Comments on: Reduce the Moving Expenses – A General Negotiation Tip

By: promotional merchandise man

promotional merchandise man — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:40:43 +0000

This is a classic example of an hourly rate versus a fixed cost. The same would also apply to household repairs and refurbs. Always get a fixed cost quote, i.e. a price to do the whole job from start to finish as an hourly rate is open ended and can be easily abused to make some nice profits.

By: George Bell

George Bell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:22:25 +0000

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By: Stuart William

Stuart William — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:48:05 +0000

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By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:56:18 +0000

Thanks for this; I’m moving this weekend, and similarly, the moving company I’m using charges by the hour. They also have a minimum of 2 hours, so I plan to tell them that I only want their services for 2 hours and anything after, I’ll move myself. Because you’re right; they’ll move everything slower to make more money!

By: Mark @ TheLocoMono

Mark @ TheLocoMono — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:46:05 +0000

You can always ask for a cap on the moving expense if the movers don’t want to quote a fixed price and rather stick to a per hour quote. That is before you get them to start moving.

By: lena the thinker

lena the thinker — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:22:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Sometimes other people are really abusive and we must keep pur grounds.

By: Fiscal Musings

Fiscal Musings — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:16:43 +0000

This is a great point to mention. Having an open ended deal with someone puts you in a difficult position.