07-28-2007, 03:06 PM
I don't know if you are covered or not, but be sure to have some kind of extra coverage. It doesn't take much loss or damage to amount to $600. Something else to watch out for is that the driver, at least in our experience, will often note a condition on the inventory that suggests that items are in much worse condition than they are. That way he is not responsible for damage that does occur.
Many years ago, we had bought a house full of Ethan Allen furniture just before being transferred from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles. I didn't pay attention to the condition of things that had been noted until after arrival. Instead of having a load of essentially brand new furniture the inventory made it appear that we had just bought it from Good Will. Go over the inventory with the driver and make sure you agree with any condition that is written down.
We had several cross country moves and always sustained a good bit of damage, even using major carriers. I don't know if they do it now, but the driver would pick up day laborers who had no training in wrapping and packing stuff. On one move one of the packers smelled of booze and I asked that he not allowed to pack our things.
Many years ago, we had bought a house full of Ethan Allen furniture just before being transferred from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles. I didn't pay attention to the condition of things that had been noted until after arrival. Instead of having a load of essentially brand new furniture the inventory made it appear that we had just bought it from Good Will. Go over the inventory with the driver and make sure you agree with any condition that is written down.
We had several cross country moves and always sustained a good bit of damage, even using major carriers. I don't know if they do it now, but the driver would pick up day laborers who had no training in wrapping and packing stuff. On one move one of the packers smelled of booze and I asked that he not allowed to pack our things.