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First half of move completed
I did finally get it done on Friday. The movers (one grown-up named Brian and two kids named Jay and Andy) showed up and packed everything that I hadn't already packed. They piled it on the truck and headed off for CT, where my stuff will live in storage until I send for it. I got on the train (no room in the truck) and went up myself, meeting them in Southport (my parents' place, where I will be staying for the next few days until I fly out). Brian had stayed at another job in NYC, so it was just Jay and Andy now; they offloaded the few things I would need here and we went over to the storage pod. Everything else was unloaded there and off they went.
These guys were respectful, hard-working, and honest, but I wouldn't use them again or recommend them. They failed to label about half the boxes despite the topic being discussed, set down one box that I had said was fragile hard enough that I'm afraid to see what's in it now, failed to keep the "to Southport" stuff clearly separate from the "to storage" stuff in the truck despite very very clear directions on what would be going where--as a result, a few things got misdelivered to storage and I had to bring them back in my car--and they smashed the leg off my sturdily-built end table because they didn't pad it / restrain it appropriately. Oh yes, and they didn't fill out any of the paperwork at origin, so when we got there they were suddenly making up numbers for how many boxes of what had been packed and then asking me to sign that all of this was correct and that everything had been delivered correctly.
I will give them this much--they owned up to the end table issue right off, said "This is our fault", and had me fill out some paperwork to that effect. Apparently someone from the company will come out to replace it / repair it.
In any case, I'm now ensconced in Southport until I fly out on Wednesday. Eventually, I'll send for my stuff and it can all be shipped out here; most likely via UPS, since I don't have enough stuff to make it worthwhile to ship it with a moving company (they have a weight minimum).
These guys were respectful, hard-working, and honest, but I wouldn't use them again or recommend them. They failed to label about half the boxes despite the topic being discussed, set down one box that I had said was fragile hard enough that I'm afraid to see what's in it now, failed to keep the "to Southport" stuff clearly separate from the "to storage" stuff in the truck despite very very clear directions on what would be going where--as a result, a few things got misdelivered to storage and I had to bring them back in my car--and they smashed the leg off my sturdily-built end table because they didn't pad it / restrain it appropriately. Oh yes, and they didn't fill out any of the paperwork at origin, so when we got there they were suddenly making up numbers for how many boxes of what had been packed and then asking me to sign that all of this was correct and that everything had been delivered correctly.
I will give them this much--they owned up to the end table issue right off, said "This is our fault", and had me fill out some paperwork to that effect. Apparently someone from the company will come out to replace it / repair it.
In any case, I'm now ensconced in Southport until I fly out on Wednesday. Eventually, I'll send for my stuff and it can all be shipped out here; most likely via UPS, since I don't have enough stuff to make it worthwhile to ship it with a moving company (they have a weight minimum).