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That seems like a bizarre way to pay for damages considering weight and value are not correlated at all.

• drb91 9y ago
  Well, they are highly correlated for tables. Or are you selling 10lb tables for 60 cents?
  • jfoutz 9y ago
    And weirdly, I can’t think of anything I can buy for 6cents a pound.
    • craftyguy 9y ago
      Adjusting for inflation (using the only date in the article, 1991), that's $0.11/lb in today's money! Hmm, still can't think of anything I can buy for that amount.
      • Groxx 9y ago
        Bubble wrap maybe.
    • cperciva 9y ago
      Tap water comes to mind as being considerably cheaper than that. I'm pretty sure that gravel and sand are, too.
      • prawn 9y ago
        Three of the less breakable items you could move!
        • cperciva 9y ago
          Indeed, and I can't imagine someone paying a moving company to transport any of those three rather than leaving them behind and buying new tapwater, gravel, or sand at their destination!
• syshum 9y ago
  The X per Pound is just the standard liability insurance. If you have valuables, or items that would exceed that there is a process where by you can buy additional insurance, but the X per pound is normally what is included in the Movers Fees. More of a CYA for the mover than protection for your property.