A question

[chipotle]

If any of you out there in Journal-Reading Land have had experiences with professional movers, I'd like to hear about them--particularly for recommendations or people to avoid, and any tips. This has become the biggest source of anxiety about my upcoming move, I'm realizing. Kitana's correct in observing that worrying about it doesn't do any good in itself, but I'd nonetheless like to try to keep the odds in my favor for getting a move that begins and ends smoothly without hidden extra costs.

Comments

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

Last time I moved, I used Cargo's method, which was to pack everything up and Ground UPS it; What I didn't UPS, I loaded in my car and drove. Of course, I was moving across a border and it was astronomically more expensive to try and find a moving company that could go from Toronto to Orlando and handle all the custom's inspection, than it was to do it myself. If I was moving more, I would have rented a panel truck.

I sent a LOT of boxes, they kept arriving for 3 weeks after I got here.

My parents likewise, use shipping companies. Getting stuff into boxes and getting them down to the depot is kind of annoying, but everything is fully documented and trackable, and they don't end up doing something like holding onto your gear until you paid 'unanticipated' charges they dream up along the road.