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Thomas K. Running

moveBuddha - Instantly calculate the cost to move to another city

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Ryan Carrigan
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Hi all, Ryan here, co-founder of moveBuddha. We’re on a mission to make moving as easy as possible. Our first step towards this goal is making it simple to see prices - a process that currently involves a lot of googling and phone calls with aggressive sales people. With our moving calculator, you can instantly see price ranges on everything from rental trucks to movers, pods, and freight shipping. No personal info or pushy salespeople required. Welcome to Relocation Enlightenment! We would love your feedback. Check out a demo move: https://www.movebuddha.com/resul... More about our mission: https://www.movebuddha.com/blog/...
Sten Tamkivi
So many adjacent services in the overall space of human mobility are just too complex, slow, boring and expensive. Getting a box or container from A to B is definitely one we see as a regular pain for @teleportinc users too. Good luck fixing that (and hopefully internationally soon, too!). And: love the brand. :)
David Carpe
great idea - though I used the integrated quote feature on Yelp and had no problem getting accurate quotes without pushy sales people - simply described a move, date and other variables - are you sourcing movers not on Yelp? or are these leads being sold to the same moving companies but with more data?
Ryan Carrigan
Maker
@passingnotes Hi David, that's a very cool feature on Yelp that I wasn't aware of. For simple, local moves that seems like a great solution. For more complicated local moves or anything long distance, most movers are not going to provide a quote via email. There are just too many variables to account for. Also, the bigger question we are trying to answer is, do I need a moving company? Maybe a storage container or dude-with-a-truck service makes more sense.
David Carpe
@carriganisms I agree completely! local moves are easy because it's all flat hourly rate and so Yelp makes it easy to shop the rates - but over 100 miles and it can be a nightmare...good example are the horrible standards for bedrooms that don't distinguish between pack rats and minimalists, or regional items like snowblowers (riding mowers, etc)
Andron Silver
The idea is really good. Gonna definitely check everything out
Elena Adler
I am thinking of moving from Los Angeles to New York and such a tool could be helpful in a decision making process but once you know where you head to, there is no point in calculating the expences. You just find a trustworthy moving company and pay whatever they charge because you don't want any of your stuff to be lost or broken.
Ryan Rumsey
STAY AWAY from moveBuddha. The companies that moveBuddha recommends are brokers who screw and scam their customers. moveBuddha makes money by accepting payments from these brokers. Go with a reputable moving company like Mayflower or Allied and you’ll save yourself a ton of money and grief in the long run.