Big Vern

http://www.movingadvocateteam.com/id23.htm

http://www.movingscam.com/theLinks.shtml

Unlike the UK there are NO regulations or even laws in the US covering house movers, which means it's open season out there on anyone who isn't aware of the nightmare something as simple as moving can turn into.

I actually engaged the worst culprit, Nationwide, to move my stuff from Seattle to NC...I was too busy to do the sort of in depth research I would normally do, and I only discovered these sites three days before they were due to come and get my stuff.

Within 10 minutes I'd called and cancelled them even though I knew I could lose my $2000 deposit -- if you think that's mad, wait till you read the links, it would have been worth it.... Unlike most of the people I was lucky enough to get my deposit back and when you realise what a bunch of crooks they actually are, I was VERY lucky.

I dodged a real bullet - I thought I'd post these to prevent any one else being caught. I urge you to at least take a quick surf through these sites...

Just out of interest, I used www.gosmartmove.com in the end, they were brilliant, although I had to do the packing myself with the aid of a couple of mates...

Angry White Pyjamas

Unlike the UK there are no laws to protect the consumer at all here.

AmerLisa

Hey Vern, how's life on the other side?

AmerLisa

Honestly! Will you stop already......

http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer/home.html

Here's one example....note, you said "at all here"

Big Vern

A lot sunnier!

I'm rather enjoying being an honorary redneck...getting in the swing of eating deep fried everything with a salty sweet high-fructose sauce...

I close on my new house Friday, so I can get out of the Best Western and start living a real life again....

Mrs Vern and the three little Verns get back from the UK Monday, don;t know what they'll make of it all!

NC Penguin

When I did my move last year, I posted the link to the movingscam website actually. Using services of any kind in the USA is definitely a caveat emptor experience.

In one sense, you don't give the "benefit of the doubt" 'cos the consequences if one is wrong can be pretty bad, if not worse.

Fortunately, I avoided big problems last fall with my previous landlord who tried to rip me off after I vacated my apartment.



NC Penguin

AmerLisa

Well as long as they've got their sunscreen and some good ac they'll probably be fine. How're the schools over there? Or have you checked them out?

Angry White Pyjamas

Will you stop stalking me?

And stop what? Are you accusing me of being anti-american? I thought that had been done to death with other people?

AmerLisa

Hey! I was in this thread first....so who's stalking whom?

Well I posted before I'd seen you post, but my first post had nothing to do with your post.

NC Penguin

There's enough thread for everyone...


NC Penguin

Angry White Pyjamas

I beg to differ. Posession is 9/10ths of the law! (well it is in the UK anyway) And my 1st post is 1 minute before yours. Ergo you are the stalker and I am the stalkee.

Big Vern

I pretty much knew the area, we spent a month here last year before moving out to WA so we knew what to expect...

The schools are (on paper at least) very good, it was the main reason we actually considered moving back down here. Well, that and the fact I've just bought a house for $220k that would have cost $600 or more in Redmond...

AmerLisa

I know its bad, isn't it? I do wish we could have afforded to have bought a house up that way though.....I so belong up there and not down here. Its scary here at times.... :scared:

AmerLisa

Hey I'd rather be the stalker anytime....