mover1 said:
Obviously someone never read their pre-move package given to them by base traffic and neglected to read the one given to them from the moving company AND DIDN'T Listen to IRP BTFC or the contractor when they gave their spiels to them.
High Value Items (HVI)
Members are to identify any item that's a High Value Item at the time of the pre move survey and the pack. In the forms and sheets that the moving company gave you there would have been an inventory list for you to identify these items. Serial numbers are recorded and we encourage everyone to TAKE PICTURES of their items THE DAY OF THE PACK. Items over 5000 dollars must be appraised by a third party and an appraisal certificate must be produced to prove value.
Items of an intrinsic value. (sentimental stuff) Will only be covered on a replacement cost. Your Dads old beat up guitar is just an old beat up guitar worth .... to buy one of the same condition.
Packed By Owner (PBO)
Boxes packed by owner are not covered by insurance. If you pack a rubbermaid container yourself the items inside are not covered. If the movers pack them they are.
Insurance companies work for themselves not the moving companies in your case of a packed box being put into another box may cause some liability issues when you submit a claim for a damaged good that YOU originally packed incorrectly.
Contrary to popular belief, Just because you move once or twice it does not make you an expert on moving. The contract changes and is constantly evolving.
IF you have any questions please feel free to contact your local traffic office or PM me. I will set you straight.
3/4 of the horror stories out there are caused mainly by members being Barrack Room Lawyers and giving contractors a hard time. Be nice and courteous. You'll have and easier move.
Hmmm.... I think you skimmed my post.... otherwise you would have realized that pretty much everything you wrote was done. Obviously I should have stated that a number of the things I did were as a result of reading the moving materials.
Being nice and courteous is nice, but it doesn't really cover the reality of the situation. These movers are on a schedule and want to complete things as quickly as possible. Ergo, they are not interested in writing serial numbers down and checking numbers. As I mentioned, I had the movers check the things I packed which moves the liability to the company. If they were not satisfied with the way it is packed, I immediately unpacked it and had them do it. Otherwise, as confirmed by the packing agent, they placed my box in one of theirs and signed off on it. So, none of the stuff was PBO. Also, one of the guys tried to convince exactly what I mentioned had to be checked, that a guitar case written down as a guitar case is only a guitar case and doesn't include the guitar.
Previously in the meeting with the packing agent, I had pointed out all the items which were duly recorded, but when the movers arrived they were not interested in checking those items. I politely and courteously (and firmly) told them to wait and contacted the packing agent, who then instructed the movers to record all the items properly. Your point about reading the instructions is a good one, but it certainly wouldn't have made a first time mover confident they knew what was going on.
And for the record, I have not moved once or twice, I have moved over 15 times, both on my own and using government contracted packers all over the world. And anything that hasn't happened to me, has happened to my father, who was standing in the room with me (a retired 39 year veteran of the CF). Asking someone to perform the agreed task in the agreed manner is not giving the contractor a hard time.
