1. How to Properly Use Online Moving Quotes
2. Sometimes Quotes Require Personal Info
3. International Quotes
4. Online Quotes are Helpful to Budget
5. Packing Quotes

1. How to Properly Use Online Moving estimates

Online moving quotes are usually free and make it easier to shop around and to research the prices at the various moving companies. It is also an indirect way of feeling out a deal without a great deal of conversation or persuasive selling from agents. Online moving quotes allow movers to comfortably check prices during peak periods like weekends, summers, and other premium days. Especially when shopping for long distance movers it is very convenient to use online moving quotes that can provide pricing for the many aspects of the move, which includes long distance transport, storage, shipping, vehicle shipping, and other cross-country services.

2. Sometimes Quotes Require Personal Info

Instant quote calculators sometimes require the use of one’s personal contact information, so if a mover is not ready to discuss moving fees and arrangements with an agent directly, consider using an email or phone number that is not often used, or switch the cell phone over to vibrate. The multi-quote calculators that connect customers to several different companies set the phones and emails ablaze with steady streams of response messages, which might continue for the duration of the week. What is convenient about multi- quote services is that many provide quotes from only certified, licensed, bonded, and insured companies and/or relocation specialists. It also allows movers to compare the prices and services between the companies.

There are online calculators that connect with companies that offer other related services, helping customers to complete the entire planning of the move and suggest additional options.

3. International Quotes

International moving quotes will often provide both air and sea shipping quotes so that these services can be compared, and some of them have over 40,000 location references. There are specialized calculators that are helpful in pricing the moving rate for items like cars, boats, and other vehicles that need to be transported to the new residence.

 

Import and export companies offer free quotes online and frequently provide opportunities to receive discounts and coupons.

4. Online Quotes are Helpful to Budget

Some of the companies that charge for moving services by the total weight instead of by cubic feet of space have online calculators that provide an estimated weight of typical household items. Utilizing these estimates will it make easier to devise one’s moving budget. Online calculators are also useful for white glove moving services like grandfather clock delivery/assembly, fine china, antiques, and breakables, as well as moving, packing, storage, and the relocation of delicate items.

5. Packing Quotes

Online quotes for packing are useful since packing up a household could add up to ¼ of the total cost, and help in the planning of the budget. These packing calculators are usually based on the number of bedrooms in the home or upon the number of persons in the household. The calculator attempts to gauge a number of belongings by describing the amount as for example, “moderate” or “pack rat,” and by the number of persons for instance, “basic,” “average,” or “professional.” This will help to estimate about how much a mover will need to purchase in packing supplies, also because most of the time movers are asked to create itemized lists of their belongings. This is how movers can begin organizing what they own so that whatever method the moving company is using to create the estimate, the same list can be built upon and referred to as a reference for things like binding contracts.