[edit] Using a Moving Company 이사짐 업체 이용법
Once you've found a moving company, you need to ask it for an estimate (견적). You can apply for an estimate by telephone or over the Internet.
[edit] Estimate 견적
Estimates by the moving company on how much the move will cost should be made at least seven days before the day you intend to move. In Korea, people prefer to move on "days where there is no sohn (손)." Sohn refers to a spirit that is said to wander North, South, East and West disrupting human activity and causing harm, but only on certain days.
On the 9th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 29th, and 30th day of each month on the lunar calendar the sohn goes up to
the Heavens, so these days are called "days with no sohn." Since moving companies have most of their reservations land on days with no sohn, you should make your reservations as early as possible.
[edit] Consultation 상담
Consultations by moving companies may be given either over the telephone or through a visit by a company employee. If possible, have someone from the company with the authority to make an estimate visit your home to
give you an estimate there. This employee will explain what kind of vehicle will be required to move your belongings, how much the move will cost, the methods the company's moving employees will use, and how long the move should take. He will also explain the basis used to calculate the overall cost. If you find that the proposed cost, based on rational calculations, and method of moving, are to your liking, you should then sign a contract with the moving company.
[edit] Things To Remember 주의사항
When consultation with a moving company is done you will need to sign a contract, so it is advantageous to prepare a contract agreement ahead of time. There must be a written contract, this to lessen the likelihood there will be trouble at the time of the move and to assure your rights as a consumer are respected. Some employees sent to issue estimates will go on at length about options that are unnecessary in order to tempt the consumer.
Make sure the contract includes only the services that you need, and discuss what will be done in a case where everything mentioned in the contract are not carried out.
Read the provisions and discuss the need for any changes if there are unreasonable clauses among them or needed clauses are missing. Estimates are issued based on the home you are moving out of. While in consultation with the moving company employee, explain what the working conditions will be like at the home
you are moving to. The work of moving will be easier if you are able to explain whether there is an elevator and "gondola" (곤도라) that can be used, whether there will be room to park the vehicles used in moving, and whether there is adequate road access.
- When contracting a moving company, sign a written contract, and do not
contract a company orally in person or by telephone.
- Accurately describe the situation at the home you are moving to, in order to avoid arguments over additional charges.
- If any of your belongings are damaged or lost in the course of moving, get written confirmation (확인서) of the fact there has been property loss at the site of where this occurs, and take pictures if you think it might be necessary. Contact the moving company immediately to demand compensation
for damages.
- If you had more than one moving company issue you an estimate, be sure to contact the company with which you have not signed a contract to move, to make sure everything has been canceled. Otherwise, you may be required to pay a penalty for breach of contract (위약금) if two moving companies show up the day you plan to move.
[edit] Moving Overseas 해외이사
[edit] Things To Remember 유의사항
- Contact the moving company three or four days before you need to have
everything packaged, to make sure there are no problems in the process.
- The cost of shipped freight is determined not by weight but by size, while
the cost of air freight is calculated by weight instead of size.
- Farm products and most foods are highly regulated, and require special
attention if you are going to avoid penalties from the customs authorities in
the locale you are moving to.
[edit] Shipping Time 운송기간
Though there will be differences depending on the shipping company and the
time it takes to pass customs in the area you are moving to, shipping usually
consumes the following time periods:
- Domestic (packaging, transportation, customs, shipping, insurance) : 7 to 10 days.
- Shipping by sea 해상운송
- Southeast Asia : 3 to 10 days
- Western North America : 14 to 20 days
- Eastern, middle North America : 25 to 30 days
- Middle East : 20 to 25 days
- Europe : 35 to 45 days
- South America : 40 to 60 days
[edit] Domestic Moving Companies
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2. pick up & destination address
: yongsangoo yonsan2gadong 5-22 B1(haebangchon)
& gangnamgoo sinsadong 45-68 (near sinsa station)
olympic officetel # 1201
3. date & time : april 11th, 10 am
4. from which floor to which floor
: 3rd ( no elevator) to 12th ( elevator)
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6. stuffs : 1 mattress, 1 couch , 10 boxes...
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