Unpakt is Singlehandedly Bringing the Moving Industry into the Digital Era
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 04, 2012
One of life’s most unpleasant tasks – moving – becomes far easier today for Greater Boston residents as Unpakt went live with a one-of-a-kind platform that digitizes and simplifies everything but the moving truck.
In addition to Boston, Unpakt is currently available for residential moves originating in New York and Los Angeles. Additional cities will open over the next 6-8 weeks and should be available in most cities before the end of the year. Washington, DC, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and most of New England are expected to go live shortly. Local Boston movers who have partnered with Unpakt include DN Van Lines, 2 Young Studs Moving and Brookline Moving Company.
With the arrival of Unpakt, Greater Boston residents now have the ability conveniently plan and book their entire move without the typical hassles and potential problems of moving. Unpakt customers can efficiently plan their inventory, price-out companies and services, and pay for their move – completely online and with guaranteed, exact pricing backed by the Unpakt Mover Pledge. Created by moving industry veterans, Unpakt provides consumers with an unrivaled level of control and service, including:
1. Organization: Customers use the Unpakt tool to create a comprehensive inventory of their household, which allows both the customer and the mover to create a set plan for the move day.
2. Comparative Pricing Profiling: All moving companies provide immediate, side-by-side prices for comparison shopping. The moving company profiles highlight customer reviews and a grading system to allow the customer to make an informed decision. As changes in moving dates may raise or lower the price, customers are also shown the prices for both the days immediately before and after the selected date in case their move date is flexible.
3. Exact Prices: Every Unpakt moving company member adopts the exact price model, which uses a complex but straightforward formula to provide a guaranteed price. The formula analyzes the inventory list, the services required, the distance between the origin and the destination, and the moving date selected to create a real-time complete quote from each available moving company.
4. Accountability: Each Unpakt moving company member has been pre-screened and must qualify for membership in Unpakt; their licenses, insurances and customer reviews are readily available online for consumer review. Every Unpakt moving company member also agrees to uphold the Unpakt Mover Pledge, helping to ensure excellent service for Unpakt customers.
Prior to Unpakt, Greater Boston residents typically spent hours on the phone with different movers, endured repetitive conversations, and had few options for determining if their mover was reputable or if the prices were fair. Unpakt provides every customer the ability to inventory their home, immediately compare moving prices and company profiles and feel sure that they are getting the best deal.
“We have assembled the best movers in Greater Boston, have them commit to an exact price model and streamline the moving experience for consumers where they already spend a bulk of their time – online,” said Sharone Ben-Harosh, founder of Unpakt. “The entire Unpakt experience condenses the moving process – planning, inventory and choosing a moving company – from several days into an hour or less.”
Additional Unpakt services include the ability to hire movers to pack or unpack one’s possessions, request custom packing containers for technology or fine art or have a moving professional visit your home to conduct an in-person inventory of furniture and other possessions.
Pushing the Industry Towards Exact Pricing
The ability to review a client’s household inventory and quantify the move is an integral part of the Unpakt service. The formula for calculating the service was perfected over time by Sharone Ben-Harosh beginning with FlatRate Moving®, which was founded in 1991.
By aggregating movers onto the Unpakt platform, Sharone Ben-Harosh and his team are steadily shifting the industry away from the unreliable hourly-rate model and replacing it with fixed rates and exact pricing that cannot change unless a client changes their inventory.