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Moving is stressful. Whether it’s a move across the street or across the country, there is always so much to think about. From finding a new place to live and sorting through all your belonging to turning out the lights for the last time in your old home, it’s not exactly a relaxing time in life! While nothing is going to turn moving into the equivalent of a spa vacation, Unpakt can help take some of the pressure off by allowing you to find the best movers for your needs. As the first web app/digital marketplace/price comparison site for moving services, Unpakt makes it easy to find and compare movers.
Finding the right movers with Unpakt
The whole process of finding movies with Unpakt is a breeze. In just a few steps, you can find the perfect movers and book them for your big day. Here’s how it works:
- Start by telling Unpakt what size how you want to move. Choose from the basic studio apartment all the way up to a 4-bedroom home. If you have a more complicated move, or, say, a mansion, you can request an in-home consultation right on the front page.
- Next, let Unpakt know just what you’re planning to move. You have two choices here. One, you can enter in everything manually by selecting the different types of boxes and furniture on the left. Two, you can let Unpakt add the typical items found in your type of home, and then customize it yourself. This option is a lot easier because you just have to delete the items you don’t have, rather than sit there and add the items you do have. You can easily change the quantities of the items to reflect your home’s inventory.
- On the third page, plug in your current address and your future address. Click to the next page and you’ll see a list of movers available, along with exact prices! They really do mean “exact” too, the only way those prices can change is if you make a change to your move. If there are no movers available in your area, you can sign up for email alerts to let you know when the service is available.
- Select your mover, then head to the next page! There, you can add on extra services, such as storage rental, professional packing, and more. Finalize your move by clicking “Finalize.” That’s it! Your move is all scheduled and you have one less thing to worry about!
Learning more about each mover through Unpakt
When you get to the movers screen, you may find yourself momentarily overwhelmed with the question of how to pick the best mover. Fortunately, Unpakt makes that easy too! Just click on each mover and you’ll see details such as the company’s website, location, and basic information. You can also see what types of insurance are available. The best feature, though, is the ability to see reviews from real customers. Unpakt not only provides reviews from users of their site, but also from major sites such as Yelp and Citysearch reviews. This means you can find unbiased opinions from people who have actually used each of the movers.
Named one of The Next Web’s Top 10 Apps for Home & Work, Unpakt takes the sting out of choosing the right company to move your precious family items. In less than an hour, one of the hardest parts of your move is done! No waiting on companies to call you back, no searching through the phone book or online to find a list of movers in your area, and no hassle of dealing with it all on your own. Just click, enter a bit of info, and choose! Check out Unpakt online or follow them on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with news.
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This is a definite must when you are looking to move further than just across town (we have moved within 1.5 hours each time the last 3 moves). When we moved 12 hours, we definitely hired movers. It is always tiring moving, but much more enjoyable if you don’t have to worry about everything as well!
this would have been a great tool for us we just recently moved in the past few weeks
What a great tool for future moves – thanks for sharing!
This is a very useful site. My daughter and her hubby are moving soon, I am going to share this with her. Thanks!
Ugh! We just moved last summer and I don’t want to think about packing/unpacking right now – it was a nightmare – I will keep this in mind! :)
sounds great, I will keep that in mind if and when we move next. Thank you!
Oh moving can be crazy stressful! Love this post!
I need to share this info with one of my writers. She is making a big move next month.
Moving is such a PITA I’ve sworn to never to do it again… never! LOL. This looks really helpful though :)
I’m going to have to keep this in mind in the near future! Sounds so useful and something that would have helped years ago for us :)
sounds interesting, I did not know this site! :)
What a great resource. Perfect for busy families who need to be more efficient when they move.
Wow! That’s cool! How accurate and well planned out is that website!
Moving can be such a pain. This sounds like a really useful tool!
I SO wish I knew about this two weeks ago. We just moved and it was so chaotic.
Oh wow! i could have used this about a year and a half ago! It would have been an amazing help with our big move!
My son and daughter-in-law are moving next month. I should point them in this direction!
Oh awesome! We are probably moving next year and we have so much stuff there is no way we could do it without movers. I’ll have to keep this site in mind!
Oh my goodness!! I could have used these guys a few times over the past few years. I HATE moving and we’ve done it a lot!
My friend is moving this weekend!! I’m going to send her this link. Great tips!!
Wow, that looks so useful! I will check it out if EVER I have to move again, hopefully not!
This site seems like it would be very useful when moving! Very informative with detailed questions and answers about the user’s personal moving situation.