This is a long one. I noticed all of the reviews are old. They must have new staff because our…read moreexperience was worse than the movers hired by UHaul. Very unprofessional. The website do a "pre-move survey". Nope: we got an estimate over the phone. No offer to look. Nothing about what could/could not be transported. Website says standard liability insurance included but the movers, once our household was loaded on the truck gave us paperwork to sign and there was a $59.99 + tax charge for insurance. The one guy says "It's mandatory". In the list of things to do pre-move, they suggest having the carpets cleaned. Good thing we did not since they left our carpets and floors a big mess. And there was no mention of the additional 2.5% charge if using a credit card. Which they spung on us after a very long and extremely stressful day.
The guys were disrespectful of our home and belongings. One guy spent more time talking about his medical issues and bad back and the son who lives with him. He wanted to show pictures of dog and son.
They walked all over the house with muddy boots on. In the house we were leaving, not so bad because the weather was pretty dry. I was able to vacuum and had to wash all the floors, there was such a disgusting mess. One of the guys insisted that we call our lawyer every 1/2 hour to speed up the process of getting the key. As they were going out of the house, they said there were some boxes at the door that they couldn't take. These were cases of wine. I asked my husband, what about all the other boxes that also contained wine and alcohol. They had already left with a loaded truck. What was I to do? Call them to unload the truck? A side note that ALL the boxes were clearly labelled and gathered in the same area. The only things in the one corner was cases of wine, box of alcohol, cases of empty wine bottles, wine racks and wine making equipment. All clearly labelled. So, they took some and left others.
We were a long time getting the keys to new house. Once in, I asked if they had any runners they could use, sine question them in the first house I was too stunned that they didn't put anything down. BRAND NEW HOUSE with light carpets and hardwood floors. If runners were not going to be laid, then we should have been advised. I would have taken the time to cover our now scratched floors. They did put a very narrow (ONE) runner down but made a point not to walk on it. After a few trips, one guy rolled it up and took it away. Our carpets were soiled beyond belief and the floors had scratches and foot prints that I had to scrub off. When I said something, one guy says "What do you expect, moving in winter?" My husband and I are seniors and this was not our first move. Or even our first winter move. Another said "it's not our fault we had to walk so far from the truck." I had even put a piece of carpet at the front door hoping to stop some of the mess. They moved it. We had several items that were damaged in the move. The movers just came in and put stuff all over the place. Again, every box was clearly labelled. The area close to the stairwell in the basement had stuff just "heaved" into a pile. It looked like a dump. Far at the other end, there is a storage area. 2 large pieces of sectional were in there and in behind, after a struggle to get there, a box, clearly labelled ALCOHOL in large black letters on all sides, sat all by itself. I started searching because I could smell something. Good thing because there was a huge purple puddle that stained the floor from the shattered bottles of wine (side note that these were purchased in Germany and are not replaceable here). Obviously, the mover knew there was an issue and tried to hide it. Other than a glass carboy, there was nothing else in hidden behind the sectional pieces. Yes, after scrubbing the area, the floor is permanently stained.
I immediately reached out to Bay of Quinte Movers and sent copious pictures of all the damages and explanations of everything. Including being billed for "mandatory" insurance, a 2.5% charge for using my credit card. Finally, I was offered that they would send some guys out and take all the damaged furniture out for repair sometime after the 28th of January. We moved first week of DEC. When I asked about time frame, no idea. When I asked about all the damages, filthy carpets and scratched floors, nothing. When I asked about damage to walls, no response.
After much consideration, I advised that I did not want those people and their total lack of respect in my house, I did not feel that I should have to be without several pieces of furniture for an indefinite amount of time, I received an email advising that they would send a check for the insurance fee and the 2.5% were were not advised of. I held off on any reviews until today. Check arrived. It did not even amount to what it should have. A note that the move from east end to north end for a 3 bedroom house cost us over $3000 and the check $133.43.