Comments on: 7 Tips to Protect Your Items When Moving

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:59:12 +0000

Great tips. We are going to make a big move next year and your tips are invaluable. I didn’t think about getting insurance for the move. And, the inventory with pictures is another vital part. Most people don’t think about it because it’s so stressful and the painstaking detail proves too much for most. And, I agree on being nice to the movers. I bought donuts for my last corporate move. I would have for anyone helping me out but it is a nice gesture and if it leads to safe treatment of your stuff, even better!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:10:08 +0000

LOL. I guess I didn’t think about that - the other things they may have stolen.

Well, then. Let’s at least hope no one gets hurt, and the fire doesn’t burn down any adjacent buildings!

By: dimes

dimes — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:13:34 +0000

Meh, I don’t agree. Without absolutely ridiculous consequences, their behavior would only continue. I wonder how much other stuff those movers stole. They probably completely furnished wherever they lived with ill-gotten gains, in which case, yeah, burning down their house would be the only appropriate punishment.
I’m not vindictive or anything.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:03:24 +0000

Wow, Dimes! Harsh words, eh? Burn their house down!

Maybe the punishment should fit the crime - more like, “I hope the microwave shorted out and burned a hole in their countertop!”

By: dimes

dimes — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:46:19 +0000

When we moved three years ago, someone stole our microwave. We filed a claim and got reimbursed, and last week I found the receipt with that microwave on it, but I don’t know why we still have it. I hope whoever stole it enjoyed it! It didn’t have its turntable, because that got packed with our glassware. Sometimes I hope the microwave shorted out and burned their house to the ground.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:06:21 +0000

Brip Blap,

To be honest, I would rather have something break by accident than to know something was stolen. When people steal it becomes personal (and much harder to prove unless you had proof you had the item to begin with). It is much easier to file a claim for damaged goods.

By: Brip Blap

Brip Blap — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:41:31 +0000

Good tips, and unfortunately your tips about making an inventory and keeping an eye on the movers are key. I think the biggest problems I’ve had have been due to laziness or carelessness, not theft, but still it’s irritating. There’s nothing as annoying as paying someone to move, say, a microwave and then having a broken microwave at the end of the move. You just paid someone to move a piece of junk. Plan on a bit of breakage, but make sure you’re ready to hammer the moving company with claims!