Your first golden rule should be never to contact movers during the holiday season. And the holiday season includes every type of holiday, from school vacations to national holidays. Movers contracted during the holiday time will be imbued with the holiday spirit, sarcastically meaning prices zoom upwards hitting the ceiling like a peak day at the stock exchange. When you need movers make certain that it's the dreary time of the year and nothing exciting is happening. It's during these periods that movers have slack work schedules and are likely to lower prices to compete with other unemployed movers. Whatever you do don't accept movers' prices without negotiating first. Remember catching the movers at a slack time is the moment to decide on how much you wish to spend and then stick to your price. The movers can take this price or leave it, as you always have lots of other options. You can prepare yourself a list of the movers you are interested in contracting and others which don't
interest you. In this manner you can let the specific movers know you have your drawn up list and they have to be gentle in dealing with you. Of course the movers you select should trustworthy and experienced.