We moved house yesterday. I booked a removal company who quoted us $2,482.00 for the first 8.5 hours and $48 for every 15 minutes thereafter.
The two guys and their 10 metre truck rocked up at our Port Fairy address at 9am after having left their Rowville depot at 5am.
They loaded our stuff (believe me there was a lot of stuff) which was at two separate addresses in Port Fairy, filling the truck to the gills. They left Port Fairy at 11.30am and arrived at our new address on The Mornington Peninsula just after 4pm.
The truck was unloaded by 5.30pm. Spot on 8.5 hours!
Let me say, I anticipated it may take them at least three hours over the 8.5 hours. So it was a big bonus to me. I did help load at the Port Fairy end, and my missus, my daughter and my mate helped offload at the other. So there was that.
But still a big day for those removal guys who informed me they didn’t get penalty rates for overtime when I asked
. Needless to say I was happy to slip them $50 each for a tip because they deserved it.
Gobsmacked at the service and the price, especially in these days of price gauging and Covid tax.