Don't trust the reviews. Settling any dispute with this company requires signing a document saying you won't post your experiences publicly. They did not uphold their end of the agreement so here I am.
Summary: You Move Me Kitchener will take over 2x the estimated time to move you, damage your items in the process, promise to replace them, hope you forget, offer you scrap prices of $0.60/lb, and then ghost you.
Once the movers arrive, you sign the contract. This is the first time you are ever shown this contract. It is 7 pages long and is presented to you on a phone/tablet and no work is happening while they wait for you to sign it. This contract contains all the fine print that basically says they're not responsible for anything that happens to your belongings. I cannot find where this contract is publicly available on their website.
Any estimate given beforehand is worthless. I was quoted 3 hours for my move. It took 7.25 hours plus a 1 hour lunch. 10am to 6:30pm to move a 900sqft condo 2 blocks down the road. Based on the estimate I received, I scheduled my move-out elevator from 10am-12pm and my move-in elevator from 11am-2pm. The superintendent at my destination needed to work overtime due to my slow move which is billed at $125/hr. When I asked one of the movers about this, he said he knew that the estimate was for 3 hours and also knew that it was way under, yet didn't inform me of this upfront when I still had time to make phone calls and attempt to fix scheduling issues.
Additionally, You Move Me damaged my toaster oven, entertainment center, bookshelf, and (plastic protected) mattress cover in the move.
After waiting half an hour for the movers to discuss with their boss over the phone, they came back to me with an offer of $60 in compensation. The toaster oven alone costs $260 so altogether this is a very insulting offer. I then, after a very stressful 8 hour move, needed to negotiate with this person over the phone to attempt to get reasonable compensation. What we settled on was 1.5 hours off the bill plus a replacement toaster oven. I was then presented with an agreement in writing to sign, requiring that in order to receive this compensation, I was not to share this experience online or with the BBB.
Fast-forward 4 weeks and I have not heard anything about the toaster oven. I emailed the contact I had from setting up the move to inquire and received no response.
1 week later I called the main company phone line (there's no way to directly contact a franchise). I spoke with an agent who said someone from customer service would call me back. Nobody did.
2 days later I called again. I was told my issue had been assigned to the franchise and that someone from the franchise would call me back. They didn't.
4 days later I called again and was told that someone would call me back. Somebody did! Tanya from customer service. The call started with her asking why I waited so long to file the claim... SIGH. Clearly nothing had been put into my file up until this point. She says she has reached out to the franchise and they have 48 hours to respond to her.
6 days later, no response. I call Tanya and leave a message.
The next day, I receive a call from Tanya. She has spoken with the franchise and the new offer is to attempt to repair my toaster oven. If (when) it cannot be repaired, I will be paid $0.60/lb. Yes, that's scrap prices of $13 for my $260 toaster oven.
I've left Tanya 2 messages since that phone call. No response.
So, in summary, as compensation for damaging my toaster oven, entertainment center, bookshelf, and mattress cover, You Move Me Kitchener promised to replace my toaster oven. They then changed their mind and offered me $13. read more