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Review 6/22/2011
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We originally scheduled a move with another company 2 months in advance knowing full well it was a holiday weekend so we wanted to be 100% sure we would be picked up on time. We even called the company on Monday to verify pick up for Thursday or Friday and the dispatch (at least they claimed to be dispatch) but now we are sure it’s not even a legit company and most likely 1 or 2 people working from a shanty apartment or some little cubicle. Wednesday we called again and could not get anyone on the phone and no messages were returned. Thursday the same thing, Thursday late afternoon our search for a new moving company that could pick and move us last minute began. We called a dozen local companies to no avail. Either they were booked solid or closed. We went online and started with the get a free moving quote websites and received emails and a few calls and when we looked those companies up they had horrible reviews, were brand new companies, or had D or F ratings with the better business bureau. We called local truck rental companies and they had zero availability for long distance and even if they did their largest truck wouldn't fit our 17,000 pound move. After searching for a day we found mover reviews and starting dialing down the list and received quotes from 3 companies. Now, Columbia Best Movers Maryland (410) 702-5688 was the highest by more than $900.00. The last "movers" quoted us $4700.00 for the exact same weight and after Martin explained to me the distance, holiday, peak-season, packing etc, it all made sense to us. We chose a cheap company that could not get us moved for almost the same price for renting 2 hauls which is what we would need. Martin promised me that a truck would be at our house at some point Sunday (today) because they had a tractor trailer unloading a large move about 260 miles away and if we did book their services he would make sure they were re-routed to our home instead of back east. Since we didn't have much of a choice and both my husband and I spent almost an hour on the phone with Martin that day, we went ahead and booked Columbia Best Movers Maryland (410) 702-5688 for pick-up set for today. I have photos I will attach at the end of this review; their crew, Bud, Stan and Steven arrived at our front door at 8:30 am and have been working like mad for the last several hours. We aren't scheduled to be delivered into our new house in Columbia for another 7 days so we know this review is a little premature, however, we wanted to tell everyone, there still are good, honest, hard-working companies out there and this is one of them. The guys still have a LONG way to go with packing and loading, but they were so nice and professional and even though they unloaded a huge move yesterday and had to drive a long way, we wouldn't even know it unless they told us. They are pros and that is why we are happy the other movers didn't show up because we probably would have gotten screwed somehow in the end. We will update this review once our items are delivered and we will post a very long review but since I am writing this on my Iphone its a little difficult. So far so good.
Thanks again for saving us!
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