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timetotravel
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: korea
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 Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: moving company? |
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A friend of mine is moving next month in Busan. The move by bus or subway would be insane and by taxi quite costly I imagine, as it would require a few trips back and forth.
Have any of you used a moving company you can recommend? Or anyone who rents a van out and can take your full load over at one time?? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: |
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I hired 현대 이사몰 and was impressed with their work. Three young guys with lots of muscles showed up 10 minutes early, worked quietly and efficiently for 2 hours, packing and loading my stuff. They had big yellow plastic baskets. The only thing they couldn't do themselves was disconnect the stove. The gas man had to come for that. Otherwise, they took my air con down off the wall, cleaned and scrubbed my refrigerator, dusted shelves as they went. They were not able to re-install the air con, but everything else was put back in place. ..
If you find yourself in need of professional movers, I don't think you can do better.
Here is their national number (the office will connect you to your local branch: 1566-0072
(web site: www.h24mall.co.kr) |
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prideofidaho
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
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My co-teacher helped me find one, and the prices ranged from 80-100 thousand for a couple's worth of belongings, plus a large sectional sofa.
Here's the thing, you've got to find your local penny saver...you know those newspapers found in your neighbourhood that advertise cheap services, buy/sell stuff, etc.
Sorry, but I can't remember the name for penny saver in Korean, but once I found one in my area, I couldn't stop seeing them. They're EVERYWHERE. I think it was something like byoryo shisang (??). Ask a Korean friend. They can call up and get quotes for moving.
If you go with a larger company it could cost more. You can also ask for companies that provide crates and stuff if you can't be bothered to get some boxes. |
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maxpaine
Joined: 18 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: moving companies |
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I Used iMove.com to find moving companies in my area - its a great resource when moving! If you end up self moving then you can also buy boxes from imove.
Hope this helps! |
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maingman
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Location: left Korea
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cornholio1
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
Location: Bupyeong
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:31 am Post subject: moving in korea |
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| Just use your area code(ie, 031,032,02, the prefix, 000,564,666, and put a 2424 at the end. That always works because move in Korean is 이사, (eee-sah) for example, in my neighborhood I just type 032-525-2424. that works for me. Try it one time. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| I hired 현대 이사몰 and was impressed with their work. Three young guys with lots of muscles showed up 10 minutes early, worked quietly and efficiently for 2 hours, packing and loading my stuff. They had big yellow plastic baskets. The only thing they couldn't do themselves was disconnect the stove. |
Really? Last time I moved I simply turned off the gas tap then cut the gas line from the oven with a pair of scissors. That has been the situation in the last couple of places I moved into as well; the previous tenant had just cut the line from the stove to the pipe.
When you move in you need to call the gas man though to connect the oven. The hose and the thing which holds it in place are hard to come by and expensive if you try and do it yourself. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:23 am Post subject: Re: moving company? |
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| timetotravel wrote: |
A friend of mine is moving next month in Busan. The move by bus or subway would be insane and by taxi quite costly I imagine, as it would require a few trips back and forth.
Have any of you used a moving company you can recommend? Or anyone who rents a van out and can take your full load over at one time?? |
Hiring a moving company is hassle free but quite expensive (500 bucks and up I believe). An alternative is to hire a guy with a truck. They'll help you put the stuff onto the truck, drive you where you want to go, and then help you unload when you arrive. You should have your things prepacked and ready to go if you use this method, unlike with a moving company who will pack everything for you.
Hiring a guy with a truck will cost from about 70,000won to 150,000won depending on the amount of stuff, which floor you live on, how far you're going and so on. If you're moving really far it'll cost more.
To find a guy with a truck exit your house and walk to the nearest electricity or light post. Look at it. It's covered in stickers. Those stickers are for guys with trucks. Choose a number or two, write them down, then get a Korean friend to call for you. If you speak Korean you're allowed to call them yourself ^^.
This is the best way to move house unless you're really busy or really hate packing and are willing to shell out 400 bucks extra to get someone to do it all for you. |
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