Need To Hire Movers From One Apartment to Another

by Kris
(Cuenca)

We need to hire a truck and movers to get our belongings from one apartment to the new one. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Expected prices to pay and contacts would be great.

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Kris, your best bet is to ask some of your neighbours in your building for recommendations. Each person you ask will probably know someone (and will likely take a cut from the movers if you hire their recommendation).

The cost depends on the size of your move. We just moved in June, and the total cost was less than $150. But a fair bit of the small stuff (boxes, suitcases) went in our two SUVs.

If you're moving a large apartment full of stuff, your cost could be $200 or more, but I doubt if it will reach $250.

I recommend tipping the guys doing the grunt work $5 each. I also recommend having a list of items, perhaps with stickers on them, each with a number. I know of someone in Cuenca who "lost" some stuff during a move and didn't realize it until a week later when she was unpacking.

Have someone checking that it all goes on the truck, and that it all makes it into your new apartment.

Jeff