Recently my niece and her husband decided to build a new home.  They placed the home that they are living in on the market and house sold very quickly.  This was great news for them, but poor timing because the new house will not be done for two months.  Another piece in the poor timing is that she is pregnant with their first child and due two weeks after the new house will be finished.  This meant that not only did they need movers and packers but also short term housing and storage.  There are so many options when it comes to movers and packers.  The cost was a factor for them due to the expense of a new home as well as a baby on the way.  There were also concerns about her lifting during the relocation process.  As they contacted movers and packers they noticed that there was quite a range in prices for the services.  Some movers and packers had very high quotes, and others seemed very cheap.  My niece decided to get several quotes from the various movers and packers so they could make the best decision.

What she found was that along with the higher cost with movers and packers often came a great deal of service.  The most expensive quote she received seemed really out of line when you compared simply the cost with the cost of the less expensive movers and packers.  But when you compared the service it was easy to understand why you were paying more, you were getting more.  The highest quote promised to provide all boxes, packaging and labels.  They would pack everything without any assistance and would even clean the home once the movers and packers were finished.  The cheaper quotes from movers and packers did not supply packaging materials and wanted the boxes pre-labeled by the customer.  Also the more expensive movers and packers guarantee their packing against breakage during the move.  This guarantee was not offered by the cheaper companies.

They decided to go with the mid-range quote from the movers and packers and also relied on family members.  When it comes to cheap quotes for movers and packers you cannot beat the free service of friends and relatives.  They will be hiring some of the unpacking done due to the late stage of pregnancy that she will be in at the time of the move.  I did not realize that unpacking is a service that many of the movers and packers do provide.  This is an especially helpful service if you are relocating to an area where you do not know anyone or do not have relatives living close by.  There are also some movers and packers that do provide short term storage of your items.  This needs to be checked carefully to make sure that things will be kept safe from various weather conditions.