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What you said has literally nothing to do with what my thread even asked. You’re just loud and wrong. Please do not respond to my thread anymore.
I'm giving you a likely reason why. Used boxes are most likely free because they lose structure/strength and can't be dependent upon to keep customer's items secure that they're liable for in a move. What if you did utilize the free used boxes and your friend's items got damaged when they collapsed during shipment?
I wonder if his moving price was competitive or higher than others would charge. Did you check on that?
So he was pulling the real-life equivalent of eBay sellers' "the price is cheap but the shipping will be ridiculous"? Then why not just charge more for the move, period, if he feels he needs to stiff his own girlfriend to make up the "loss"? (What is this, a matter of "he's willing to give the friend a break but not his own girlfriend"?) If he can't/doesn't want to do the job at the price, then he shouldn't have offered to.
The used boxes are available, functional and FREEEEE to any person off the street needing them
Who told you this? I've worked with movers and they have had both types, but sold them at different costs. And I've also seen the used boxes free; but at a limit of 5 for each person.
So, to truly understand your problem; I'd need to know who specifically said these used boxes were free to anyone and as many as you needed.
Who told you this? I've worked with movers and they have had both types, but sold them at different costs. And I've also seen the used boxes free; but at a limit of 5 for each person.
So, to truly understand your problem; I'd need to know who specifically said these used boxes were free to anyone and as many as you needed.
The employees told me this. And I even called there earlier to confirm this and a warehouSe rep (I think that was his position) explained to me that people are allowed to pick up used ones, unless the quantity is extremely low
At my expense? And I explained that I’m trying to help and scraping money up to do so? That’s not capitalism. It’s foul and unnecessary
What makes you so special? Are you entitled? What would you do if the roles were reversed? You'd make every penny you could, if you'd help at all.
This is your ex boyfriend, not your husband, brother, cousin. I do things for my daughters, no labor charge just the cost for materials. He's looking to make money and there is nothing wrong with that. That's all, anyone else pays my markups and labor rates.
He's not a jerk, he's doing good business. Like it or not.
My bf and I were not on good terms and had put distance between one another.My close friend needed to move ASAP. She had found movers but I wanted to still support my bf so I reached out to him for the job. He asked if she had a truck, boxes, etc. I let him know she would be getting a truck and no to the boxes. Btw he is a mover. So, he gave me a quote based on the square feet of her apartment. His quote was just about the amount she had budgeted. She has a 2BR apartment and only one of the bedrooms was furnished along with the living, dining and kitchen having much furniture to pack and would charge $3200 to move her belongings into storage. He asked about boxes? I told him she doesn’t have any. He said he could provide them, but it would cost. I told him since I know she don’t have enough for it, I will work to come up w the money for the boxes for her to help.
Long story short, I went to his job to go pick them up a week later and found out his job actually has new and used boxes in their warehouse. The used boxes are available, functional and FREEEEE to any person off the street needing them and he withheld that information knowing I extended myself greatly by giving him money for boxes I barely could afford but did anyway. I felt alone and used that someone who knows my money is already tight, would allow me to pay for something that I could have gotten for free, and not even by him taking them or stealing, but by me just going to the job and simply asking for them. I wanted to support him and also help her. Am I overreacting by feeling taking advantage of? Any movers can give a POV to help me understand.
Thank you
Maybe I am cheap, but that seems like a lot of money to move furniture to a storage. Regarding the boxes, he is not your b/f now, so he obviously didn't care about your money or about you. Is he an ex or were you all trying to work on the relationship?
I know of moving companies that don't reuse cardboard boxes because of liability (bug infestation and not being able to guarantee the structural integrity of a used box.) Giving them away is different because it's "at your own risk."
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