I never bought decent furniture until I left the Navy, Gary. Military moves were done by contractors who bid the lowest, and the lack of care the movers took reflected that. Unless a piece was destroyed beyond use, putting in a claim was a waste of time, so dings, scrapes, and gouges were standard, acquired over 10 years and 8 moves. Hen…
I never bought decent furniture until I left the Navy, Gary. Military moves were done by contractors who bid the lowest, and the lack of care the movers took reflected that. Unless a piece was destroyed beyond use, putting in a claim was a waste of time, so dings, scrapes, and gouges were standard, acquired over 10 years and 8 moves. Hence my first pieces of "real" furniture had to wait until my first civilian apartment. And 32 years (and only 2 moves) later, it's still in good shape!
My son is Active Duty Air Force, career service, and has experienced what you just described. The “complexities” on their move to a base in England involve a dog crate not meeting international height standards. Better still, the port near New Orleans (from which he embarked) informed him they could/would not move his one-year old Mustang GT to England! Notwithstanding son’s rigorous preparation and planning. I was afraid I would have to turn in the rental SUV and take possession of the Mustang. 😬 For an indeterminate period of time. 🤔
Fortunately PetSmart kept their promise to swap crates if something like this happened. The port shippers, after sweet- toned cajoling by son’s wife, realized they were flat out wrong. Furniture shipped well both ways!! They are now stationed 70 miles from us, granddaughter included!
I never bought decent furniture until I left the Navy, Gary. Military moves were done by contractors who bid the lowest, and the lack of care the movers took reflected that. Unless a piece was destroyed beyond use, putting in a claim was a waste of time, so dings, scrapes, and gouges were standard, acquired over 10 years and 8 moves. Hence my first pieces of "real" furniture had to wait until my first civilian apartment. And 32 years (and only 2 moves) later, it's still in good shape!
My son is Active Duty Air Force, career service, and has experienced what you just described. The “complexities” on their move to a base in England involve a dog crate not meeting international height standards. Better still, the port near New Orleans (from which he embarked) informed him they could/would not move his one-year old Mustang GT to England! Notwithstanding son’s rigorous preparation and planning. I was afraid I would have to turn in the rental SUV and take possession of the Mustang. 😬 For an indeterminate period of time. 🤔
Fortunately PetSmart kept their promise to swap crates if something like this happened. The port shippers, after sweet- toned cajoling by son’s wife, realized they were flat out wrong. Furniture shipped well both ways!! They are now stationed 70 miles from us, granddaughter included!