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Rant: hired a guy with a truck and a helper instead of the big moving company in Austin and saved $1,400
We moved our office across town in Austin last Saturday and got two quotes. The big company wanted $2,300 with a 4 hour minimum and a bunch of fees, while a guy with his own truck and one helper quoted $900 flat. The catch was we had to have everything boxed and stacked by the door before he showed, so my partner and I spent Friday night doing that ourselves. He showed at 7am sharp, wrapped our desks in blankets, and had us unloaded by 1pm with zero scratched walls. If you're moving a small office under 2,000 sq ft, is the extra $1,400 ever worth it for the big name?
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margaretc4218h ago
The part people miss is the prep work, that's the real trade. You and your partner gave up a Friday night and that saved you $1,400, but some folks can't or won't do that, and that's exactly who the big company is charging for. Their 4 hour minimum and fees basically buy you someone to box stuff and deal with the hassle, so you're paying for time and less work, not just the name on the truck. For a small office like yours where you can get it all staged by the door, yeah, hiring the guy with the truck is the smarter play almost every time.
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