When can you say you are happy with your movers? We had great sucess with Sean and Cody. They were…read morea few minutes late but called to inform us. Everything was moved carefully and they put down protection for the floors. There were more than helpful and the price was great. No hidden costs. I will update with phone number when I can get settled into my downsized home. He is in the book, give him a call.

Yikes. I called and a man forwarded my call to Chris the 'estimator'. I explained to Chris I…read moreneeded 2 guys for 2 hours to move boxes. Chris said the minimum was 3 guys for 3 hours because of the elevator. I explained I would look after the elevator and didn't need three guys. Chris said I need to understand that's their company policy. I replied I hope he can undersand customers don't want to overpay for services they don't need, and asked if he'd consider sending just 2 guys because I'd be there to help. At that point, he hung up on me. I called back, thinking I would get the first guy again. Unfortunately, it was Chris that again answered. I asked him if he hung up on me and he said yes, because he doesn't need people telling him how to do his job. Thankfully, there's loads of movers in the marketplace and no need to deal with this type of attitude in the business community.

First, let me say that Scott, my moving consultant, was a really polite and helpful guy--before the…read morecompany received my money. He was very available by phone, text, and email to answer my questions. He even delivered complimentary boxes and wrap paper to my location twice. After the move and money was paid, however, he ignored my emails and didn't take my call. I was moving into a high-rise condominium building. The service I received from Arrowsmith for the actual move, particularly the move-in, was abysmal. Here is a brief rundown of the main problems I had: 1. In contravention of the strata rules, the two movers delivering my goods refused to wear masks in the building lobby and hallways, as well as in my suite--despite my asking them twice to do so. Further, the contract I negotiated explicitly states, in red ink, that the movers must wear masks. 2. The movers initially placed their unloading ramp laterally across the tenant driveway access to the parkade, and stacked goods in an intermediate holding location which was right in the path of residents entering the lobby. The building concierge and security guard informed them that neither of these strategies, which would have been more convenient for the movers but contravened strata rules and presented an obstacle and hazard to other residents, was permitted. The response from the movers was to eventually comply, but not before arguing with the management, threatening to "blacklist" the building, and loudly making angry remarks such as, "This is ridiculous," "This is the worst building I have ever worked at, and "It will take us ten hours to unload because of these restrictions." To me, they said "We are going to leave and put all your stuff in storage." Apparently after calling their office, they reneged and continued unloading, barking at me "You are going to be charged extra for this." They finished in a total of two hours, although they hastily and carelessly dumped the goods into my suite, as you shall see. (As of yet, I have not been charged extra.) 3. The movers left three items of furniture which Arrowsmith disassembled at pickup--two bookcases and a large dining room table--on the floor in my living room unassembled. The dining room table finished surface was left face down on the floor with no padding or protection. Glass shelves were stacked on top of each other up against floor-to-ceiling glass windows with no padding or protection. 4. The movers marked the laminate in the master bedroom when moving in a dresser (see image). 5. Several screws and a caster were missing from the unassembled bookcases. 6. I was charged the full ferry fare ($700) for their truck (from Vancouver Island to the mainland and back) even though, according to the movers themselves, they had three other deliveries on the mainland. 7. Finally, my emails to the company asking for someone to return and assemble the furniture were ignored. I finally hired another moving company to come and assemble my furniture. UPDATE: The owner of Arrowsmith contacted me about a week after the move. I subsequently received a cheque from Arrowsmith for the cost of hiring the second company, and $50 for the laminate floor.

So who out there likes to move? No, I didn't think so. The stress of packing, changing contact…read moreinfo, cleaning etc. etc. Just to make it that much more interesting, there was a monsoon the day of the move. Not just rain that makes you consider moving to higher ground, but wind that was knocking out the power. Along comes two young gentlemen from Take A Load Off Moving. You sort of brace yourself for the worst but boy was I wrong. These two fellows got to work right away and had me out of the old place in an hour less than I had estimated. They worked their tails off. They were both polite, well spoken and professional. What? Movers? Yes! Through all this horrible weather they never complained or stopped. It was the same at our destination. I highly recommend Take A Load Off Moving and wouldn't hesitate to use them again. Thanks Guys!! JannieD

Movers had excess amount of moving blankets to wrap furniture for move- we even had our own to…read moreprovide them. They failed to take the time and care when moving a sideboard that was only 1 year old and in mint condition. They did not wrap this item and when carrying it into the house carried it from the top of the unit, not supporting the base. the top came off and then entire unit was in pieces on the ground. They advised " sorry, not covering this in insurance" and left the unit scattered on ground. When attempting to contact the manager Rebecca Stevenson, there was no reply to 3 emails. Very poor customer service and absolutely no liability to cover losses of consumer due to poor care and handling. I would never recommend this business.

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! broke a bunch of stuff. Don't show up when they say they will, over and…read moreover. Broke one of the specific items we asked them to take extra care with.

This was not a positive experience. We booked this company…read morefor our move from the mainland to Vancouver Island because they're a small business and they offered storage in their warehouse at their location. This was a benefit to us as we had not found a house yet and felt it would be a bonus to have our belongings at the movers location and then when we purchase a new house our items could be transported from the warehouse to our new home. Four days before the move, we called Tamara, the owner of the company to confirm that the moving crew would have wardrobe boxes for our hanging items and that our belongings would be held at their warehouse for $300 per month. She confirmed this. On the day of the move Tamara arbitrarily decided that our belongings would be transported to a public storage location an hour from our new location. The movers told us that they weren't sure where our items were going - Parksville or Coombs or ? When I spoke to Tamara the day after the move, she told us she had run out of space and could not accommodate our belongings at the warehouse. She gave us the location and gate code of the new location once the invoice was paid. We paid the invoice the day it was emailed to us. The invoice was $700 higher than quoted. And the company's website lists that there are no "additional or hidden fees". There were. There was an extra $50 charged for mattress covers. Additionally, the movers could not find any wardrobe boxes on their truck. Eventually they found one. The majority of our hanging items were squished into regular boxes. We visited the storage facility a few days after our items had arrived. The monthly rate is $350 per month and not the $300 that Tamara quoted. When I spoke to Tamara the day after the move and told her of our concerns I asked her if there was a way we could turn this into a more positive experience. She accused me of trying to get money off the bill (which was $700 higher than quoted), and told me that I was "nitpicking" and I was "just one of those customers". My intention is not to sabotage Sunrise Moving. We picked this company because of the warehouse storage and we wanted to support a small business. If I had seen the F rating on Better Business Bureau or the D rating on Yelp I would have gone with a different mover. My hope is that my review might help others who are thinking of choosing a mover and that hopefully, Tamara will learn from this and change the way she treats people. Sadly, I doubt this will be the case. This will be my last comment on the matter.

My move was so easy. Very hard working and on time. Highly…read morerecommend and would hire again! They were calm throughout entire move. N. Butler

From the owner: Our business specializes in going above and beyond for our customers. We take great pride in being…read morean established business in the town with a heart, also known as Port Alberni. Our abilities are wide-ranging from doing simple home moves to more experienced, lengthy moves that include items such as pianos, safes and boats. Our company also provides self-storages in a variety of sizes. Please feel free to give us a call anytime and we'd love to answer any questions you may have.

If there was a zero star option, that is what i eould choise…read more I had the absolute worst experience. Severe damage to several pieces of furniture is the least of the issues. Try DOUBLE the rate for the move out...estimated at 6 hours and took 11.25. Try a move in crew that apparently could not read and left clearly marked FRAGILE boxes under tool boxes in the garage. Or boxes marked KITCHEN in the garage. Or bookshelves left at odd angles and not up against the walls. Add to that being verbally threatened by the guy in charge and you may understand why in my opinion you should stay clear of this company. I paid way less 3 years ago to have 2 5 ton trucks move me over here from Maple Ridge.

this company was the worst moving experience ever. items were broken and the service was awful…read more don't use them at all.

paid cash for move, phoned the office to put in a claim and they said because i paid cash the…read moredamages would not be honored. I didn't ask to pay cash, the driver wanted me to. He said he could include the taxes. Two bit crooks!