Expensive but professional.
danielle
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Ori Van Lines Inc.
Review made Live: 4/6/2009 10:17:00 AM
Expensive but professional.
I had a rather complicated move involving a furniture purchase pick up in San Francisco, my old place on the Peninsula, a storage locker on the Peninsula, and then back to my new 1 bedroom place in San Francisco Stairs at the old place, and elevator in the new place.
I was quoted $150/hr for three men and truck, plus 1/2 hr extra for them to drive home. They estimated 5-6 hours. That seemed like a high price But ORI also provided their own padding material (blankets, tape, and wardrobe boxes. I like the idea of reusing blankets rather than paying for one time use bubble wrap.
I went with Ori Van Lines because they called back quickly and followed up efficiently.
Overall they were amazingly professional, and I felt like they were taking good care of my possessions. Two out of the three movers had years of experience moving, and I think that makes a big difference; they are just used to fitting things through doors without damage and such.
One of the movers was relatively new, and wasn't quite at that elite level. I noticed him nicking the doorframe at my old place a couple of times with furniture, but certainly no worse than would happen if you had friends move.
They charged me a rate of 3 men for $100/hr deducted 15 minutes for when they had gotten lost in the morning a very fair charge, which totaled $625. Adding about a 20% tip, I gave them $760.
The move did underscore why it makes sense to pay a little more for reputable movers. If you hire a day-laborer off craigslist and they throw out their back moving your stuff, who knows who is responsible.
