This is my experience when I shifted my household from Chennai to Bangalore.
I’ll bullet the points out to be precise and help others out to the fullest.
Initial Search and enquiry:
I searched this forum and understood what problems commonly occur with Packers and Movers. Thanks everyone for posting their experiences.
Picked up a couple of Packers numbers from internet and asked their quotation, to understand further, the below are my items and cost for shifting quoted by different packers;
1 Single door refrigerator, 1 Washing m/c, 1 Double cot with mattress, 1 Bike, 1 Dining table(glass top), 1 TV. These were the majors and the rest comprised of 4 to 5 carton boxes.
Firstly, they don’t calculate price based on carton boxes but with the major items that you mention, if it could occupy half lorry then it is termed as half load which should cost around 12k to 15k(individual). Whereas, if you are ready to send your items on sharing basis it could cost around 7k to 10k(But this is very highly NOT RECOMMENDED as there is every possibility that your goods might be delayed for delivery and also high risk of damage). Again, sharing means your goods will be clubbed with someone else’s and sent together where they wait for the lorry to get full and then deliver them at their own preferences.
I opted for individual load and it was half load.
My things were packed on Sunday morning by 11AM and got delivery the same day by 11PM(Took 12 Hrs to shift from Chennai to Bangalore?!?!? Well this is how Packers and Movers operate. Once your goods leave your house, you totally depend on them)
It is for this reason you need to select the right Packers.
Considerations and Suggestions:
My experience was not very tedious and I would rate my experience as 85% satisfied(15% reduced is for the delay). I would refer a Packer’s number at the end to help you guys out and I would recommend him.
PLEASE do not send your car at any cost. Hire a call-driver and accompany him to whatever destination you need to shift your things to. Never trust the packers when it comes to shifting your car.
Go for individual shifting(let go some extra money here considering the safety of your goods and your mental and emotional health)
Try to negotiate for 50% payment while pick-up and rest 50% while delivery( But most packers don’t agree to this! If they don’t, just go with it)
All packers are interlinked. They know each other. The person(the packer) who is packing and loading at the source may not un-pack or un-load at the destination.
In my case it was Tirupathi Packers who packed and loaded from Chennai and Star gold Packers who un-packed and un-loaded at Bangalore.
I never knew that some other packer will un-load/un-pack my things at my destination.
I paid 11k at Chennai to Tirupathi Packers and 1500 to Star gold packers at Banglore. So total 12, 500/-
In addition to this, number of packers and un-packers*100/- In my case it was 2 for packing and 3 for un-packing so I paid 500/- extra.
Please DON’T FORGET to ask them if they charge anything extra from what they initially quoted(They might later come up with insurance and service tax at the time of packing which will be too late for you to change the packing company)
My Rating:
Tirupathi Packers and Movers, Chennai – 70%(Reduced 30% because he did not arrange proper un-packing and timely delivery)
Star gold Packers and Movers, Bangalore – 90%(These guys are really good. They came to my house by 10:30PM and dint hesitate to fix my cot and dining table and arrange things properly the way my mom wanted. The time they left my house was around 12:30 AM)
Contact Number:
Star Gold Packers and Movers – Mr. Murugan: 09535349157, 09591484957(They take care of all India shifting too)