We've hired Graebel Moving Company for our move back to San Francisco. They moved us to Bellevue from San Francisco, but it was all coordinated through my husband's company for his job up here. This time, we're hiring them on our own, so I was looking for various ways that we could save money.
One of the biggest savings comes by packing our stuff ourselves. Graebel gave us a quote that included them packing all of our stuff, and another that has us packing everything. We're going to meet them in the middle and pack some of our things (clothing, office supplies, household goods, books, etc., ) but have them pack the bulk of the kitchen and breakables. As I wrote in my last post, I drove to the Graebel warehouse in Kent, WA a couple of days ago to pick up a bunch of boxes. We'll be able to save a few hundred dollars by doing some of the packing ourselves.
Some of the boxes that they use are specialty boxes that cost more money. For example, a box for a television would cost $100 if we went through Graebel. Our representative suggested a cheaper alternative:
Home Depot sells TV moving boxes for about $20.00. They come with a foam corners and a bag.
We drove to Home Depot today and picked one up! They are really good boxes to know about. They hold most televisions up to 70 inches, but are also good for art work, mirrors, etc., The box is 39" tall, and expands up to 70". Pretty neat!
Good tip!
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