Moving Help: How I Saved A Colleague $250 Recommending A Pods Moving Company
Introduction
So I guess the first question you have is how did I go about saving my work colleague $250, and what type of moving help did I offer? I checked out her requirements, did some research and recommended a Pods moving company. Let me explain why this was the best option for her.
Moving Help Required
A few months back a work colleague called Susie who lives in California State came to me for some moving help with regard to which type of moving service she should use to make her current move.
When I first spoke to her she was considering using a professional moving company because of her particular set of circumstances, which were:
She had two young children and worked and therefore time to pack was at a minimum.
Her husband worked shifts and would not be around much of the time to help with the packing.
She could also foresee that she might need some storage between the move.
I asked for the zip code she was moving from and to and an approximate idea of the square footage of the house she was moving from. With that I said I would be in contact with a moving quote and assured her I could beat the one she already had hands down and meet her moving requirements.
Hiring A Pods Moving Company
Given Susies particular set of circumstances I felt that a PODS moving solution was best for Susie. PODS stands for portable storage on demand and is essentially a cross between a moving truck and storage container.
The great advantage of using such a system for Susie is that it provided her with the following features which matched her moving requirements exactly:
A reasonable time to allow for packing, up to one month without any additional charge being made.
This allowed Susie and her husband to manage the packing around their busy work schedules and the children.
As Pods moving companies are very competitively priced for local moves I was sure that any quote would beat the price she had been given by her professional moving company.
Getting A Quote From A Pods Moving Company
Using the zip codes and the house square footage I popped onto www.pods.com and got a quote in a matter of minutes. The quote gave me details of the cost per mile and the number of containers that would be required. I then telephoned Susie with the information.
The Pods Process In Detail
When I explained that using Pods would save her $250 on her local move and storage costs she was naturally delighted. I told Susie that once the Pod containers had been dropped off at her house she should try to pack them as tightly as possible to prevent the need for additional containers and any movement of the load once the container was on the road. Although Pods have a specially patented hydraulic lifting system, there are reports of movement of container contents, so dont solely rely on this.
Conclusion
When you move using Pods you are paying for the convenience of are being able to pack you belongings over a period of time and the option storing the container(s) at one of the Pod storage depots. Pods are competitive compared to Professional moving companies if you are only moving over a short distance. There is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that they are not competitive when moving across country and you would be better served looking at another moving solution is this where you are at.
Peter Craske writes for http://www.movinghelpsite.com, first for cheap moving pod information
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