Moving Company Review: Best Movers Online 05.
November 27, 2008 by jburnham
Filed under Moving Company Reviews
Moving Company Review
Company: Best Movers Online 05
Grade: D+
City: Ann Arbor/Detroit Area
I found this company by crawling Craigslist. Here is there ad that they posted under services for movers:
WE ARE EXCELLENT AND PROFESSIONAL MOVERS. $45/HR (detroit)
PEASE EMAIL US DIRECTLY AT BESTMOVERSONLINE05@YAHOO.COM
WE ARE COURTEOUS, RELIABLE AND HAVE MANY REFERENCES ON CRAIGSLIST. WE HAVE TWO,THREE OR FOUR MOVERS. WE WILL ARRIVE WITH A 15′,25′BOX TRUCK OR CARGO VAN. FOR A PRICE QUOTE EMAIL THE FOLLOWING:
COMPLETE ADDRESS MOVING FROM
COMPLETE ADDRESS MOVING TO
TYPE OF THINGS MOVE
TIME/DATE OF MOVE
SPECIAL RATES$45/hr special with one mover and truck(cargo van, pickup truck and/or trailer) with a $30truck fee no minimum hours. $25/hr per man w/o truck No minimum hours. PLEASE GIVE US A TWO DAY NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MOVE FOR LAST MINUTE MOVES PLEASE CALL US ($45 MINIMUM) (202) 558-5326
I could not find this company anywhere. I could not find them in the BBB or in the Yellowpages, etc. Not being the BBB is not unusual for a small business, but not being in the Yellowpages is inexcusable as you can get a free listing on the internet.
This leads me to believe that they are just a fly-by-night company. Probably someone with a rusted out pickup looking to get some extra work; which is fine, but it is not a professional company.
They are not licensed with the State of Michigan per their records. So if not licensed then they are not insured either.
As anyone can see, there posting to Craigslist is not very professional and does give any details about there business…which in my opinion, is a red flag.
I have not been able to contact this company so can give my impression of them as that goes.
They may be cheap, but in the moving business, you get what you pay for. Cheap movers=sloppy service and broken furniture.
I would suggest you look elsewhere for moving help.