Ask around
Surely there are many other students like yourself who are getting ready to graduate and move back home? How about you start asking other people on the campus if they’ve heard of any good and inexpensive dorm room movers? Or, even better, ask people who have graduated the year before what company’s services they used. It is best to ask people you trust to give you their honest feedback on the movers they hired. Aside from asking about the prices, you can also ask them what kind of services the moving company provided, in order to know what to expect.Checking for online reviews
The Internet is a great place to find information, but it’s also full of trolls and bitter people, so you may want to be careful with this one. Plenty of positive reviews from happy customers is generally a good sign that you’re dealing with a good mover. Online reviews can be a solid reference, but you should not trust every single review you read.Call around, collect info, compare
The key is finding the moving company that best suits your needs and your budget. Call multiple movers, tell them exactly what you need, and ask about the estimated price. You can compare the info you've gathered and narrow down the options. There are so many college campuses and even more moving companies - you just need to find the one that's best for you (and your budget).
How to find affordable dorm room movers: FAQs
Moving is strenuous, stressful, and zero fun. And if you have very limited knowledge about the moving process, then it's even worse - can cause a serious headache. Luckily, we are here to answer some very common questions about finding dorm movers. Hopefully, the answers to your questions are somewhere on this page.What sort of services do the dorm room movers offer?
If you are new to the moving game, you want to know exactly what you're gonna get for the price you pay. So let's start with the basics:- Do the movers pack and wrap my stuff? - They can pack and wrap everything if that's the kind of service you want. If you go with the cheaper moving plan, you can hire the movers to only relocate your already packed things. Obviously, packing and wrapping are paid extra. However, it is totally worth it since it's usually the worst part of the moving process.
- I have some fragile items, will the movers be careful? - You are hiring professionals for a reason – it is highly unlikely that you would be able to pack and wrap everything as well and as quickly as the professionals do. It is their job and they have been trained to make sure all of your things are properly stored during the shipment.
- Do I have to provide packing materials, boxes, bubble wrap, etc.? - If you're going with the full-service moving plan, then no. Everything is provided by the moving company, including things such as furniture blankets and additional padding.
What kind of packing supplies do I need? (For those who want to pack everything themselves)
A dorm room is luckily smaller than the average apartment, not to mention a house, so you probably couldn't clutter (even if you wanted to). That means you don't have that much stuff to move. However, we promise you that, once you start packing, you'll see it's much more than it initially seemed. Get lots of boxes, duct tape, bubble wrap (to protect sensitive and fragile items), padding for furniture. We recommend plastic bins for liquids (in case anything is spilled, the liquid stays within that one box) or heavy items (plastic is sturdier than cardboard).