Our experience with Graebel, Wausau has left a lot to be desired. We have had eight professional moves but have never been left in the lurch not knowing as to when and how things were going to occur. The packers arrived and did a great job, but that was the end of anything close to 'great' for this experience. On the Monday that our belongings were to be loaded into the moving van, two men arrived at the appointed time. The Van driver did not arrive until 11:30 that morning, with several reasons why he was late: he was waiting for the helpers at the terminal, he was reloading another shipment, there was a miscommunication. So the three men worked until 10:30 that night, until they RAN OUT OF ROOM on the truck for our shipment. Back to the Terminal for another truck and a return the next morning to finish. The evening that they were loading, they were getting tired and the china cabinet corner was broken off. The man packing that handed the piece to me, with "here, this broke off something." The driver saw this and told me to put it in the 'parts box' So, now to the delivery of the shipment. We were given the date of Monday, June 20 to expect our shipment. On that Sunday evening we were called and told that "they didn't know where our shipment was!" We did not get any communication until Tuesday evening that the shipment would be there on
Wednesday. It arrived and the four men that unloaded the truck were polite and courteous, but had difficulty in understanding directions as to where things were to go. The driver never offered me the 'bingo sheet', so our items were not inventoried properly. The driver need to return to the terminal, an hour and a half away, for a flight, so they worked very quickly, boxes stacked high and in a haphazardly way. The driver did acknowledge the damage on the china cabinet, and we did get a settlement from the Corporation for that. We are disappointed that an $11,000.00 move cost us and additional $500.00 in added costs for hotels and airfares that were not necessary, had Graebel been forthcoming on the extent of time it would take to pack, load and deliver our shipment. In addition to these frustrations, has been the dodging of company personnel in answering our phone calls and emails. We will not be recommending or using this company in the future. read more