Originally posted by priscy921
hi everyone, i'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for moving an apartment full of stuff across the country (northern cali to boston). getting a uhaul and towing my toyota behind it will cost $2000 in rental charges and probably like $500 in gas at least! i'm wondering if anyone has any other suggestions? i don't want to sell my stuff. i heard that there are movers who take several students or people's things across the country at once and you just have you pay your share... does anyone know anything about these services, who does it (starving students, united van lines, etc? i have no idea how it works... thanks for the help!!
I am also in a similar boat, and am currently close to securing an option... For me, re-purchasing new furniture would be too costly since i have many custom designed Italian pieces, such as sofa, etc (I have been out of school for many years

Selling them, then rebuying would be a huge hassle as well as expensive.
Re: Starving students, i have had a lot of experience with movers and in general, most movers with the cheapest prices all play the same tricks, most notably the "hostage" situation to extract more $ from you. There is really little you can do. Just wanted to point out this occurrence is not isolated to Starviing students.
Shipping via mail is also not pratical since weight is very expensive and adds up quickly.
Feel free to PM me if you like.