble furniture?? Because that would be awesome. If they're trustworthy, we'll spend the money on that rather than have the hassle of doing all that ourselves.

We had a 2-bedroom apartment (4 rooms total not counting the bathroom), one bedroom had bedroom stuff (queen bed, 2 night stands, 2 dressers) and the other was used as an office so it had a desk, bookshelves, an armchair, etc. We also had living room furniture (sofa, chair, coffee table, end table, etc), a kitchen table and chairs, etc. And all our kitchen stuff, clothes, books, etc.

They did indeed take apart and reassemble all the furniture. We just packed everything non-breakable (like books) in boxes and they did the rest. We were even allowed to leave all our clothes in the dressers.

They don't guarantee that any MDF furniture (like the stuff you buy flat-packed) will survive intact because it's made to be shipped flat and then not moved once it's assembled, but ours all came out fine, though the hutch on top of the desk was a little shaky.

Price is by weight, someone comes to your house and looks at your stuff and estimates its weight and you pay for the estimate (they estimate high and the price can't be more than the estimate), then after it's on the truck it's re-weighed and if it weighed less than the estimate, they give you a refund. I think we paid $3450 and got back $475.

(That's true only of cross-country moves; local moves are by time, not weight.)

Edited June 6, 2007 by sparkofcreation

[Autumnchik 6]

Just an FYI:

I had a VERY BAD experience with Trans American Vanlines. When I moved from Georgia to New Hampshire last year, I used them. The pick-up was fine, no problems there, and they kept my furniture in storage for a few months for me. The problems started when I wanted to get the stuff out of storage and delivered to my new house. It took nearly 2 months to actually get my furniture after I requested it. When I first called, the company anticipated that it would arrive within 10 business days. Alas, no furniture Then they told me, another week. Nope, nada. And so on and so on. Each time I called, there was a new excuse: their truck broke down, they had to get a new truck, etc. Then, one time my husband tried to call, the number was disconnected. Panic mode!!! We began the process of contacting the BBB and a moving co. organization, which was able to locate my moving co. and got them to call us back. They said that the phones were disconnected while they moved offices. Whatever. We finally got our stuff delivered, but I would never use that company again.

One tip though: don't pay the whole fee upfront. If you do, you have absolutely no leverage if something does happen.

When I moved from California to Georgia, I used a moving company then too. It was a local company, can't remember then name. I had a great experience with them, no problems at all. This was back in 2000, but when I compared costs of U-Haul vs. professional movers, it only cost a few hundred more for the professional movers. I'm all for anything so I don't have to lug boxes

[sparkofcreation 0]

One tip though: don't pay the whole fee upfront. If you do, you have absolutely no leverage if something does happen.

Many reputable companies won't work with you unless you've paid the whole amount first. I believe we paid 10% when we booked them and the rest when they picked up the furniture.

Did you not use a credit card? Did your credit card company not go after them for you?