Moving House in Shanghai

In a country where labour is so cheap, it just seems silly to go to the trouble of moving house yourself.

 

Who provides this service though?  Not sure.  Like so many other businesses, it's hard to know who's providing the service, where one might see their advertising, or really how many people might also share this view and pay for services.

 

Asian Tigers, international movers group, will do local moves for a minimum of 8 cubic metres for 2000 RMB.  But at like 150 pounds, that ceases to look cheap.  If my domestic Ayi could double as a manager, then I'd give her a couple of hundred kuai and tell her to arrange a team of randoms to sort it out.

 

Most likely companies do exist, but they're more like men in vans, as opposed to organised organisations.  In which case because of the trust issue, I still end up doing the packing myself.

 

Ah the irony.  Any entrepreneurs out there want to do us a favour and set up a local moving company?