Moving companies add post-contract charges outside agreed service area
Customers who sign fixed-price moving contracts find companies unilaterally adding delivery surcharges after the fact by claiming service area exceptions not disclosed upfront. Escalation paths are blocked by long hold times and refusals to connect to supervisors. This reflects a deceptive pricing practice in the moving industry with no contractual enforcement mechanism.
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