Review of A.B.S Movers and Storage Van Lines by Mark Vandersluys
All BS Movers — When Your Drunk Uncles Are Too Busy Because really, your drunk uncles would do a much better job for a lot less money. Total Time & Cost - To move 1 person in a 1.5 bedroom 1.5 km: 6 hours and $1525 in costs, fees and tips. ________________________________________ 1) ‘No Hidden Fees’ – How about: (i) a 2% VISA surcharge [they’ll try to tell you that HST is still at 15%] (ii) a $50 packing fee, because they’ve dropped boxes and needed to repack them, and (iii) a mandatory $40 tip for each mover [that they tell you about when you get the bill]. o Just these 3 hidden fees added $400 to my moving bill. ________________________________________ 2) The Movers – (i) More is Not Better. The owner will hard sell you on getting more movers. You think twice the movers means things will go twice as fast. Wrong. The 1 guy spent the entire time re-arranging things in the truck that was only half full. Another guy was a chain smoker. (ii) Grubby. Their dolly is freshly oiled. You’ll know because you’ll see a trail of oil to and from your front door into your apartment. And oily hand prints all over your furniture. (iii) Careless. You’ve marked your boxes with fluorescent ‘fragile’ stickers on all sides. You’ve labelled what room each box should go into. Then they all just get dropped in a pile in the first spot available. (iv) Whiny. From the moment they start, the movers begin making the case for their $40 tip. It’s hot out. Your boxes are heavy. The stairs are steep. This goes on for the entire move. (v) Psychic. 30 minutes into the move, the movers already knew how long the move was going to take. Without even seeing the place you’re moving into. And they dragged their feet to make sure they hit their target. ________________________________________ ________________________________________
Mark Vandersluys