I called Red Mile, spoke with Adam and he advised me that my move would be approximately 4 hours with 2 men. Since I have used Red Mile with every move since 2006 and refereed many many friends and co-workers he offered me a reduced rate. I was happy with that. Two movers and a 17 foot truck. Discounted rate for this options was $89 per hour plus one hour travel time. 2-3 hours we would have a 3-4 hour bill or a price range of $267 - $356!! Perfect!!!
Wanting to minimize how long I would be out doors, chose to go with 3 men instead of 2. Got a new quote and it would be 26$ or so more an hour. Two guys showed up not 3, no one bothered to call me to let me know that there had been a change, I had to ask them why only two, he could not find a sitter, We are dealing with a crises medically so I totally got that.
Back story..5 years ago they moved me from a one bedroom to a two bedroom condo, using an elevator that was not reserved - 4 hour move. I did suffer some damage it was minimal and just replace the part that was lost. Jumping forward...Same content, same furniture, same moving company with an elevator that was reserved..took 6.5 hours. Towards the end additional men showed up, asked why they were here, they advised that my movers were supposed to be helping them with another move. I was grateful because I was now concerned how high this supposed 4 hour move would cost me. One of them actually remembered me because they were one of the amazing duo that moved me the last time.
I want it notedj that my current movers were wonderful, very professional, amiable, polite, courteous, very helpful and even offered to place 2 boxed in the front of the vehicle because there was no room in the back . Issue is the lack of speed and them stating that the slates were already lose, they were not but I dont really care about that, bit of epoxy or contact cement will fix that. My greatest issue is with Adam's response to my emailed concern. Adam identifies as the owner of Red Mile Movers in a previous review.
I sent him an email, was polite precise, admitted to keeping the movers waiting for 20 minutes while I went to the bank. Instead of acknowledging my concerns he sent me statistics, justifications, and excuses, commenting that he sent me his best movers. I really dont care about all that. All I wanted from him was to have him acknowledge that my move went waaaay to long, potentially refund part of my cost, why he could not take a moment to call me to tell me that my 3rd mover could not make it. A good customer service gesture would have been to simply acknowledge my concerns period!!! I got none of the above, instead he offered my friend 10% of her move. How does that compensate me?
From my personal experience I would strongly suggest you choose another moving company. Owner will treat you with absolute indifference! Adam I will never recommend your company to another co-worker, stranger or friend again. I figure you got an extra 200 from me, good for you, you will loose even more with the amount of people I would have continued to send your way. read more