Your Removalists Just Keep Going and Going!

Customers often comment on how hard our Adelaide movers work, we take great pride in delivering one of the highest work rates in the country for furniture removals. Work rate does not mean we rush, it simply means we move fast when we can and show finesse when it’s needed with more fragile items.

If I hired a removalist, I would want them to work like we do. Let’s be honest, when removalists charge an hourly rate of $115 + dollars per hour, we want to see them working hard but not at the expense of our possessions we care about. That’s why Complete Removals have impressed hard working ethics into all of our employees, just as it was from the start when our great business began.

Experienced and reputable Removalists work out cheaper

Many unsuspecting people who are moving unfortunately choose the cheapest quote, only to learn the hard way. Cheap removalists generally means inexperienced removalists and it’s this lack of experience that makes a four hour move take six stressful hours. Follow the “hard working ethics” link in the previous paragraph to read about my own personal ordeal that led me to become a removalist myself in the late 90’s. My ordeal became my motivation to create a moving service that was a cut above the rest.

The Complete Removals difference is our blend of experienced furniture removalists, hardworking ethics, true pride in our work and our desire to please our valued customers, YOU!

In the past, I have worked with less experienced movers, I always made the observation that I could think a few items ahead of time, whereas the less experienced guys only had the ability to work on one item at a time. The downside being when they are finished with that item, they have to stop and think about what’s next.  Experienced movers don’t have to do this as they already are prepared for the next item. The time this saves over whole house relocations is considerable and outweighs any cheaper hourly rate savings.

Example : Lightly Furnished 3 Bedroom House

$90 per hour X 6 hours = $540 Total relocation cost.

$120 per hour x 4 hours = $480 Total relocation cost. The other bonus is a more professional service.

This is a very realistic example of the differences between experienced and inexperienced furniture removalists. The total price gap grows bigger for bigger jobs too.

If you like this post you may like another one we wrote a few weeks ago on some key questions to ask your removalists on the phone.

Moving to Tea Tree Gully?

As a local furniture removalist in Adelaide of 13 years, I have got a list of my favourite suburbs to work in. One of those favourites is the city of Tea Tree Gully. The main reason for this is I grew up in St Agnes, Tea Tree Gully.

When I was a kid, the creeks had Yabbies in them, the streets were safe and there was always something to do. We used to race BMX’s on a track in the spot which is now the Tea Tree Plaza car park, the one closest to Pelican Plaza. We used to hang out at Time Zone or spend hours lining up for a shot on the Gully Gusher. Occasionally we would go for a walk up in the hills and see the early settler ruins on Anstey’s hill. Those were the days.

Unfortunately I moved away from my stomping grounds in my twenties.

It still gives me great pride to send my trucks to my old home town to do furniture removals in Tea Tree Gully, and now that we have a depot in the Northern suburbs we are local again.

If you moving to Modbury, Redwood Park , Hope Valley, Banksia Park or Highbury. Give us a call, we are local and provide the kind of service you expect.

5 Key Questions: How to Select the Best Furniture Removalists

When selecting a local removalist, Adelaide is a place where you should select carefully, especially in the northern suburbs like Salisbury, Enfield and Tea Tree Gully. To make your selection process a little easier, here are some key questions you should ask when ringing around.

If you ask these questions how they are written, you should quickly be able to pick out the crème of the crop. To be prepared you must have a basic list of items, your moving date, pickup and delivery access.

1. How long will my move take and how accurate is your estimate? This question is an inexperienced removalists nightmare. To quote an accurate time over the phone based on your list of items takes real skill and experience.
2. How much do you charge and does that include GST and or hidden surcharges? Where do you charge from? Many removalists will provide a low hourly rate that seems appealing,  but sting you in hidden surcharges like excessive travelling times, adding GST afterwards, charging extra for stairs or certain items like piano’s. The appealing very quickly becomes appalling.
3. Who will be handling my goods on the day? Do they work for you or another company and what level of experience do they have? How can I be sure I am getting good quality workmanship? This is and always has been the bane of Adelaide furniture removals, it is rare to find a company that actually provides skilled removalists. In this line of questions you are also finding out whether the company you are dealing with are lead dealers. Lead dealers don’t own any trucks and only contract your job to other removalists for profit. You may be ok with this but it’s worth knowing all the same.
4. Are my goods insured? If so for what and to what value, can you please elaborate? Can you provide a copy of your policy so I have it for my records? Most unreputable removalists will squirm when you ask these questions, many lie and mislead about their policies. Asking them to elaborate and provide proof is a sure way to know where you stand with insurance.
5. Can you provide me with the phone numbers of at least 3 customers you have moved in the last week as referrals? This is a bold question but carries more weight than all the rest put together. If you are unsure about the integrity of a business, ask this question to remove all doubt. A truly honest, high level removal business will have no issue handing over the phone numbers of as many as you want. Remember, it’s important to select people from the recent week as any removalist can draw up their own dummy testimonials,  or dig one up from a customer years ago that they were able to impress. 

Finally, ask them to provide all of their answers in writing.

These questions are designed to warn unreputable removalists that you cross your “t’s” and dot your “I’s” and are seeking a good quality service. If they know they can’t provide what you are looking for you will hear it in their tone.

If you want to save yourself a lot of time, call us today, we are more than happy to accommodate all of your questions.

If you like this, check out our affiliates blog on Profit For Screw, finally a business is taking charge on quality control in the Interstate removalists Melbourne market.

Happy New Year 2012 : Complete Removals Kicks Off With A Bang!

We just want to start the year off by saying Happy New Year. 2012 is a defining year for our company. We have already planned it and made some massive and exciting changes.

• We are introducing a very exciting new member to our company that is really going to shake things up for our removalists in Adelaide.
• We are expanding into the Adelaide northern suburbs and another location to be decided upon still, our furniture removalists will be closer to your door than ever before.
• We have placed specific focus on the quality of our Adelaide furniture removals service.

If you wish to stay up to date with what Complete Removals are doing, stay tuned to this blog.

Everything we do will be on here…..

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Complete Removals

Thank you to all of our clients.

Thank you to all of our loyal readers and followers.

Thank you to all of our hardest working removalists Adelaide

Thank you to our amazing management team and office staff.

Thank you to our commercial clients, you know who you are.

Thank you to our contractors and people who helped our business this year and

Thank you to the city of Adelaide for being our home.

 

Personally I would like to say a special thanks to Ben, Shannon, Geoff, my wife and my kids. My dreams are coming true and I couldn’t do it without the help and support of you guys.

Stay posted for next year, it’s going to be a beauty.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

 

Corey Smith

Director and Founder.

Hot Removalists News: We Are Expanding Into the Northern Suburbs

Complete Removals are expanding into the Northern suburbs of Adelaide. Our Adelaide removalists have always been in demand in the Northern suburbs because it’s where we began over a decade ago before moving our operation down south. After all this time, we have decided to reopen another depot in either Salisbury or Elizabeth.

This is great news for people living in areas like Munno Para , Mawson Lakes, Modbury, Golden Grove and surrounding areas. Our high quality service and competitive pricing is going to bring the furniture removalists standards up in these northern suburbs of Adelaide.

Moving Smarter, Not Harder!

A friend recently explained to me over a few cold ones that he can’t see any reason why he would ever hire an Adelaide furniture removalist. I took this as a shock as i have based my entire financial wellbeing on the fact that removalists are in fact necessary and somewhat brilliant. None the less as I do believe in giving any new theory a fair go.

My friend went on to explain that every time he moves house he simply makes his three children do all the lifting and the running. The whole family gets together and makes a weekend of the event. I thought about this for a while and I recalled the times when my father would make me help him move our house, the weekend always seemed to be a bit of a shambles. With all the trailers and the random friends and family, it’s no wonder I always believed that moving house took a whole weekend… that is up until I started working at Complete Removals.

What would you do with your weekend if you move only took half a day?

When hiring our professional removalists it would have to be one of the world’s largest houses for it to take more than eight hours and two men to move. It is amazing how much more efficient professionals are at moving things than your cousin “randy”.

The best part is that professional removalists do not stop to have a yarn and then distract the other people that you have convinced to come help. Now I’m not saying that getting your friends to come help you move is a bad idea at all, and what more your children are a valuable freight lifting force that should be utilized. Our Adelaide professional removalists here at complete removals are experts at integrating any helpers you can supply into making the day shorter and more affordable for you, see our comparison chart to prove it.

They know which items don’t require as much expertise in maneuvering and which items are best handled by the professionals.

Save Next Time You Move: How to Pack Moving Boxes Like a Pro

In a perfect world, we would all love to put our feet up on the couch and sip on our favourite beverage while our Adelaide Removalists pack up our entire house.

We could even get a massage while being served fruit platters on our throne.

Back to reality……

Not everyone can afford these luxuries, hence the reason why I created this video. My name is Corey Smith and I have packed up more houses than I can count.

How to Pack a Box for Moving is not brain surgery, you just have to follow a few rules and use common sense.

If you are looking for proof that my easy-to-follow techniques are the real deal, watch how I drop the packed box, full of glassware and stemware, from over my head and then unpack it.

It’s truly interesting to watch!

For more thorough advice, check out our Moving Packing Tips page or contact our office for a quote on getting professionals like me to do it for you. It is actually cheaper than you may think.

Punching Above Your Weight

It’s not what’s on the surface

It’s what lies beneath

It’s your vision

It’s your desire

It’s your passion (your fire)

It’s your drive

It’s your supressed abilities

It’s your innate survival instinct

It’s also your ego

We all dream of greener pastures, it’s what we do about it that counts

Complete Removals is just taking on the big dogs!

Get The Hint : Your Friends Don’t Want to Help!

When moving, you may ring your family and friends to see if they can lend a hand. If the response is any of the following you should take the hint and hire some cost effective and professional furniture removalists .

• “My kids have got their recital on that day”
• “I hurt my back last week”
• “Oh…..we have something on that day” (Could it be any more obvious?)
• I am afraid of Moving Boxes (Obvious but honest, they don’t want to help)
• Collingwood are playing the Crows that day.

There are an endless amount of similar excuses; the trick is to read between the lines. It’s a big deal asking someone to help with your move. Consider some of the possible outcomes

• Injury – your friend may hurt their back on your move
• Damage – how eerie will it be if your mate accidentally puts a hole in your wall or snaps a leg off of your dining table. They are really rough with your stuff. Seriously, put yourself in that situation and image how you would feel. I have seen it happen time and time again.
• Lazy – they come around for the day, drink your refreshments and eat your sandwiches and don’t lift a thing. They actually get in the way and slow you down.

The surest way to ensure you get your stuff moved safely and cost effectively is hire Complete Removals. We have a number of tricks to reduce your moving costs.

Call us today for a quote!