{"id":1909,"date":"2015-01-28T12:54:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T07:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2024-01-27T11:31:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T06:01:05","slug":"packing-and-home-shifting-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/packing-and-home-shifting-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing and Home Shifting: Ultimate guide to save money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last to last week, early this January I had to pack and move<\/a> my household belonging in Bangalore. I had to relocate all my home appliances, tv, fridge, furniture, dining table and chair etc from koramangala to Indira Nagar in Bangalore. I approached a couple of movers and packers and was wondering if I could save money on packing and home shifting. You know, distance between Koramangala and Indira Nagar is less than 10 kilo meters and when I spoke with the movers and packers, somehow I was not quite convinced with the overall rates they quoted for local packing and home shifting services in Bangalore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I did some research and found some interesting tips and ideas that helped me save money on packing and home shifting. You know what, they say there are off season and peak season for home shifting but these tips I am sure will work even in the busiest seasons of packing and moving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Packing<\/p>\n

Since I was able to save some money on my local shifting, I am sure you can also save money when you shift your home next time in Bangalore or elsewhere in India.<\/p>\n

So are you ready to explore those tips and ideas?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to save money on packing and home shifting<\/h3>\n

Packing and moving or packing and shifting as they like to call it, is a two step process. One is packing and another is moving. Obviously there are costs to it and in this post I am going to share some amazing money saving tips that I have learned based on my personal experience.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s just get there and learn how to save money when moving a house.<\/p>\n

Schedule your move in the middle of the month<\/h3>\n

You know, early in the month and towards the end of any month are usually the busiest days for movers and packers companies in Bangalore. Why, you may ask? Because, most of the lease or tenancy contract will expire during the end of the month or in the first week, obviously that\u2019s not the time to hire a pro.<\/p>\n

Most of the movers and packers companies will be busy during that time (Early\/end of month), so it\u2019s better to schedule packing and home shifting in the middle of the month. Sometimes, it may not be in your hand you may have to relocate at the end of the month and if that\u2019s the case, don\u2019t opt for a holiday or a weekend. Again it\u2019s the same reason, most people want to relocate on Saturdays or Sundays when they have an off. But if you do it in a work day, you could save of money. So if you have some casual leave due, this is the time to utilize it.<\/p>\n

I also found that there is a peak season and off season and I am sure you know that. So if you are moving during the off season, chances are you will get better rates than when you are moving your house in a busiest season like such as From End of Feb till July or August.<\/p>\n

Never relocate your house in hurry<\/h3>\n

There is an art; it\u2019s the art of negotiation. While I was exploring available options and requesting quotes from movers and packers companies, I notice something amazing. While talking to first moving agency, I told him how my tenancy contact is expiring on 15th<\/sup> and why I want to move on 14th<\/sup> Jan so that I can handover the keys to the landlord. I also told him, I will be out of town till 12th<\/sup> and returning on 13th<\/sup>, so 14th<\/sup> Jan make sense to me. He was the one who quoted the highest price. While speaking to other companies I just told them anytime between 10th<\/sup> to 14th<\/sup> are fine for me and their quotes were comparatively lower. Not sure if it was because of my urgency, but I am sure you would agree when you are in hurry, rates could go just go up because the pros understand that I need their service badly and I will be okay to pay even a little more for urgent service.<\/p>\n

I hope you get the point and expect you to not make such mistake while packing and moving your house in Bangalore.<\/p>\n

That takes me to the next point.<\/p>\n

Early planning for packing and home shifting<\/h3>\n

This is self explanatory, when you plan early, you have all the liberty to search, screen, interview, negotiate and choose movers who offer you a better deal. When you are in hurry or running against time, it may not be possible for you to explore all available options and you may end up paying more or choosing not so professionally experienced movers and packers. So plan it in advance and plan well to get it right and at the right price.<\/p>\n

When you book movers and packers company two or three weeks in advance, they will be happy to confirm the order, at least they have one booked customer and they can offer you a good deal.<\/p>\n

Trust only post survey fixed price estimates<\/h3>\n

When you speak to a movers and packers they will ask you about list of goods that you want them to pack and move. Or maybe you can email them the list of goods so that they can prepare and submit an estimate for packing and shifting services. This is good if you are looking for a tentative estimate, but don\u2019t trust it to be the final estimate.<\/p>\n

So how to get estimates then?<\/p>\n

Best way to get it right is ask the movers to do a\u00a0physical survey of household materials and them submit detailed and itemized quotation. That way you know how much it would cost if you book that particular moving company. I have been a victim myself when what they quoted initially and what they charged post delivery was different\u00a0and\u00a0they tried to charge me more than what they stated in the estimate. Logic they gave was even weird; they didn’t expect that wardrobe was so huge and I did not mention about small items such as flower pots.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s better to invite them to do a survey and then offer full service estimate.<\/p>\n

So what affects the cost of packing and home shifting?<\/h3>\n

Well there are many things that affect the costs of overall home relocation. From which floor of the house you are staying in to how far is the parking area from your flat. From how many furniture is to be disassembled to how much of crockery items you have in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

The point is a movers and packers company is going to charge you for;<\/p>\n