I found PLANET MOVING AND STORAGE on the web and they had good ratings. I needed to get a bunch of heavy furniture from my grandparents' three-story condo into my new apartment. Boyfriend Mark was still in Arizona, so he couldn't help with the heavy lifting. So I found another man to move me! It wasn't cheating, I swear. I called up PLANET, got a quote and then called a few other places to compare prices. Planet had the second-best quote and I had a better feeling about them, overall...gotta listen to that intuition!
The 4 movers showed up on the later side of the hour-long arrival time frame I had been given. At first glance, I wasn't sure I had made the best choice. One guy looked like he was around 50. None of them were very big or sturdy. But they came in, I showed them what all needed to be moved, and man...those guys got to work! In less than an hour, they had moved two large dressers, two arm chairs, a TV and TV stand, kitchen table and chairs, a vanity with a large mirror (which they carefully unscrewed and wrapped), a VERY heavy sofa bed, some end tables, an armoire, etc.
We headed over to my place, I showed them which rooms corresponded to the labels I had stuck on all the furniture, and in even less time they had unloaded everything, put it all exactly where I wanted it, reassembled the vanity, put the cushions back on the couch and armchairs, and... Here's the best part- by the time the movers were finished, it was a little over two hours...maybe 2 hours and 15 minutes. But they only charged me for 2 hours flat, whereas most places round up to the next half-hour or hour!
When the movers left I just stood there looking around in amazement. Everything was where it should be. The easiest move ever. Nothing was broken or scratched. These guys went above and beyond!!
**Note- I was going to go with three movers instead of four, but planet employee advised that I take the pricier quote for 4 movers, because they could move everything faster with the extra person and save me more money in the long run.
Cost of getting the move done in 2 hours and not having my friends and family hate me for roping them in to spending half a day moving all that stuff: Priceless.
