One star is being way too generous for these incompetent and dishonest charlatans. Stay away from these movers. I have moved many times and have never had such an awful experience. Hire anyone else! read more

I was very satisfied with my move by Meldrum. They arrived on time and were very professional and polite. Nothing was damaged and their estimate for the move was right on. I would not hesitate to call them again. James read more

This is worst moving company ever! They got our stuff in couple hours and they were already destroying some furniture in front of me. The staff were really unpolite and unprofessional. I moved from Montreal to USA. When my stuff arrived in USA, I found out that they got our stuff, threw them in the truck and after threw them again on a kind of sidewalk in other leave them in a kind of storage. Almost ALL OF MY FURNITURE arrived chipped, scratched and they could even really destroy my couch! I had to donate the couch because I couldn't use it again. I was really upset and angry with this crap company, mainly because all my stuff was less the 1 year old before I moved to USA. Shelves, fan, tables, chairs, bed, bikes, everything is damaged. Those things I can't buy in USA because I bought in stores from Montreal. So, they were really a hassle during my moving. read more

Meldrum the Mover - Movers Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

I wish I could give them zero stars. Prepare to be underquoted and then ripped off at the end. Movers were out of shape, lazy and rude. I get that this job is difficult and the service industry is hard, I've worked in it for a long time myself, but this was the worst experience I've ever had with anyone in the service industry. I was forced to hire movers because of unsafe living conditions and it was already pushing my low budget when they quoted me. I'm on a fixed income and the job ended up being over 200$ more expensive than the quote because these guys carried one box at a time and pushed a 2-hour job to 4. No consideration for the fact that a person might not have money dripping from their pockets. They didn't wear masks, which I found really odd given we are at the height of omicron. Whoever answers the phone sounds kind and honest and then these fat thugs show up at your door. The only consolation was my partner forgot to tip them so we saved some money there. I just wish I had read the yelp reviews before hiring them. read more

They started out with interest and prompt responses. When our 15 ft. of household goods arrived crushed and broken (60 year old teak desk included) they disappeared, other than to tell us where to send our claim. It would have been just as safe to load our stuff in a dump truck. That's how It was handled, and this was only Montreal to Toronto. Looks like they can't take the heat! Stay away!!!! read more

This firm is definitely the worst mover in Montreal. After unpacking my consignment of household effects I found many items missing. including : $3000.00 woolen rug. 10 mezuzas paintings tools the list goes on. I paid them a sizable fee to have Insurance. When I put my insurance claim in it was refused and I was told that I could take the case to an arbitration court and have to pay to do this, plus if I did not prevail, I would have to pay their costs. To all people in the Quebec region : Do not use this company. You will be completely disappointed. read more

I would never use this moving company ever again. They low quote the estimated cost of the move and then triple it - they hold your goods ransom until you pay these highway robbers. Also, the movers are 3rd rate vagabonds and the damage to various pieces is not questionable but inevitable- the owner is callous rude and unprofessional. Don't say I didn't warn you. read more

They took much longer to load than they said they would, and arrived very late. But aside from all that, they QUOTED US A LOWER RATE by weight than they charged. They said that the price went up because of the time of year, but they knew all along when we would be moving. Because of the lower rate, and because my work covered a set amount of moving expenses, I chose to move a bunch of cheap, old furniture instead of leaving it behind. Then, after the move, I was charged $4,000 more than the quoted price, and will have to pay it out of pocket. I will probably take them to court over this, but in the meantime I would strongly advise others to avoid them if at all possible. If you can't find another move to move internationally, don't trust their quotes. And consider just leaving your things behind and buying new stuff after you move, it might save you money. read more

I would highly recommend using Meldrum for your next move! They were extremely helpful, professional, quick and efficient and everything was handled with extreme care. I would definitely use them again! read more

Just a quick note to let you know how well the move went. The team of Steve, Robin, and James, led by Eric accomplished the move so smoothly that I had to give you some feedback. Eric accompanied me through all the rooms where furniture needed to be moved to 4 different addresses, 3 in Lachine and a final drop in Old Montreal. All the furniture was wrapped, the runners were laid to protect the floors and all the furniture, a large plant and 38 year old ficus benjamina were moved without a hitch to each address. They were personable, professional and experienced. They worked so well together and made the move that much easier! I would not hesitate to employ their services again and will definitely consider using Meldrum for any future moves. I have used Meldrum for previous moves and have always been satisfied. I made the mistake of using another company in a move in 2016 and it was a nightmare. I am so relieved to have had them do this move, as moving is a somewhat stressful experience. By the way, Eric has been doing this for 20 years, Steve for 26 years, and Robin and James for 6 years each. The "Vikings", as they are known, are a great group of men, who seem to work well together, with Eric at the helm. Thank you again, Julia read more

Having relied on the top notch services from Meldrum to move my family to the U.S. and back, I thought it was a no-brainer to hire the to move us within the same city. I could no have been more mistaken. The move was scheduled for June 30, in the busiest time of the year. The movers showed up 90 minutes late, with 2 'jobbers' completing the team of 4. The move was overly long due to the two inexperienced helpers, one of whom had to be relieved of his duties due to 'strange' character traits. When everything except our appliances was moved in, I was requested to settle up the bill in cash or e-transfer. This was not made clear and certainly never a requirement before, eve cross border. I seemed like a terrorist move seeing that some major pieces were outside in the truck. My main complaint stems from the fact that, although we took out the insurance on out move, and the President of the Company personally hand wrote on our contract the items that required attention on our bill, we are still waiting on a call back. Furthermore, I have been dealing with a cancer diagnosis and have invested heavily in skin care to offset the negative repercussions. My skin care never made it to my new residence. I completed a claim within the specified time, submitted it to Meldrum and was told that since we had done a once around in my old place and found nothing, they were not responsible. We are talking of a loss of +/- $2,000. In my mind, if the insurance that we paid for was underwritten y a REAL insurance company, there would at least have been a claims adjuster involved. There was none. All I got from the employee who was put on my file was a flat decline of my claim. NOT PROFESSIONAL in the least. DO NOT entrust your move to these hacks! read more

Unless they have improved during last year, AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!! Now, did I make myself clear? I've used both their storage facility in Westmount and their long-distance moving service, and neither had been pleasant. First to begin with their storage- they're not cheaper, but their facility is really old, and you don't get the 24 hour access like you do at newer Public Storage type places. Also, they charge you for an extra month when you move out. It's in some fine print they say, but I wasn't told anything when I asked them specifically about move-out costs before I signed the lease. Now, for the move. Incredibly incompetent and irresponsible employees, and the owner, Paul, does nothing about it. I got charged over $300 for a service they did not provide when picking up my stuff, which I have told the president of the company, and he just said "oh?" I almost got charged for extra delivery & storage because the driver did not have correct phone number for me, hence couldn't reach me until the very last day of my delivery window- this was able to happen only because I called them several times. They had my email, so they could've let me know that the driver was having trouble reaching me before I had to start hounding them. Even though I was on the road driving from Montreal to Langley, BC, but I was checking my email every night. And because of their incompetence, I didn't get my stuff for over two weeks when I arrived in Langley after the 8-day drive from Montreal. They brought several pieces of furniture that didn't belong to me. I paid by the weight of shipment. They did not adjust the payment for those extra items that for sure increased my weight. Actually, the driver was extremely rude and yelled at me when I tried to take pictures of them to send to Paul so he could estimate their weight. I felt bad for whoever was missing them, but it all adds to the carelessness and incompetency of the company. I didn't get comparison estimates from other movers since I knew the owner personally and since Meldrum was supposed to be a "landmark company" for Montreal, and I regretted that wholeheartedly. read more

Yes I would agree with everything else I've seen. They were slow, unhelpful and it final charge came to far more than the estimate. Keep looking and find a better mover. read more

Terrible experience. The staff was rude, unprofessional and inexperienced. A lot of items were simply tossed into the truck without labeling. Numerous furniture pieces were scratched and broken. Screws and latches that were needed for furniture reassembly were lost in the move. A travesty of incompetence. They took a 30 minute coffee break in the middle of the move. They argued among themselves, and it seemed like they'd never worked together before. This was a move from Montreal to Vancouver. I have moved all over North America and this was the worst move by far. Avoid at all costs. Disgustingly bad experience. AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL! read more

Meldrums turned out to be terrible. The charged a lot of money and then added a whole host of "extras" before they would deliver. They basically lied to us about delivery dates and costs. They Lost at least two boxes of our belongings and did not want to acknowledge liability. The settlements on the goods that were broken were ridiculous, a fraction of their value. Never, ever use this company. read more

STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY! From Day one I deposited my belongings into the warehouse in May 2013, I experienced shitty service. First, their elevator was not working while I deposited my belongings, so Meldrum promised to put my belongings according to my instruction due to the weight of my boxes and easy access to documents at a later date. A month later my friend accessed my locker for my documents, and discovered the shitty storage condition of my belongings because they didn't keep their promise. Had to complain vigorously to sort out the situation. Secondly, in May 2017 instructed to book the relocation schedule for my belongings, again Meldrum didn't follow up with the instructions. At the end, I had to call Allied Vans lines about it in August 2017 for a moving schedule on September 27, 2017. Thirdly, Meldrum quoted me with an extra shuttle service of $375 to shift my shipment from cross continent truck to a small van, claimed that my neighbourhood is not accessible for big truck, which is bull shit. Fourthly, I heard nothing about the relocation schedule thereafter, so I contacted Meldrum on October 24, 2017, and on October 27, 2017 Meldrum informed me about the arrival schedule of November 1, 2017. After verified my own schedule I informed about my unavailability to receive the shipment on October 27, 2017, and Meldrum agreed to past the information to dispatch. Suddenly on November 1, 2017 receipt of email to contact Tippet Richardson for receiving my shipment, as a result I had to pay extra storage and handling fee to deposit my shipment in Tippet Richardson's warehouse because I can't receive my shipment, at the end it costed me $2600 for the relocation, but my loss was $9500 minimum yet the insurance claim was denied. Upon receipt of my belongings after 4.5 years, I recognized 13 out of 43 Boxes had been vandalized, content had been stolen and damaged, belongings went missing, the surface of 6 hi-end Japanese style storage plastic cabinets were seriously scratched and bended with one broken, which I explicitly instructed not to put anything heavy on top. The worst the insurer declined my insurance claim with all kind of excuses. Can't believe these type of companies could still in business. Don't go for these #shittymover #meldrumthemover #alliedvanslines read more

Everyday I wish that I had never hired them and feel that I have a duty to warn others. It started with the movers about to pull away after having loaded my goods and telling me that their numbering tickets had 'fallen into a mud puddle that morning' and that they would inventory the goods that afternoon and have it emailed to me and asked me to sign blank inventory sheets. After a few days with no response, I tried to get a hold of the inventory sheets and were told they were with the driver. After more days of no response, I contacted Allied Van Lines and was told no paperwork had been filed as of yet. I got a call when I was visiting a friend in the States saying my stuff was being delivered. the perpetually unpleasant and controlling manager Josh told me it was overweight but not by how much and that 'maybe there was a problem with the scales in Montreal and it would be reweighed' (it never was). As I was not there to receive it, supposedly it was waiting for me in a company that they use for storage in Edmonton. I paid for a trip to Edmonton to see my goods and sort it out. My stuff was not there (it was supposed to be) and no-one had any idea where it was. 3 more emails to that were ignored by Josh until I had to leave and received a very expensive bill for 3740 pds when he dumped my goods at the storage place and did not even bother to call me (he knew I was leaving Edmonton the next day). My original quote ( a sales person had eyeballed my goods in person) was for 1800 pds. I tried to explain that I had a 'stuffed' locker the same size that had been weighed for 1200 pds. so I did not understand how it could be so heavy. I also had requested the movers drop off any furniture at a donation centre and that my previously weighed goods included furniture. No response so I called the customer service manager of where it was being stored who told me that more than a 10 percent difference would be an automatic re-weighing and that she would contact Josh to re-weigh and adjust the bill. I was in Vancouver supposedly flying out to a new job and postponed it to pay my way to Edmonton to see my goods (as I was concerned over loss by this point). Josh forbade me to see my goods or enter the company where they were being stored at. The customer service manager was not returning my calls or emails. I went overseas, ended up being fired for showing up late,Threats and bullying emails from Josh. I was about to sue them in small claims court by this time. I returned to Canada. Josh finally relented to the original quoted price, (after threatening to move my goods back to Montreal and dump them) I paid to go to Edmonton to receive my goods. A TV box (with laptop and speakers) was missing, more missing goods, locks missing, 3 tables I had shipped from Saudi Arabia destroyed etc. I emailed Josh to let him know as would be customery. More rude and abusive emails. The movers who delivered my goods told me that they witnessed the mover delivering it creating the inventory lists at that time and putting down damaged goods as having been damaged when picked up so they created inventory lists specifying the damage. I just tried to file a claim online with Allied and not working so a fitting end.... read more

I wanted to thank you for all your help during my past move to Ontario. It seemed complicated at the time with two different deliveries in Westmount with additional requests and different days - and then two more in Ontario. Everything went smoothly, and I found all the men working, both packing up, unpacking, delivering, etc. to be most obliging, helpful and pleasant. You were always reachable via the phone which made things much more manageable also. With my thanks again for a "stress-free" move. read more

The absolute worst experience ever. The movers showed up late then proceeded to unpack all of our already packed boxes which wasted even more time. I live in a 4.5 apartment in downtown, Montreal which is approximately 850 square feet and one room was almost completely emptied prior to the move. It still took them 3.5hours just to pack the truck and although they claimed to be moving slowly for precautionary reasons to not break anything they managed to break a bureau and a desk, as well as damaging other items and losing screws from lamps that were needlessly taken apart. There is absolutely no reason this move should have taken a surplus of 10 hours (travel time took us 30 minutes). The condition that our belongings were returned to us were far from the way they left and I am extremely angered and frustrated with the entire experience and the workers lack of general competency and care for the owner's belongings. read more

I have to agree with the other post and their note that this is the worst moving company ever. My experience was terrible, terrible, terrible! If you want to make the already stressful experience of moving even worse, choose Meldrum the Mover. They won't bother to check their paperwork to make sure that they have the correct address, take 2 hours of travel time for what should have been 40 minutes and then charge you for it, drag out the day and charge you for it and not take care with your possessions or listen to your concerns. When all that is done and you try to contact someone at the company, they don't even have the decency to return phone calls so that you can file claims for damages. The only thing that they seemed to be good at was taking a credit card number so that one could pay their inflated bill. Awful experience - I would never use this company again and hope that others can avoid my terrible experience. read more

Oh how I wish I had of read Kevin's review before calling Meldrum the Mover. I had the identical experience; was quoted one price and it came to more than double that!!!! I also had to put in a claim for a hole through one of my walls and bent aluminum siding on the exterior of my house. I was also charged "hidden" costs, like overtime and an additional 1/2 hour for travel back to warehouse. I WILL NEVER USE THESE MOVERS AGAIN!!!! and I suggest no one else does either. read more

This is the WORST moving company EVER! They finally replied to my claim for damages and say they will send me a check for $60 based on 200 pounds of damaged goods at 0.30 coverage per pound. They scratched my 52" TV and offer to pay $24 for the damage. $36 for scratching my kitchen table worth $600. They actually set the table down on it's face unprotected after wrapping the glass that covered it. If it has a glass, maybe it's meant to protect the table? DUH! Where do they find these idiot movers? They also try to move you late in the day so that they can charge overtime if it goes after 4PM. They are GARBAGE as a moving company and outsource their moves to any monkey with a truck. DO NOT TRUST THEM! They are unethical, dishonest and basically a rip off! STAY AWAY FROM MELDRUM the Mover at all cost, you will thank me. Terrible moving company, i definitely do not recommend. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID, AVOID !!! read more

These guys really helped me when I had to move from Montreal to Toronto. Rob was very kind and he and the guys worked hard protecting my items and moving everything into the truck. When I arrived in Toronto everything was the way it was before they left. You could tell these guys took care of my stuff. I've had bad experiences with other moving companies but these guys give a good name to the business. Will definitely be hiring them again for my next move (if they'll come to Toronto again). read more

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! THEY ARE CON ARTISTS AND LIARS! I wish that I had read the REAL reviews on Yelp, rather than the company's obviously faked reviews on Google, before hiring this company. They are, as the other Yelp reviews have said, the most incompetent, unprofessional, dishonest, and downright rude people I that have ever dealt with--not JUST at a moving company, but ANYWHERE. First, I chose them in part because their estimate was lower than others. In fact, when they picked up my things, I had to chase them around to get an exact price so that I could have a check ready. This price turned out to be about $700 more than their quote. They claimed that I had ADDED 800 pounds of property--as if anyone would purchase 800 pounds of property while packing to move! Then, the pick-up. I told them weeks ahead of time that I needed to know whether it would be in the morning or afternoon, so that I would know whether I would have time to move the same day or would have to book a hotel for myself and my elderly parents, since the furniture would be gone. I told them I did not mind which, but needed to know. First, they said they would arrive in the morning, so I did not book a hotel. Two days before the move, they said they would arrive at noon. When they were not at my house at noon on the scheduled day, I had to call. I was told that they would arrive between one and two. I called again when they failed to show up again. They finally arrived at 2:30, at which point, with no hotel, we had to wait for them to finish (at about 5:30), clean the house and drive for 12 hours...all because they couldn't get their schedule straight. One of the movers actually damaged my ceiling and told me nonchalantly, "You can paint it later." When, during a now-delayed move, does a person have time to buy paint and paint a ceiling? They did not offer to repair the damage themselves, of course. The delivery story is even worse. I started telling them a MONTH before the move that the delivery port at my new building needed to be booked way ahead of time. I reminded them of this repeatedly. Even after picking up my things, they STILL could not give a delivery date. Finally, they called on a Thursday (a week later) to say that they would deliver on Saturday afternoon. By some miracle, the port was free. We told this to the dispatcher, and reminded him that he could not arrive before noon, because the port was booked until then. After 5 p.m. on Friday (the night before the scheduled delivery and after my apartment office was closed), the dispatcher, Sergio, called to say that they would have to deliver in the morning. I told him that that was not possible, reminded him of our discussion the previous day, and reminded him that I had been telling them for a month that they needed to schedule in advance to book the port. It was like trying to explain logic to a five year old. He just kept insisting that they "had to" deliver in the morning, because they had loaded my things in front of the other delivery to be done that day. I told him that their mistake was not my problem and he needed to work it out. He became EXTREMELY condescending and rude, and threatened to have them unload my things outside the building in the morning and "bring them up later." (!) Finally, after much argument, he said that they would deliver at noon and then hung up on me. Of course, on Saturday morning, the drivers showed up at 9:45 a.m. The other movers had not yet arrived, so the building said that they could deliver until they did. They brought up two loads, without putting any protection on my floors or removing their shoes. Then the driver insisted that I pay him in full, and refused to continue delivering until I did. I told him that, given their track record, I would not pay them until all of my things were in my apartment. They refused to continue moving my things. They called their manager, John, and put him on the phone with me. This man is the most misogynistic, obnoxious human being that I have ever encountered. He shouted over me while I was trying to talk, swore at me and my elderly mother, and told me that if I did not pay in full immediately he would STEAL my things and bring them back to Montreal. I felt FORCED to pay in full and then--guess what--the moving company that had actually booked the port showed up. The Meldrum movers tried to bully them into letting them keep the port, and finally moved to give them the port. Then, rather than moving my things themselves, they got the movers from the other company to do it! EVERY single piece of my furniture was badly damaged upon arrival and EVERY box was busted open--including the boxes marked "fragile." Many of my belongings were completely destroyed. I suppose that this is why they force you to pay before delivery. Seriously, there is NO purpose to hiring these people. You will pay to be stressed by their disgusting behavior and will have to replace all of your belongings afterwards. read more