Moving Tip Of The Week: Moving Glass

Whether a table top, china shelves, or a wall mirror, glass will always be a popular furniture item among customers. As a Cincinnati moving company since 2005, Move Cheap® has moved all styles of glass pieces for thousands of Cincinnati families. Often times, customers aren't sure how to prepare these glass items for their moving day, or even what to expect from the company that moves them. At Move Cheap®, we want to make sure your glass items make it from your old home to your new home. Here are a few tips to make moving glass items a cinch:

• Make sure that all loose glass items have been removed from their matching furniture pieces. Examples of these can be glass shelves from china cabinets, table inserts from coffee tables, and even light-bulbs from lamps.
  

• Mirrors and picture frames should be boxed or crated for maximum safety. These types of boxes can be purchased from your local U-Haul dealer or from your Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers. Corner inserts or bubble wrap are also recommended.
  

• When placing items like mirrors into your moving truck, the glass should be stood standing up. Picture frames and mirrors should never be laid flat. Moving trucks have a tendency to constantly vibrate and bounce frequently. Laying glass pieces flat leaves them prone to breaking and shattering easily.

There you have it! A few tips to help get your move underway. As always, the movers at Move Cheap® come complete with this knowledge to help you have a successful move.

From all of us at the Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers, we hope your move is a great one!

Moving Tip of the Week: From the Mouth of the Movers

Often, the Move Cheap Cincinnati Movers offer tips and advice to help your moving labor services run a lot smoother on your moving today. We decided to change it up a little this week and ask our seniority movers for personal advice that they'd offer to our Cincinnati Tri-State customers. Here's what they had to say:

Shane: The right size truck

"Renting the right size truck is key. Sometimes we accept a last minute job and arrive at the job site to find the customer is moving a four bedroom house with a 14ft U-Haul, but is moving cross country. These turn into bad situations because we can't fit everything into that small of a truck. You can always call our office, and one of the managers or staff will help you decide which truck size is best for your move."


Christian: Home Owner Assistance

"I've been very fortunate to find myself on several jobs with incredibly nice customers. But there are times when a customer can't stand to watch us do all the work, and they do nothing. Some customers then try to help by carrying boxes, or stacking small furniture items in the truck. Believe me, I appreciate the help, but you should really leave the work to your movers. That's what you've paid us to do. We have been trained and are experienced with how to pack your truck properly to prevent damage. Some customers invite their friends over to help also, and then suddenly there are 20 people walking in and out of a moving truck with no real direction on how it should be loaded. This can cause damage to your goods, and we want to make sure that's prevented at all times."


Jacob: Dust & Knick-Knacks

"My crew prides itself on providing an efficient, quick, and safe moving experience. My advice to a customer who wants their move to go as quickly and smoothly as possible is to clear off all of their furniture of dust and knick-knacks. Nothings worse than moving an armoire that is covered in years of dust and dirt, and sometimes, pet hair. As your tilting it, the dust get's in your eyes, nose, and mouth and causes you to reset the object to brush it off and clean off your face. Knick-Knacks can be even worse. Consider this: If we have to clear off every piece of furniture in your home to move it, that time begins to add up. And then if those same knick-knacks aren't boxed, we have to carry them out of your old home, and back into your new home, which creates a considerable amount of trips."


We hope these tips can help offer you a better moving day. From all of us at the Move Cheap Cincinnati Movers, we hope your move is a great one!

The New Metal U-Box!

The Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers are proud to be be the first U-Haul Independent Dealership in Cincinnati to display U-Haul's new metal U-Box portable storage & moving container! You still get all the benefits of convenience, affordability, and delivery, but in a new metal package instead of wood. Stop by our retail location today to view the metal U-Box in person. We'll be happy and available to offer you an estimate and see if the U-Box is the right solution for you!

Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers & Angie's List

Did you know that the Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers have been given an "A" rating by customers on Angie's list?

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Angie's list is a consumer website where more than 1,000,000 consumers go to find and rate local service providers. So why use Angie's list?:

• No anonymous reviews.

• Certified data collection process prevents companies and providers from reporting on themselves or their competitors.
• Their Complaint Resolution Team will intercede if a home repair or health experience goes bad.
• Companies and providers respond to reports, so you get the whole story.

The Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers are proud to be apart of such a reputable website!

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Moving Tip of the Week: We Love Pets!

At the Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers, we love our pets! We know you love your pets too, and to help your move go as smoothly as possible, here are a few tips concerning our furry, feathered, and scaly family members:

• During the duration of your move, keep your animals in a crate or designated room that is off limits to your movers. Nothing could be worse or more dangerous than a mover opening a door to a room to have a dog or cat run out and then make it's way outside.
  

• Please keep your pets out of the way of your movers. When pets are left free to roam the home during a move, there is always the potential for an animal to inadvertently get under the legs of a mover or movers as they are carrying your furniture and possessions. This is bad for both the movers, your pet(s), and your items.

• Remember that moving can be stressful for animals too! Try to keep your pet's routine as regular as possible throughout the entire moving process. On your actual moving day, it is in some situations better for a pet to be taken to a friends home, a kennel, or a doggy day care until your move has been completed. Then they can come home to be acquainted to their new surroundings. Be sure to give them their favorite snacks and toys!
  

• Before moving, be sure to take a recent picture of your pet in the event that it runs away, as well as having all of your pet's documents and licensing handy. Check to see if there are any pet laws that differ from where you currently live, and be sure to have a new vet assigned if you aren't moving locally.

• If you have a special needs pet, or are moving long distance, you may want to consider using a pet moving service like TLC.

If you love your pets as much as we do, then you know that their safety and well being can only be 1st rate!

From all of us at the Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers, we hope your move is a great one!

Welcome Back Time Change!

Now that we've "sprung forward" by one hour, it's getting darker later! This is great news for customers as your Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers can now work later and accept later jobs. Starting March, 14th, 2011, Move Cheap® will be extending our field hours till 8:00 pm. The Spring is only officially 6 days away, and as always, the Move Cheap® Cincinnati Movers will be ready to work late to help you move around your schedule.

Call us today to schedule your moving appointment at 513-843-6719!