How to Hire Packers Movers the Right Way to Avoid Common Moving Mishaps

Posted by Deep Kumar on November 8th, 2019

Using packers and movers services can be highly beneficial for both local household shifting and long distance or out of state relocation. But, like any other industry, there are good moving companies and there are mediocre ones. And distinguishing between the average and the best can make all the difference for you.

If you are planning to relocate anytime soon, and you are unsure about how to hire a rightly placed moving company to help you relocate, then here’s the post worth checking. Today, in this post, I am going to talk about everything worth knowing about hiring the most competent and best packers and movers for packing and moving your goods safely, and at cost effective rates.

As you already know, moving the entire household items from state to another is no easy tasks, even the most efficient and experienced moving team end up making mistakes. But that can’t be an excuse to not use mover’s services.

Moving companies offers complete packing and shifting services i.e. right from packing your goods using industry standard and best quality packing supplies to loading, transporting and unloading, they handle it all, very carefully, safely and efficiently.

So, when you are hiring a moving company to help you relocate, you are actually putting all your trust on their expertise, and therefore it is important that you hire and choose the best possible service provider for the task.

And, if you are unsure about how to do so correctly, then continue reading.

Best tips to hire packers and movers and avoid common moving mishaps

Moving scams and frauds by moving companies are also real. If you do a quick Google search, you will be able to see it yourself. But then, when you are a little alert and know how to hire the best packers and movers to pack and move your goods safely, you can avoid most of the mishaps and common frauds usually done by the moving companies.

So are you ready?

I heard you saying yes, so let’s dive in and get started.

Planning

Properly planning your relocation can be the key differentiator between a messy and a successful move. If you don’t want to end up in dispute, you should plan your move well in advance and in detail. Even before approaching a movers and packers company, you should know

• When you want to move
• Are you flexible with the moving schedule
• What are the good that you want to move
• List of things to be discarded
• Worth of insurance you may need
• Is your employer compensating relocation expenses

You know when you have a clear relocation plan; you will be able to eliminate a lot of hassles. So, start planning everything in detail, and if needed, refer to a detailed relocation checklist.

Hiring a moving company

Now, that you have a relocation plan in place, and you know what you want to move and discard, it’s the right time to approach moving companies. When you approach movers without making a list of goods, the movers may not be able to estimate the total packing and moving charges accurately.

And that could be the reason of pricing dispute and could lead to compromise and overall sour relocation experience. And that is why, I suggested you to have a clear idea of what is to be moved.

Well now that you are ready to hire movers, contact two or may be three moving companies near you.

Ask them for a pre-move survey, and discuss your entire relocation plan with all of the movers, one by one. Get quotations from them, ask them relevant questions about their

• Pricing policies and payment terms
• Cancellation policy if you have to cancel or reschedule the move
• Total packing, moving and time for delivery
• Check about the nearest branch
• Since how long they are in this business
• Check their license insurance etc

The idea is to allow movers to look at everything, discuss all the vital points and then compare and evaluate them based on your findings.

And also, don’t get lured by the illusion of the lowest or the highest bidder. The lowest bidder may be and may not be the best and same can be the case with the moving company that has quoted you the highest price.

The pricing for moving services are very dynamic, so always evaluate the offers based on your interaction with the move teams and then take the best judgment.

Over to you

Packing and moving can actually be overwhelming, especially the interstate move. To make things safer and easier, you can use the professional moving services. But as you know, if you hire a movers and packers randomly, you may end up getting lucky and hire the best or get unlucky and end up with a mediocre moving company.

And therefore, it is important that you pay attention and approach it systematically. When you evaluate a moving company on different parameters and take the best judgment, you can easily avoid the most common moving mishaps and mistakes people make at the time of hiring a moving company for home or office relocation.

Have you relocated your home or do you plan to relocate anytime soon?

Let me know what else one can do while hiring a moving company to avid the moving mistakes?

With that, it’s over to you.

Happy relocation!