The crew were great in handling all of our packed boxes and furniture.
Great work disassembling and reassembling everything, and placing all items roughly where they were supposed to go on each floor.
We didn't have too much stuff as we were moving from a 1400 SQft Townhome to a 2600 SQft detached 1.5 KM North of where we were.
The Quote was for $1800, plus tax/tip, which I could only imagine ending up being around $2200 or so.
So, I weighed my options of it being Average price from everywhere else I checked. Also, taking into consideration:
Full Day 20 Foot U-Haul or Equivalent Truck and Gas - $300
4 Friends - $400/Free 99
Food and Beer - $200?
Supplies/Extras - $200?
Total - $700-$1100????
4-5 hours?
So I said, hey, I'll save my friends and family the hassle of doing a lot or anything and just pay because the cost wasn't enough for me to gripe over.
The day of the trip, they couldn't fit everything on the 1 truck they brought, so at the 4.5 hour mark, after moving everything they had into our new place, they had to go back for more stuff.
Thus adding another 2 hours to the total of the day.
The bill ended up being around $2800 after tax and Tip all said and done.
So, it was definitely higher than expected and that it was originally quoted.
The service was great, but I'd definitely weigh my options next time, if there is one.
Response from BC Movers
Thank you for the amazing feedback!
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