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Moving Firm Recommendations?

Discussion in 'General Chat Forum' started by Carol Al-Ajroush, Jun 23, 2006.

  1. Carol Al-Ajroush

    Carol Al-Ajroush New Member

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    Can anyone recommend a moving firm they were pleased with which included having the packers come and pack up your home? Although my spouse is getting transferred I have learned that we need to identify and engage the moving firm ourselves. However this will be an international move vice regional.

    ...Carol
     
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    beahmer Member

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    JK Moving and Storage - not sure if they do international or not but always had great experience with them - 4 moves total
     
  3. Carol Al-Ajroush

    Carol Al-Ajroush New Member

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    Thanks Beahmer! I've just checked out their web site and looks good...yes; they do international moves.
     
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    We are using Hilldrup United. Their prices were far superior to JK and overall very impressive. They are a huge organization and have won tons of awards. I can tell you more after Monday when they load our stuff!
     
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  6. Carol Al-Ajroush

    Carol Al-Ajroush New Member

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    We have moved several times with generally good results. We used Hilldrup (United) last year and had an absolutely dreadful experience. They have a good reputation and others we know have had good experiences with them. As far as I can tell, our problem was we moved during the peak of moving season, they overcommitted, and we got the bottom of the heap.

    The packers had clearly not packed before (the driver that delivered our stuff called Hilldrup central and told them it was the worst packing job he had ever seen), the driver that picked our stuff up was doing his last run and didn't care, our stuff was to be stored for a month in the warehouse but was stored in a van outside for the month of July (this caused a variety of heat related problems to our belongings), there was a discrepancy on the weight picked up and delivered but Hillldrup lost the lower reciept, and as far as I could tell the person at Hilldrups central didn't care. On the plus side, the driver that delivered our stuff was quite good.

    If you can, try not to schedule during the peak season and make sure you get weight receipts for both pickup and delivery.

    Good luck,
    Richard
     
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    We also used JK Moving - they are really great to work with and take the stress out of moving. The F/U they offer is really top notch
     
  9. Carol Al-Ajroush

    Carol Al-Ajroush New Member

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    Just wanted to provide some additional feedback for others who may need moving services.

    I placed 4 calls with Hilldrup which they never returned. On the 5th call I reached Wanda. She took my info and told me a moving consultant would contact me to schedule an appointment. Well....I'm still waiting ten days later.

    I called J&K. The call was immediately answered and an appointment made for the next day. The individuals who came to the residence were very professional and timely. We have contracted with them.

    We've not been packed out yet so I can't say more at this time.
     

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