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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get rid of anything you don't think you'll need or want. Be ruthless. Then get new quotes for packing, shipping and unloading. No unpacking.

There are fees associated with interstate moving and distance that you'll have no matter what. The variable is how much stuff you have to pack.

We just moved 2 bedrooms/2 baths/LR/DR/Kitchen + a Storage pick up 2200 miles for 10K. They packed us, but did not unpack. One day for packing, one day for loading. [/quote]

I like your price much better. [/quote]

We used United, though it's always dependent on the local carrier. Like you, we've had a bunch of corporate moves so we know the drill. We've just never had to pay ourselves.

One thing that we didn't have to deal with is that I think starting end of April, rates go up due to moving/busy season. We moved just before the end of the year when no one was moving. The difference would have been about 1K to 1.5K if we had moved in busy season.[/quote]

I will add, that replacing has always ended up being more expensive than moving the furniture. Though it's only worth keeping if the old furniture fits in the new house and is worth saving. Cheap furniture can be replace with more cheap furniture, but expensive furniture just gets more expensive. Plus, selling even good furniture gets a fraction of what it's worth.[/quote]

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