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HELP.
BECAUSE THEY FOUND BELLHOPS.
THEY AREN'T PROFESSIONALS.
>> YEP.
VANESSA: AND THEY DON'T COME
WITH A MOVING TRUCK.
UNLESS, YOU RENT ONE.
MATTRESSES.
SO, YOU CAN START GOING ON THIS.
AND WE CAN GET THESE TWO, AND
THEN THAT, AND THE COME BACK FOR
VANESSA: THESE MOVERS AREN'T
REALLY MOVERS, ANYWAY.
THEY'RE BELLHOPS.
ALEC: WE GET THE JOB DONE, JUST
AS EFFICIENTLY AS ANYONE ELSE
CAN.
VANESSA: BELLHOPS, A DIFFERENT
KIND OF MOVING COMPANY, OPENED
ITS AMES LOCATION IN 2013.
EVER SINCE.
SEARCH, AND FIVE STARS POPPED UP
WITH BELLHOPS.
AND I'M LIKE, HEY, THESE GUYS
LOOK PRETTY GOOD.
I'LL GIVE THEM A SHOT.
COLLEGE STUDENTS.
ALEC: YOU CAN MAP WORK AROUND
AND IF YOU'RE FEELING LIKE YOU
HAVE A DOWN WEEK, AND YOU'RE
LIKE, HEY, I WANT TO PICK UP
SOME EXTRA HOURS?
ALL THE POWER TO YOU.
THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE PAY.
THEY'RE PAID $13-15 AN HOUR.
ALEC: IT'S A GOOD WORKOUT, TOO.
VANESSA: CUSTOMERS SPEND, ON
AVERAGE, $165 A MOVE.
EACH BELLHOP COSTS $40 AN HOUR.
BELLHOP, FOR ONE HOUR.
ERYN: WE ARE A CHEAPER OPTION.
AND SAY YOU NEED HELP THE DAY
THE HELP THAT YOU NEED.
KEVEN: IT'S A LOT MORE FLEXIBLE,
I THINK.
AND IT'S COOL FOR, I MEAN, A
COLLEGE TOWN, ESPECIALLY.
120 CITIES, IN 42 STATES.