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Originally Posted by RamenAddict
You aren’t paying the moving company just for the movers. You are also paying for the truck, insuring the truck, and fueling up the truck, plus most movers also provide some sort of liability/damage insurance. All things considered, $150 is not bad since the base price of a U-Haul without any insurance, taxes, or miles is usually about $40 for a truck. Once you add in all the extras, it is probably much more.
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Bingo - as well as (depending on the moving company) paying for someone to answer the phone, take information and schedule the moving guys, plus paying for that phone and (possibly) a small office somewhere for the staff to congregate at the start or end of the workday.
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