Understanding Your Flat Rate

In order to prevent any misunderstandings please read the order for service form to ensure you know the way East Coast Boston Movers Works

Understanding your charges:
On the day of the move you will be presented with a Bill of lading (contract), The contract is what you are going to sign agreeing with the Flat rate, the form of payment, the valuation (insurance), materials charges, additional services you requested, and the total cost of your move which has to be paid in full at the end of the moving services provided by us, by check, cash or credit card (credit card payments are subject to a 5% fee)
 
At the end of the move the foreman will present you with the final bill which will be the total, plus any supplies used to protect your goods, plus any additional services we provided (overnight storage, Hoisting, trash disposal, parking ticket, etc.)
 
The estimate:
The estimate provided by East Coast Boston Movers is a flat rate price (Long Distance moving agreed upon booking your move)
ALL Flat Rate MOVES ARE BASED ON RATE AGREED UPON BOOKING, AND PACKING SUPPLIES ARE NOT INCLUD0ED ON THAT RATE.
FINAL COST OF THE MOVE= TOTALFLAT RATE + PACKING SUPPLIES + ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUESTED + ANY PARKING TICKET AND CREDIT CARD FEES IF PAYING WITH A CREDIT CARD.
It is better to thing of the estimate as a thinking tool and not the cost of the move.

Valuation (insurance)

East Coast Boston Movers offers 2 types of valuation to protect your goods and they are as follows:

Option A:
Basic or release valuation is when you do not declare any particular value to your goods.
That does not mean East Coast Boston Movers is not liable though.
It means that you automatically you will get $.60 cents per pound per article for ant damage or lost item.
The basic valuation it is free of charge.
However, if something gets damage or lost, you should only spec $.60 per pound per article.
Please do not spec more than $.60 cents per pound per article for any damage regardless how much the damage piece cost. 

OPTION B:
Full value protection, the cost of this coverage varies depending on the deductible you choose to take and it will cover up to $50,000 to fixed or replace any damage item, whichever one is cheaper.

Option 1: The cost is $1,000.00 with a deductible of $0.00

Option 2: The cost is $600.00 with a deductible of $400.00

Option 3: The Cost is $400.00 with a Deductible of $600.00 

Please note the deductible is the portion of coverage that you are responsible for.

You will be allowed 10 Days FROM THE MOVE DAY TO SUBMIT A CLAIM.

Responsibilities
  • To read and understand the agreement between you and East Coast Boston Movers before signing.
  • To be present or assign someone to be with the movers and sign all paperwork and pay for the move at the end of the service.
  • Make sure all goods are properly pack in a box, the movers ca do it for you, but they will charge for the boxes, and it will take time.
Please do not assume that you can do it better or faster just to save money, the movers are professionals, and this is what they do on a daily basis.
Part of the service
  • Disassembly and reassembly of the furniture we took apart.
  • Placement of your furniture at desired location.
  • A uniformed professional moving crew
  • A client support to answer any questions.
  • All taxes are included on the price.
  • Basic valuation of $.60 Cents per pound per article.
  • No additional charges for stairs or elevator.
At East Coast Boston Movers we try to be as polite and as professional as we can, and we understand that a lot can happen during a move and that moving is very stressful, however there is no need to yield or scream to let us know something happen, as adult we understand that the best way to get to a solution for a problem is by having a calm conversation.
Please note, yelling or screaming is not going to change the outcome of the resolution, East Coast Boston Movers tries to be as clear and as upfront as we can be to prevent any miss understandings.
 
By signing the present, you acknowledge that you understand and agree with the services order form and will comply with its content.

Valuation (insurance)

Description of charges
Labor Charges The labor time is the time that the movers will spend physically moving your belongings, loading, driving to additional stops, and unloading your goods. It starts when the movers arrive at the origin location and ends when all goods are unloaded and placed at the destination.
Travel Time Charges The travel time is the time used to compensate for the time it takes the movers from our terminal to the origin location and from destination back to our terminal. This is not the time between the places you are moving, which is part of the labor. Please Note: The travel time is based on what Google estimates, but the movers are driving a moving truck with restrictions on speed and available routes.
Packing Supplies @CompanyName will always have supplies in the truck to do a full packing service, even if the client does not request it. We provide moving pads for free to protect your items during the move. If any items are not packed in boxes, we will pack them at the same hourly rate, but it will add time to your estimate.
Additional Services Additional services are also going to be charged as perform. Additional services are the services that are not part of the regular moving services, in other words anything that goes beyond moving your goods from point A to point B such as:
  • Trash disposal
  • Hoisting Items
  • Overnight storage
 
Basic Insurance $.60 per pound per article East Coast Boston Movers will provide free basic insurance to all clients. Please note that the basic insurance coverage it is only $.60 cents per pound per article. This is a basic coverage, and it is free, please do not expect a full value replacement from a free coverage.
Storage Charges At @CompanyName we accept all major credit cards, cash or checks as a payment method. At that point you do have the option to pay by Cash, check or credit card. Please note: If you decide to pay with a credit card a 5% fee will apply
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