2 OR 3 Edmonton Movers

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2 or 3 Edmonton movers
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• I will start by putting this out there.
  There is some annoying math in this article. If
  this is little too much, which it really may be,
  please read this first section then skip to the
  section at the bottom. This IS how you can judge
  how many movers you need with any Edmonton
  company, however the whole formula is an
  explanation of how our 2 to 3 man price ratio
  makes your move more affordable than other
  Edmonton movers. This is the major difference
  between us and the other professional level
  moving companies.

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• Think about it... 3 things
• 1. Movers get paid for the amount of hours
  that are on your bill. Every company I or any of
  my employees ever worked for pays this way, that
  is the first thing I changed when I went
  independent, but there is more about that later.

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• 2. Movers for many companies will not work as
  hard on a 6 hour day as they would if they knew
  they would make enough that day. This sounds
  really bad, I know, but I have worked for a lot
  of companies with a lot of movers and when you
  have 3 guys on a supposed huge house and when you
  get there it is half empty, believe me that mover
  was counting on those hours. (why Edmonton moving
  companies will send 3 guys or push them on you is
  explained further toward the bottom of the page)

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• To explain 2 further
• Lets say that you make 20 dollars an hour.
  Now you get to work and there's say 6 or 7 hours
  all together. You get paid by the hour. How hard
  are you going to work? If it takes 8 hours it may
  be worth coming in that day. Now lets say there
  is 10 hours of work. Would you keep a better pace
  throughout the day knowing that you will make
  enough money? Now you want to be home on time...

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• 3. Here comes the math...The 6 and 9 hour
  rule
• For the purpose of this example lets use
  120/hr for 2 men, and 150/hr for 3. This is just
  slightly lower average pricing for a professional
  Edmonton moving company.
• The 3rd man on a crew is typically 30 dollars
  an hour more. In theory, the job should take 2/3
  of the time and the 3rd guy is at half the rate
  of the other 2 right?

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• So a job that's 9 hrs with 2 men is 120/hr x
  9hrs 1080.
• With 3 men the same move should be 6hrs x 150
  900.
• Should be cheaper right? Wrong.
• First lets put the hour of travel in...
  (standard charge all Edmonton movers)
• 2 men - 120/hr x (9hrs 1hr) 1200.
• With 3 - 150/hr x (6hrs 1hr)hrs 1050.

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• Now factor in say an extra hour that 3 guys
  will take as mentioned above...
• with 3 - 150/hr x 8hrs 1200.
• Its the exact same price.
• And this is your answer.
• Anything more than 10 total hours with 2 men
  will be more cost effective with 3.
• Anything 6 or 7 hours and under with 3 men
  will be more cost effective with 2.

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• This rule is not perfect, but a guideline
  only. Read below to see how at Pro Service Moving
  we take advantage of this principle to offer a
  guaranteed better value.
• Quick math to back this formula up.
• 1.more than 9 hours with 2 men
• a job that would take 12 hours with 2 men
• 12hrs x 120/hr 1440 plus travel is 1560.
• with 3 men (because there is enough hours in
  the day so they all work hard) is 2/3 the time

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• 8hrs x 150/hr 1200 plus travel is 1350.
• Cheaper with 3 movers.
• 2.Less than 9 hours with 2 men
• A job that is say 6hrs with 2 men.
• 6hrs x 120/hr 720 plus travel is 840.
• with 3 men (not enough hours for 3) so factor
  in that extra hour again...
• 5.0hrs x 150/hr plus travel 900.

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• More with 3 movers.
• This is the part that varies. It depends
  entirely on the quality of the company. The best
  Edmonton moving companies will not slow down and
  you will get your moneys worth. The bad ones will
  absolutely cost you more.

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• Why do moving companies sometimes push the
  extra mover?
• There are a few different reasons for this.
  Sometimes a larger company will try to keep more
  movers working during slow periods so that they
  do not have to re hire when business picks up.
  Sometimes a company that runs say 3 trucks and
  crews, but legitimately do a lot of larger house
  moves so they do need that 3rd mover on every
  crew.

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• What you are looking out for is the moving
  company that pushes the 3rd man because it is an
  easier sale. It makes perfect sense that you
  would save money with an extra guy for less, but
  some companies make more money this way.
• This is the reason that we offer very low 2
  man rates, it is to have a guarantee.
• How we use this formula to give our customers
  a guaranteed affordable move

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• At Pro Service Moving we drop our 2 man rate
  to 100/hr regularly. The advantage of this is
  that in the event a bill gets a little more than
  expected, it really doesn't cost us much to lower
  the rate even further to keep the move
  affordable. This does not happen with other
  companies.
• That same example above with us would still
  beat any other professional moving company in
  Edmonton. (example below)

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• We can do this because we simply have lower
  operating costs. It is easy to drop the rate and
  easy to hand out deals.The same example as above
  with our rate 6hrs x 100/hr 600 plus travel
  700. (Pro Service Moving)
• 4hrs x 150/hr 600 plus travel 750.
  (other company assuming they did not slow down)
• Keeping in mind that the movers who care
  enough to not make sure they get hours, also
  charge more than 150/hr for 3 men.

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• We offer an affordable, professional
  Edmonton moving service, and we hope this
  information is useful. If you have any questions
  about this at all give us a call at 587-784-1824
  and we will be happy to help.
• http//www.proservicemoving.ca/