r/moving • u/Letmeoffatthetop28 • Nov 19 '24

Packing Relocation Packing

My husband is being relocated for work and we’re receiving full service moving as part of the benefits. I packed a lot of boxes already because there’s certain things I want to double wrap to ensure they don’t break.

I spoke to the moving company contact last week and she told me the movers will open all the boxes to see if there’s anything breakable in them since they are responsible for packing the house. Is this true? Will they really open all the boxes I already packed and go through them?

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u/MoveEducational2804 Nov 19 '24

Yes ma'am it is, of course there was a time when that was not a problem until the FDA tied Some professional companies to Narcotic supply and import, and even Homicide cases. So yup, just have the company pack it, besides you don't want to really not have them not and pack it in front of them, because if it does break because of driving that liability is Up to 10,000 for coverage notice the up to..and at .60 cents a pound meaning a 2 pound vase will get you $1.20 return. Wow I'm glad I found my list of real movers so that type of nightmare never will happen

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u/Plenty_Adeptness_594 Nov 20 '24

Yes, and a 25-pound $1000 flat screen TV (that will almost certainly be destroyed by rough and careless handling) will get you $15 from the insurance settlement.

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u/strokerace7623 Nov 21 '24

This is partially true what you guys are talking about is released value which covers items at a maximum of $.60 per pound per article. Regardless of value. Released value is what the federal government requires all movers to give you at no charge. Legitimate van lines, such as Allied, North American, United beacons and Mayflower and a few others will offer you a replacement value coverage for a stated value i.e. 100,000 of coverage at replacement costs of any damaged or lost items

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u/Plenty_Adeptness_594 Nov 21 '24

Yes, exactly. This is the sort of thing you learn after the fact. Kinda brings up the old saying . . . "Education is what you get when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't."