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From: jje@pedsgd.UUCP (Jeremy Epstein)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Moving companies
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 10:20:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 30 10:20:12 1985
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> 
> For interstate moves the price will be the same.  The price is regulated.
> 
> -Ron

Not true!  I'm in the process of moving, and had five different companies
in to make estimates.  While the basic price is the same (because of
regulation), the companies are allowed to give discounts or add surcharges
as they see fit (with or without a reason).  In our case, these discounts
made a sizeable difference (North American Van Lines offerred us a 30%
discount on the freight portion, which is by far the most expensive part).

BTW, be sure that you take more than the standard insurance amount, as
that's grossly inadequate!

Cheers,
Jeremy Epstein
Perkin-Elmer
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