Seeking advice on moving companies from those who moved to Fl recently recently from another state (Fort Lauderdale: movers)

[Alfiehurt]

We were just quoted today $8,900.00 by United, including tips and $6,500.00 by Capital, plus 20% tips, to move our 1/1 (840 Sq. Ft.) bd apt. from NYC to Fort Lauderdale in May

Considering calling Ipod and just contract moving local company here and in FL if i can save at least a couple of thousand $

Thinking of also contacting Mayflower, Allied. U pack,

I appreciate feedback from those who have moved to FL recently from another state

And yes, I did a forum search on moving and that is how I learned of Capital and United

[starlitwanderer]

For that kind of price why not just sell your furniture and refurnish?

[Addicted2Sunshine]

I moved from NC to FL in 2022. I used U-PACK. Costs was $2,200 total move costs for 2 containers (825 sqft 1-bdrm apt). Entire process from scheduling to container delivery was a breeze. I like that they give you the date when the pods will be picked up; and the date they will be delivered to your new place. So there wasn’t any waiting and wondering when your stuff is coming. You tip directly to the driver that picks up containers and driver that delivers. It wasn’t charged in with my moving costs. I hired hourly local moving helpers through U-Haul website to help load and unload the pods. Saved $$$$ from using a big moving company.

[Weijin]

Can't say I've heard of a moving company that factors in tip like that before. Not sure if you've taken care of this already or not, but you might consider looking into 3 Movers - used them last year and they were pretty affordable for an out of state long distance move, at least cheaper than the others we got quotes from. Seems like price is mainly determined by how far you're going and how much furniture you have, but I'd definitely keep putting feelers out if you're getting quotes that range that widely in terms of cost.