When the move takes on modest dimensions, it is possible to evaluate alternative options to the normal companies and moving companies. Friends, relatives, work colleagues, or… couriers. The trick of relying on a courier for small removals is now quite widespread, but it hides pitfalls that should not be underestimated. The basic principle is very simple: you pay the courier for a shipment instead of a moving service, thus reducing the necessary budget. The objects to be transferred are then packaged inside boxes and cartons to be then transported to their destination. In theory, there is nothing to complain about: the courier carries out his work as a transporter, often in the dark, and the customer, whether private or professional, changes little, gets by with a few hundred dollars.But one question remains open: is it to be trusted?
THE UNKNOWN OF A MOVE IN THE HANDS OF A COURIER
If it is true that the courier has no interest in knowing the contents of our boxes, it is also true that if he does not have information about it, we run more risks. While with a mover we can talk first, showing the goods to be transported and explaining how to pack them, with a courier we have to hope that the writing on the parcels (up side, fragile, do not turn over, etc.) are taken into consideration. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case. We must then reflect on the packaging, and therefore on the methods of packaging the various things to be transported. We movers have our own protocols and adopt our own security measures, while a courier, most of the time, takes the packages, loads them into the van and what happens, happens!
INSURANCE: WHAT IF THE PACKAGE IS LOST OR DAMAGED?
It happens: in a move something can go wrong, but there is a remedy for everything, if the company is serious, knows how to work and protects the interests of its customers. Losing a parcel is practically impossible, however it may happen that the van has an accident (even caused by third parties) or that, by mistake, an object breaks during packing. Very rare scenario, but we can’t rule it out. In the case of a courier, obtaining even a partial refund is more complicated, because often no insurance is stipulated. For a moving company, on the contrary, insurance should be the norm: if then, as is the case for us, we add a third party liability policy to the classic carrier policy(liability policy), then we are in an iron barrel!
WHO SPENDS MORE SPENDS LESS: THE ADVICE OF US EXPERTS
To what has been written so far, it is necessary to add other small considerations that are not exactly obvious. The first concerns the equipment: a courier works with his own hands and his own vans, while a professional mover can count on aerial platforms, stair climbing robots and other tools capable of reducing risks and speeding up times. The courier also operates on the days it decides, and not on the programmed ones, with obvious repercussions in organizational terms. Of course, the cost of a courier is lower, but as the saying goes: the more you spend, the less you spend, in the sense that by paying a little more you also avoid trouble, delays and unwanted damage. Since the estimate for your move is free, and since you can also request it from our experts online, we strongly advise you to take advantage of it: fill out the form and evaluate if you really can trust a courier, or if it is better to go to a qualified professional in safe hands.
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