Moving Advice

SweetTea*83

Hey ladies!  I want to pick your brains a minute and make sure there's nothing I'm missing here.  We've been getting quotes on moving our furniture out to CO and I am shocked at the cost.  Shocked.  As in, it would almost be cheaper to buy new furniture.  Here are the avenues I've explored so far:

1.) Moving company (they pack, move, and store) - seems to be the priciest option

2.) Pod rental - they deliver a couple of pods, we hire a couple of guys to move our furniture down the stairs, etc, and then PODS will move it across country and store until we need it.  Still way more than I thought, considering that we're doing most of the work ourselves.

3.) UHaul rental - we pack, we drive.  Much cheaper, but a last resort.

Any of you with moving experience who've done it a different way? 

andiandlou

have you looked at ABF?  just like the Pods rentals....only cheaper.  We used them when we moved from TX to IN, great company, they delivered on time.

andiandlou

andiandlou:

have you looked at ABF?  just like the Pods rentals....only cheaper.  We used them when we moved from TX to IN, great company, they delivered on time.

wanted to add...we paid under $800 to move the furniture in our two bedroom apartment and almost 2 weeks worth of storage (this was 3 yrs ago)

SweetTea*83

andiandlou:

have you looked at ABF?  just like the Pods rentals....only cheaper.  We used them when we moved from TX to IN, great company, they delivered on time.

 No, I haven't!  Thanks for the tip!  That sounds WAY more reasonable than Pods.

raches

No real advice, other than good luck!  I've heard really good things about PODS, but I didn't realize how pricey they were.  I'd be hesitant to pack a U-haul and move it myself, because I know I'm far from a professional mover and wouldn't want to ruin anything.  At least if the movers break something, they are at fault.  What about 1-800-PACK-RAT?  They are similar to PODS.

holdn5

My parents recently moved from Indy to Wichita,KS and paid around $5K. They packed everything, but the company loaded it in Indy and unloaded it in KS. I can find out who they used if you're interestested.

SusieDMB

I've had friends use 2 guys and a truck but I'm not sure if they move cross country or not.

squishy00

YGPM

barrett08

i wish i had advice but wanted to say good luck!  thinking of you!

SweetTea*83

Thanks everyone for your input!  I'm waiting on the quote from Allied now - they came by the house for an estimate today.

holdn5 (I'm sorry, your real name is totally escaping me right now!) - if you happen to talk with your parents in the next couple of days, would you mind asking them which company they used?  That quote sounds about right to me...depending on the weight of their stuff vs. ours, I guess.  PODS wants $6500 and we would have to still hire people to load our furniture.  That's the part that really gets me - for that much, I want someone to move our heavy dresser down the stairs, at least! 

Squishy - PM coming back your way! 

squishy00

PM'd ya back

J9melissa

I have no advice...just wanted to say good luck!

makingyoureventspecial

We used ABF too and loved it.  I was pregnant when we did the move and they were wonderful.  We hired people to load and unload and had no worries.