Smooth Movers

We moved last week, and these guys were great. We had some issues with closing, and they were flexible and fit us in on a Saturday morning, right before the weekly blizzard. They got right to work and I was blown away by their efficiency. In less than two hours, they moved furniture that had taken my brother, dad and me an entire day to move. They were paid by the hour and hustled nonstop the entire time.
These guys did everything but unpack our stuff. I can’t recommend them enough.
A couple people mentioned them being rude or angry, but I suspect they’re the people who would find conflict with most people. I found all of the employees pleasant and professional. They had a job to do, and they did it well.

Wow! Never have I experienced a group of movers, ones to whom you are paying $ 125 an hour, who get so violently angry at being asked to move stuff. After the movers performed a few hours’ worth of moving tasks, i.e. moving items from Easthampton to Northampton, then from Northampton to Hampshire College in Amherst, we asked that they move one of the couches that was in the suite up to the top level. This caused one of the movers, the owner of the company, to angrily declare that there are lots of college kids who can do the job themselves. We pointed out that a) many of the students had disabilities and were unable to do it for themselves (just because a person is not in a wheelchair, does not mean they do not have a disability), and b) the students were not being paid $ 125 an hour by us. He then went into a tirade stating that there were no disabled kids in there, and that «these college kids are a bunch of lazy spoiled brats», and similar hyperbole. Of course, the employees then joined in on the abusive vitriol, saying that they «hate college kids», then wondering why people are angry and stating that they are «here to help» so we should be nice to them. In the words of Don Draper, «That’s what the money’s for!» Do not waste your money on these bigoted GED rejects.

Smooth Movers saved us after another company left us high and dry by no-​showing our scheduled appointment. We called Smooth Movers and they had three guys at our apartment within two hours. They were extremely fast and efficient and were in and out in less than an hour. Even better, they charged us less than the previous company wanted to. Highly recommended.

OK, so I haven’t used a lot of moving companies so I don’t have a lot to compare this to. However, it seemed to me that these guys were really cheap, moved unbelievably fast and did a great job. In fact if I were getting paid by the hour I would move a little bit slower Watching Shane the owner work is amazing. Faced with a large daunting object he just kind of gets in there and moves it. No circling around or thinking needed. Moved my household full of stuff 50 miles away and the whole thing cost me only $ 560. Best money that I ever spent since I usually move myself and it is a huge amount of work.

the guys were extremely efficient – they were running like crazy and moved everything (2 bdrm townhouse) within 2 hours. they did not ask for more money at the end. all that would be positive if…
they left few boxes in the house because :
1. they did not tell us in advance that they would not move boxes with food or cleaning staff, such as even shampoo or dish washing detergent.
2. they did not tell us that they would not move the plants from our porch.
3. few boxes were left without any justification. just because, I guess, they were running too fast.
that left us in totally desperate position, because the guy, who was suppose to do a walk thru in the house we were moving out before the closing, said that he would not sign anything having a house full of shit. we were about to run to rent U-​hall to finish moving by yourselves, and then our broker came with her truck and moved us. it took her two runs.
so if you like risk you can go with them, but I warned you!

Our downstairs neighbors were moving out from the first floor, and they gave us their furniture — one couch and two recliner chairs. We couldn’t move the furniture ourselves, and also, we were worried about damaging the property and incurring the wrath of our landlord.
So we looked for professionals who could do the job. We found 3 moving companies in the Northampton area, but Smooth Movers was the only one that had a minimum of 1 hour. The other companies wanted a minimum of 2.5 or 4 hours. Smooth Movers also had the lowest hourly rate, which was $ 95/​hr.
Smooth Movers gave us a time window and said that they would come in the afternoon. We got a call around 1:30 pm and they were at the apartment by 2 pm. The three men quickly moved an old bed out to the curb and brought the 3 pieces of furniture upstairs to our apartment. Everything was done efficiently and carefully. We paid them for an hour and the job only took 20 minutes, but the peace of mind was worth it. Overall, a «smooth» experience and we were very satisified.