Moving Companies

thats way too much

i think uhaul does $50 an hour
in fact, I think uhauls site refers other companies to you. (movers that is)

I highly recommend Movers Not Shakers.

They will give you a flat fee based on the amount of items you are moving. You can fill out an estimate form on their website, then someone from the company will call you with a quote.

They are extremely reasonable and incredible on moving day. They are notoriously EARLY which is a great change of pace for NY and will get everything out of your apartment and into the truck so fast your head will spin. Moving everything back in is just as quick.

I have used them twice myself, have recommended them numerous times, and everyone has been very happy with them.

Movers Not Shakers will also do an in person quote if you prefer.

bonobo wrote: I highly recommend Movers Not Shakers.

They will give you a flat fee based on the amount of items you are moving. You can fill out an estimate form on their website, then someone from the company will call you with a quote.

They are extremely reasonable and incredible on moving day. They are notoriously EARLY which is a great change of pace for NY and will get everything out of your apartment and into the truck so fast your head will spin. Moving everything back in is just as quick.

I have used them twice myself, have recommended them numerous times, and everyone has been very happy with them.

They showed up really early (45 minutes) when we used them and almost left b/c we weren't there and left lots of rude/nasty messages on my phone. They were efficient at loading the stuff but once loaded. They said they would be right behind us but we sat at the new place for 3-4 hours waiting for them to show up and nobody there would answer the phone. As we were paying the main guy pretty much demanded a tip (of an amount he told us) and I thought that was really weird and rude. I was not thrilled, but they didn't break anything.

Big Apple Movers broke lots of things and lost one bookshelf and refused to disassemble furniture that I had paid extra to have them disassemble (b/c moving it in one piece would reduce its stability).

I've heard lots of great things about College Educated Movers and have them on my list next time we move.

rezist wrote: Uhaul doesn't do anything other than rent trucks. Although they did refer me to Budget, which referred me to Moving Staffers which gave me a price that was near double the company "Top Hat," that I mentioned in my original post. Thanks though hitokiri.

hmm... sorry. I thought I went to uhaul....
maybe it was the reverse. I went to a mover and they were partnered with uhaul

I have used Big Apple Movers three times and have been happy every time. The most recent move was by far the most difficult but the guys were great. Expertly disassembled and then reassembled my California King bed. Nothing broken, fast efficient and came in significantly under the estimate.

Does this mean you have used Big Apple Movers six times? :twisted: