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Moving Services
UniMove offers better, faster, more affordable Moving services by doing things differently. Before continuing, take a minute to see these shocking statistics that support my claims on this page about other Movers, and they give you reason to use UniMove. Now, let's look at your options.
Full-Service Big Corporate Movers' prices are crazy! You're literally paying for corporate office buildings, massive warehouses, fleets of big rigs, forklifts, and hierarchies of big bosses (w/ obscene paychecks). They also shuffle your stuff from your house to Truck 1, to Warehouse 1, to Truck 2, possibly Warehouse 2, and Truck 3. This process is expensive, super S L O W, and creates exponentially greater chance for damage or loss. The good news is...you found UniMove.
Brokers - Most advertising as a Moving Company are actually nothing more than a Broker, a middle-man who takes 30% for doing little more than sub-contracting your job to the Cheapest Guy.
The Cheap Guys - Unfortunately (for you and me), the Moving industry is so cut-throat, a huge number of brokers/movers routinely use low-quote scams as their only way of getting any work. They say all the right things and quote an incredible price. There's just one problem: They have NO intention of honoring that low price. They know two things: 1) Hidden in their contract fine print, in intentionally hard-to-understand language are clauses that negate or supersede any promise they made verbally.
Once you've paid your (large) deposit, or worse, once your belongings are on their truck, it is common for the cheap guys to double their price. The 2nd thing they know is that after they have your stuff, your deposit, your signature on a written contract that protects them, and after the rage and tears, most people will realize they are screwed and pay up. If you refuse (or can't afford it), they will hold your stuff hostage, and legally charge you exorbitant storage fees until you do.
Unimove gets calls/texts (see sidebar) regularly from people whose mover is doubling their price on moving day; sometimes it's someone for whom I wrote a Proposal - "Sorry Bobby, we signed with a company who 'beat your price' by a few hundred, but now they are demanding double. Can you help?" Don't fall victim to these crooks. Support Honest small-business. Support UniMove.
PODS / UBox - PODS earns a horrible 1.13 out of 5 Stars from customers on the Better Business Bureau. But it gets worse. They pay at least 3 sites who are part of a burgeoning industry of FAKE or deceptive online reviews whose ranking is 100% bought and paid for. Even formerly reputable organizations are selling out: Forbes, Newsweek, and US News all rank, award, or write "feature" articles which are paid-for puff-pieces. The fact they pay sites to obfuscate their real customers' experiences should be ALL YOU NEED to know. Tricky. I don't have thousands of reviews, but I do have 4.9 stars and every single review is real. *ask me about the one bad review.
Ubox gets pulled cross-country by an amateur driver who happened to rent a U-Haul truck. It's a good thing 20 and 30-somethings aren't addicted to their phones while driving...
Doing-it-Yourself sounds good at first: You are the most trustworthy and cost-effective person to pack your boxes and carry them to the truck, but... 1) Are you sure you can pack the truck for max usage of space and to prevent damage? 2) Can you really drive a loaded moving truck (and trailer) cross-country and through gas stations? 3) Can your body handle both, and really... 4) Do you need to?
Sorry it seems sensational; I'm just giving you facts: DIYers wreck rental trucks every... single... day. Look at These. Consider the exhaustion and stress from weeks of prepping... Consider the day after day l o n g boring drive. Consider the distractions, phone calls, kids, pets, traffic... Consider your valuables. It is a recipe for disaster.
UniMove offers a better option:
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About half the price of Full-Service, and only slightly more than trying to DIY.
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We load once, and go straight to your new city. No off-loads. No warehouses.
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Unimove honors the Contract. No scams. No hidden fees.
UniMove brings the truck, we pack (optional), load with either your team (saving you money) or ours, we drive directly to your new city, help team two unload, and we fly home. Easy and efficient. When challenges appear, we prefer to exceed expectations rather than whine and nickel and dime. Our reviews attest to this.
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If there is a road to it, we will go anywhere in Continental 49 states (including Alaska). Many companies won't go off the beaten path, or charge a huge premium to do so.
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Most moving options take 10-20 days to get across country. Box Truck 1 is (1st) loaded at your old place, (2nd) unloaded at regional distribution warehouse. Days (a week?) later, an 18-wheeler or sub-contractor arrives, your stuff is (3rd) loaded again, driven across country, (4th) unloaded to yet another warehouse, (5th) reloaded to Box Truck 2, and finally at your destination Movers unload. Your stuff is moved 6 times! They call this "efficient."
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Every time your stuff is moved, chances of damage increase. When that happens, finding someone to make it right will be a nightmare.
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While your stuff inchworms across America, you burn money at hotels and restaurants, you crash at relatives', or camp in an empty house.
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Corporate bureaucracy and greed is the antithesis to personal service. You hear it in their voices and in their policies. They don't really care, or worse, they really don't care.
UniMove is the business name for Acumen Driving Specialists, LLC, Incorporated and licensed in Los Angeles CA. Unimove has federally required $75,000 Fidelity Bond and Arbitration program through membership in US Movers Association. UniMove's driver's DMV and criminal records are spotless, and UniMove's contract price will not increase (as long as you are ready and everything is as you said it was). We ARE NOT Brokers who sub-out your job. Ask all this from other movers and listen to their awkward pauses or shifty jibber-jabber. Demand documentation. UniMove / Acumen's is here.
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