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MJM · 09-24-2009, 08:24 PM

So I'm moving from downtown to Rocky Ridge, and am in need of a mover. Anyone have good/bad experiences with companies?

We don't have all that much to move, but I still want professionals as to not mark the walls up. I'm definitely looking to do it for a reasonable cost, but i'm not going to go with a sketchy money to save a few dollars.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thor · 09-24-2009, 08:25 PM

I used 3 amigo's and had a great experience, paid about 715 for 5 1/2 hours, the 2 guys that did the job were hardcore fast.

Superfraggle · 09-24-2009, 10:51 PM

I worked for St. George for a bit. They're pretty professional, and do a good job. Not sure how the cost compares to other companies...I'm guessing they're on part with the other bigger companies. The benefit is you generally know what you're getting. Smaller companies seem to be pretty hit or miss.

dingdong · 09-24-2009, 11:10 PM

i just used Jays...seemed to be good rates and the guys did a real nice job and took good care of all of our gear....

Shin Pad · 09-25-2009, 02:00 AM

We used "Get a Move On" for our move in June. They were excellent.

calgaryrants.com · 09-25-2009, 08:08 AM

I used Accross Town Movers twice and they are great! Mario is the owners name.

VladtheImpaler · 09-25-2009, 09:29 AM

Do a search - there was a fairly long thread about this a few months ago.

Bill Bumface · 09-25-2009, 10:18 AM

Premier Van Lines. Can't say enough. What you pay in higher rates you make up in how fast they are... and how your crap isn't broken.

North East Goon · 09-25-2009, 10:36 AM

Anyone ever used AMJ, positives,negatives?

VladtheImpaler · 09-25-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Premier Van Lines. Can't say enough. What you pay in higher rates you make up in how fast they are... and how your crap isn't broken.

Amen - used them 3 times in 3 years - superb.

RW99 · 03-20-2011, 10:09 PM

Sorry to bump, but this is the last thread about movers and it's 1.5 years old.

Does anyone have any more recent recommendations or bad moves?

J Diddy · 03-21-2011, 11:19 AM

I just used Premier Van Lines last weekend and they were awesome. For 3 guys working for 8 hours to move a two story house it was $1300. All 3 guys were knew what they were doing and did it fast.

Only one small mark on our wood banister that could not be avoided. They were moving an extremely heavy treadmill into the basement and the stairs are narrow so I can't fault them for a small scrape.

Locke · 03-21-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Thor

I used 3 amigo's and had a great experience, paid about 715 for 5 1/2 hours, the 2 guys that did the job were hardcore fast.

I'll be impressed if they moved you all the way to Iceland...

J Diddy · 03-21-2011, 12:34 PM

I was expecting the cost to be much higher as well so I was pleasantly surprised.

My wife and I did all the packing and we used free boxes from work. We just bought a couple rolls of bubble wrap and used newspaper for packing. The movers supplied wardrobe boxes for clothing free of charge, which was a huge help.

I had the majority of the boxes moved to the main floor which sped things up as well.

bigchief · 03-22-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by calgaryrants.com

I used Accross Town Movers twice and they are great! Mario is the owners name.

I've used these guys too, thought they were awesome. Highly recommend.

Deegee · 03-23-2011, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by North East Goon

Anyone ever used AMJ, positives,negatives?

I used them to move my family from Olds to east Alberta.

They showed up 4 hours late and didn't tell us we'd be receiving our stuff the next day rather then the same day.

What a horrible experience.