Movers: Guarantee Your Properties’ Safety

There are so many moving companies available on the market today. Some are private, homegrown, family-owned operations. Other companies are huge, world-wide conglomerates. No two moving companies are exactly alike or offer the exact same amenities or service. 

When shopping around for movers, whether for a move across town to a new apartment or fifteen hundred miles away to a new city, it is necessary that you find someone with whom you feel you can trust your personal belongings, items and valuables. This is not a situation you want to get messed-up, so insure that you have found the best, most trustworthy company.

Of course, sometimes there are other factors that come into play, like money. Sometimes you just don’t have the funds to support hiring the most expensive company on the market. Even though, you have read all the reviews and understand that this company is the Cadillac of moving companies. The amenities are great and everyone agrees how trustworthy they are—you just can’t afford them.

Other times, especially when you and your family are moving because of a job, new job or company, you will be assigned a mover. You do not have a choice, usually, in these situations to hire your own moving company. You have to trust that the movers your company has contracted are trustworthy and will do a respectable job.

Whoever the mover that you end up with for whatever reason, it is vital that you never give them the benefit of the doubt. If you worry about something possibly getting stolen, then make sure you add it to the itemized list of belongings that the company is responsible for—that way you can check for its safe delivery at you new location. 

Don’t assume that something is tucked away or hidden from view. A valuable stamp collection in an unassuming book could be an easy target when your books are being packed. Or, cash mixed in with a pile of papers could appear to be forgotten and easily pocketed by the person in charge of packing your desk items. 

It is awful to assume that someone is untrustworthy, but it will be better for you and the movers in the long run. You do not want to run the risk of losing valuable items and the moving company does not want to be liable for something when you realize it has gone missing. 

So, what do you do? Keep track of your valuables. Make a list of things worth more than one hundred dollars or things that are irreplaceable. Do not assume that things will go unnoticed.
There are many trustworthy movers out there. Make sure that you end up with a moving company that you feel comfortable with for your next move.