Movers

Schleppers:

http://schleppers.com

They're on time, fast, super-efficient and won't break any of your stuff. They dis-assembled my monster of a computer desk and rebuilt it in my new office and somehow managed to manoever a one-piece couch round a tight corner into the hallway of our new apartment where I'd spent an hour measuring and still couldn't work out how it'd fit.

Like most moves, don't ask too many questions about their employees' working papers

I second All-Star. They were amazing. I couldn't believe how fast and efficiently they moved my stuff. The smallest guy is always the one who carries the most!

I can warn everyone about a particular mover: He goes by the name of Andy, Andrey or even Andriy Zarvovskiy. Their number, which is the only real constant for their business based upon my search via google, is 718-238-8549.

They are bad news. The quote they give you will go up astronomically, and when you agree to pay more - they have the audacity to demand a 50% tip!

I used these guys to move me in the not so distant past. The move was only one block, but walk-up apartments were involved. First quote was $300. Then it became $400. Then they wanted a $200 tip. Apparently, the day of my move, traffic was very heavy from their Coney Island home. They even wanted additional money for the travel time TO my apartment. $600 plus travel! The whole thing took 4 hours. That's over $150 an hour for 3 guys doing manual labor.

I had no really big furniture, just bedroom furniture and boxes of books. I was moving out of a share into a solo job.

When I refused to pay their inflated amounts - they were almost threatening. My girlfriend was not happy.

So, the moral of this story is simple: stay away from this mover, and get a quote IN WRITING before the move starts. Do NOT tip. Tipping is for waiters and people who make less than minimum wage. Make sure the movers understand you are contracting with them to perform a specific task, and that no additional funds will be paid. Personally, I feel that no more than $25 an hour per person is reasonable.

Keep your cell phone handy. I couldn't get these movers to leave my apartment. They were fighting with me over the bill until I told them I would call the police.

I actually used this service - www.movers.com - to find a mover. You post your requirements, and movers big on your move. I was a little skepticle, but the mover we picked - based on ratings and low cost - worked out really well. I'd use it again (but I don't plan on moving any time soon - hell no!).

I'm renting a uhaul to take some of my stuff back home, do any of the big companys like Moishe's provide just loading service - not transportation?

BKyankee wrote: ...and they didn't have any complaints on the BBB, so I went with them because they did give me a good price... obviously NOT WORTH IT.

I hope you filed a complaint with BBB to help prevent similar problems for others in the future.

I just moved with Flate Rate and I have mixed feelings for them. Be 150% shure that everything you need to move is in the contract. They like to forget things in there paperwork. Take the extra insurance!!!! They scratched our floor , damaged my stove and did not rebuild some furniture. Broke the storm door and flag pole.
The people packing people were kind of lazy. Be sure the don't tell you they mover will do it! They actual mover were great and worked very hard.

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my bad wrong lol link to the mover thread.

here is the list of movers thread . earlier one was the wrong link.


http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3403