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“Taking apart beds is one of the best ways to save hourly,” Parker said. Parker’s Moving charges $70 an hour per mover — so about $210 per hour for a two-bedroom apartment and $420 per hour for a four-bed- room house — plus $295 for the truck, which includes gas and $50,000 worth of insur- ance. Let’s Get Moving typ- ically charges $139 to $149 per hour — weekends top the range — including the two or three movers involved as well as the truck. A well-timed move can mean a cheaper one. Some movers, like Behdarvandan, charge a little more on week- ends and substantially more on the first and last day of the month, when leases often start and end. Others charge more from April through Septem- ber. “I would recommend week- days, middle of the month,
that’s when you can kind of get the best pricing,” Behdarvan- dan said. Customers should beware potential scams, especially where suspiciously low quotes or excessive deposits pop up. Some movers advise against paying more than one-third up front — or, for long-distance moves, paying more than two- thirds until the truck is loaded. “I’ve been in this business for 13 years, and I’ve heard of all kinds of scams,” Behdar- vandan said. In one case exposed last year by a CBC Marketplace investigation, a handful of moving companies would of- fer low quotes and then jack up the price several times over, sometimes by inflating the weight of goods shipped. Behdarvandan said his company helped some of the cheated customers move free of charge. To find a trustworthy
company, he and Parker rec- ommended word of mouth or outfits with longstanding reputations. Review sites such as Yelp and Trustpilot are an- other option, although Beh- darvandan cautioned that false reviews abound. It’s also important to read the moving contract, which could reveal whether the com- pany is a mover or actually a broker, which Zafrani suggests avoiding. “They should make sure that the contract states that the property is actually being delivered into their home and not curbside” — or a further location, she said. And on long-distance moves, she said, “Pay attention to the delivery window — is the moving company offering to deliver within 10 business days or within 90 days? “The most important thing is to be an educated consumer.” » The Canadian Press
“Those are very easy for the movers to be able to use the dollies and move everything very quickly. So I would say just be super prepared,” said Behdarvandan, whose compa- ny employs 120 workers that staff a 90-truck fleet spanning most provinces. “It’s usually the little mis- cellaneous items that take a long time.” Anything from spices to jewelry can also find tempo- rary lodging in otherwise un- used space such as Tupperware containers. Most movers offer addi- tional services for a fee, includ- ing packing and unpacking, furniture disassembly and reas- sembly, and temporary storage. Packing services are typically done before the moving date, and may involve outsourcing to another company, adding to the cost.
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