The main problem with these guys is you don't know they're Husky Movers till yet show up, if you found them on craigslist like I did. Their number on craigslist is 416-887-6686. The movers themselves are three Indian guys in their 20s, two with arm tattoos that spell out, "punjabi" and the other was, "dasaur" or something like that.Do not trust them! This is one of their ads:http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/yrk/lbs/3105106081.html
I booked the mover over a month before. The man assured me it would be $65/hr for three guys, which sounded unbelievable (and was!) he said the only extra charge was a 1 hr travel time charge of $65 even though I was only moving less than a 2 min drive away.
I called to confirm the move and the details the day before since I didn't receive a confirmation call myself. That was my first red flag.
They arrived for a 9am move at 10:20am, no apology or explanation. They demanded a $400 deposit! I hadn't imagined the move would even cost that much, I was irate to say the least. They also said heavy items would be $40 each (eg every single simple dresser, bookcase!) the stairs (2sets) would be an additional $40 each or some such nonsense. I have never had movers quote these types of fees. But it was moving day and they knew they had me in a corner.
I negotiated the fees with them and along with that they made me agree to pay them for 6 hrs of work. There is no way 3 guys plus me would take 6 hrs to move my stuff but I agreed anyway.
After 40 mins they took their first 20 min break while I continued to work. They took many breaks and mostof the time only 2 of them were working. They were wry rough with my stuff, thy chipped and scratched my furniture, broke many glasses by throwing the box they were in, and carried boxes upside down, just being horrible movers all around.
When the truck was loaded they demanded the remainder for the payment else they would refuse to finish the move!! Also of note, they had two intimidating long curved swords in the truck. What could I do? I paid them the balance.
They left about a dozen water bottles in the property, outside and in, mostly half-filled. Those were water bottles i had offered them from my fridge. They made sure to take every last one. They were so disrespectful and rude.
Though at times they seemed nice, which was the real mindf*ck.
It is a ruse. When my 4 yo daughter was bawling, they asked hat had happened. I said she hurt her eye on a hanger. They turned around and howled with laughter.
When we got to my new house they dumped everything into a big pile in the living room. They kept assuring me they'd put everything on the right level and room when tey unloaded the truck. With about 1hr and 40 mins left of the 6 hrs, they literally RAN to their truck and took off, leaving me with a baby, a 4 yo and a pile of all our life's possessions in the living room.
I had to call the management repeatedly, actually non-stop for 40 mins cause they kept
Hanging up on me. I spoke to a Sandra who kept putting me on hold, then the main guy again, who said he'd refund me 1 hr with a cheque but we all know there is no cheque coming. read more