I was expecting the cost to be much higher as well so I was pleasantly  surprised. 
 
My wife and I did all the packing and we used free boxes from  work.  We just bought a couple rolls of bubble wrap and used newspaper for packing.  The movers supplied wardrobe boxes for clothing free of charge, which was a huge help. 
 
I had the majority of the boxes moved to the main floor which sped things up as well.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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