Moving companies

We had a great recommendation from my stepsister and her husband for a moving website. The site, www.uship.com, allows you to create a moving profile. We listed ourselves as a 2 bedroom condo, moving from LA to Denver. Based on our profile listing, different moving companies gave us bids. My stepsister had great results from this website, but the bids that we received were limited. We received 2 bids and the prices seemed kind of high.

We decided to just do our own research on the internet and call/email different moving companies. WS started with a call to PODS. PODS sounded ideal to us because they will store your items for you until you are ready to have them delivered. They drop off a large crate at your home, you have to pack it up, they pick it up and then deliver it when you're ready. PODS quoted us about $2,500. This price included storage for 30 days. That price was pretty reasonable, but WS and I would have to load the stuff ourselves. We didn't want to have to do that.

After discussing the situation, WS and I decided that a traditional moving company would be better for us. I looked at the websites for the well-known movers-Allied, Mayflower, and a few others. The problem that when I viewed outside websites that have service reviews ( www.epinions.com ) all of these companies had horrible reviews. I found a website devoted entirely to moving company reviews. This website, www.moverreviews.com, was a great help. Granted, I don't really know how reliable this website is, but I felt that I could get a better feel for companies. We looked at a few of the websites for the movers that had the best reviews. Some of the movers only serviced certain areas.

We eventually narrowed it down to two movers. America's Moving Services and Best Movers CA. We checked out their websites. They both seemed like great movers. WS called both companies. He was able to get in touch with Best Movers right away. He left a message for America's Moving and they called him back within 24 hours. He received quotes from both movers. America's Moving's quote was very reasonable, but Best Movers was even lower. WS also seemed to like the person that he spoke to from Best Movers. He was very helpful. Not that America's Moving wasn't, but WS just liked the information that he was given. It was a feeling that he had. So, Best Movers are our movers.