The only thing I will say negative about using movers was those ba$tArd$ stole a dress type watch of mine, a gold faced one w/ MSU crest on it. I wanted that instead of a class ring that I knew I would never wear so my parents bought it for me. I always put that kind of stuff from my pockets in a wooden box just inside the door when I walked in along w/ keys, wallet, etc. The watch was there the morning the movers arrived because I hadn't gone anywhere and I usually wore an old Casio diver watch to work anyway. I didn't think anything about it until a day later when we arrived at new house. Started looking for that wooden box, found it and no watch in there. I never saw it again. I filed a report w/ the moving company but they said w/ no proof, too bad basically. I would advise you which others had done to me, anything valuable pack yourself and take it in the car w/ you i.e. guns, jewelry, family keepsakes, etc. They will pack and itemize them but I wouldn't trust them after my experience.
