Victor and Jaime came to my rescue when we decided 2 days before we were to move to get professional help! Before we packed, we thought, "we don't have a lot of stuff." Wrong! As soon as we started packing things, we realized that we have LOTS of stuff!
Our 2-bedroom apartment was located on the second floor with no elevator and the place we are moving to is a 2-story 2-bedroom townhouse apartment. Let me tell you how great these people are! The move only took 5 hours and 15 minutes! Three hours to load the truck, 45 minute drive, and 1.5 hours to unload. I mean we had a lot of stuff, lots of books, documents, etc. The estimate was for 5 hours which was right on. He charged us $80/hr for 2 movers including a huge truck, plus $30 for gas (25-mile trip). He doesn't charge double driving time or set-up time like some of the quotes I got. We even went over by 15 minutes which he didn't charge us for. I, of course, compensated them by adding more tip!
The other best part is they have wardrobe boxes they let you borrow so I didn't have to pack 2 closets! This by itself saved us at least 4 hours worth of folding, unfolding, and ironing! They also disassembled our bed, assembled it, carefully wrapped our cheap IKEA furniture, plasma tv, paintings, etc., and placed all of the boxes and furniture in the correct rooms. After they left, we were able to relax in our living room which was all set-up.
For those of you still trying to justify paying for movers, I say, if you take into account how much you will pay for the rented truck ($30), mileage ($1/mile=$100 for 2 trips) and gas ($60); the time you will save (trust me, this move would've taken us all day to do and a couple of trips-they know how to best utilize the truck space and cram everything in there.); the chiropractic visits and massage I would have for sure needed afterwards; and the favors I would owe our friends (helping them move in the future!), it would cost more than what we paid for!!
This was my first stress-free move and I am never going back to doing it without professional help. I just hope these guys will still be around the next time I move! read more