The Moving Guys

I hired 4 guys and 2 trucks. Overall the move was ok, these are things that you should watch out for:
1) They start the «clock» when the first member of the team gets there, 2 of their guys were about 15 minutes late.
2) They insist on boxing any furniture that has glass piece in it – we are not talking about quality boxing, they rip open one of their boxes, and tape it on the glass parts, and this is called «boxing» which you will pay dearly for ($ 45).
3) They will change the agreed price and travel charge. My travel charge was $ 185 and hourly rate of $ 185 — I even signed a page that shows this rate first thing in the morning before they started. Without notice, the rate was crossed off and changed to $ 205/​hr with travel charge of $ 205
4) Smoking breaks and stops at Wawa are on your dime.
I tipped the guys well and overlooked the above because they completed the job in 6.5 hours instead of quoted 9 hours.
See pictures below of their packing job, look at where the clearly labeled fragile box is! Do yourself a favor and higher someone who knows a thing or two about moving!

I have moved at least 7 or 8 times in my life, and this move was without a doubt the easiest, carefree move. I called on a Sunday night (after plans for a private move fell through). They called back on Monday morning at 8:00 AM and were able to move me Tuesday at 8:00 AM. Three strong, well spoken men showed up on time and complete the move within an hour of the phone estimated time! They were friendly, intelligent and professional. They obviously had a lot of experience, especially with large, heavy pieces. Nothing was broken, no walls were scuffed (newly painted), they put down protective cardboard and were extremely careful on my newly refinished wood floors. I would highly recommend this company.

We were only moving a few rooms of furniture locally but I didn’t have much time. I called on Monday, and their crew of three led by Don was there the next day. They shrink wrapped everything, packaged all the glass in cardboard, and adapted well to unexpected requests. Some things were going on the truck, others into the garage, and others just moved to the first floor for donation pick-​up. In my haste I forgot to mention all of that to the office, but the crew did it all anyway, in less time than I was quoted. I also like the fact that they take credit cards.

Moved and Joe the owner was excellent — they moved us with no issued and everything was perfect — we had some last min changes and nothing was a big deal the estimate was on the money and they were polite and quite
Would use them again

We just moved and will highly recommend this company. Very professional, timely, reasonably priced (estimate was dead on with what we paid) and very nice guys working the job. With three little ones we had no time to really do anything to prepare for this move and the guys packed everything we cherished and owned with great care. Nothing was left undone or done poorly. All of our stuff made it to our new home in one piece without any incidents or worry. Rick Demarco, one of the owners, was extremely helpful and answered all our questions, came out to estimate our job himself, and seemed genuinely concerned that our move go smoothly for us and took care of everything so all we had to do was get in our car and change our address. We will definitely use them again if we ever need to move again and will recommend them to our friends and family.

Stay as far away as you can. You’ll be making a huge mistake if you go with this company. All we heard before we booked were wonderful things but unfortunately the experience that we had with them was anything but. Not only do they arrive at our move completely unprepared even though they had two months notice and a full listing of every single item that they would be picking up but they showed up for the truck that was half the size of the truck required along with no packing materials for any of the items they had advanced notice on me. They also arrives almost 3 hours late to the job site after taking the wrong route to get to my home. they took a tunnel but they weren’t able to take because they didn’t see the height clearance sign in and do the proper research before booking. After they arrived at the site the gentleman who packed us who are fantastic let us know how horrible the office can be with bookings and getting things booked incorrectly. It’s unfortunate because the three-​minute moved us were absolutely spectacular. The movers had a come back a second day of the rest of our items and package the ones they didn’t bring the materials for the first day. Not before the office try to charge us additional travel charge for them to come back even though it was their error in the first place but they didn’t bring enough packing materials or truck large enough to accommodate all of our items. After the move was complete I was overcharged on some items that I would agree to different price on. I contacted the office and was told that the credit will be issued I never was. I also requested to talk to the owner of the company on five different occasions but was never able to reach him regardless of my attempts. I recommend you do not waste your time or money booking this company because the experience and the aftermath of the experience cost me almost $ 800 more than the original estimate.

Joe Russo the owner quoted us a moving price (local move in central NJ, Manalapan to Marlboro) and he was spot on with the amount of boxes and time to load and unload. Company confirmed move, day, date and time a week out. Sent additional packing materials we requested for the day of the move and everything worked out great. The 3 movers took care of business, efficiently, professionally, and were on time with a smile. Price is in line with other companies and very competitive. They accept cash, checks, and credit cards (which other companies do not). Highly recommend.

If you want your items packed properly, and if you want a response to a complaint, pick another mover. Everything up front was fine – they were responsive and helpful. Guys who came to pack and load were friendly and on time. We didn’t watch the packing, and found that antique pictures with bowed glass and other framed items with glass were packed without any packing material! They were just stacked in boxes! Luckily, only one modern frame had cracked glass, but this is no way to train packers! When I contacted them I received no response. Very disappointing! This happened in May 2014.

If you want a company that forgets to send a truck to your house on the day you move, breaks the glass in your breakfront within minutes of arriving, doesn’t wrap your flat screens, steals your 50 year old records and, has no follow up when calling regarding these issues… and then lies to you about returning to your home, when you’ve taken time off from work to be home when they’re supposed to show up… then these are your guys.
Call someone else

The moving guys were wonderful. The were on time, conscientious, and swift! The made a very stressful day very smooth. I would recommend them to everyone! Everyone left with a big hug!

They are the best! The crew was prompt, polite, and moved everything without any damage. Wouldn’t use anyone else ever again!

I had a very positive experience using this company to move me from central NJ to Manhattan. They were able to schedule the move with only one week’s notice, the three men who did my move were very positive, friendly and hardworking, and the estimate came out very accurate (slightly higher than what I actually paid). I was able to use a credit card, which was handy so that I didn’t have to carry a lot of cash on moving day. My move even had two NJ stops before heading to Manhattan — easy, no problem. There was a base fee, plus an hourly rate.
My only two minor criticisms are: 1) the manager who gave me the initial quote joked around a lot in a self-​deprecating, but almost negative way. E.g., he kept saying, «well, this will be my first time moving, so we’ll just see how it goes!» and similar wisecracks. I like to work with people with good senses of humor, but this just slightly went past the boundaries of funny to make me wonder why he had to be negative instead of reassuring to a potential client. 2) I had initially called the company and gotten a quote by phone, but decided on a different mover, which fell through with only a week to go. The second time I called them, the quoted base rate was $ 50 higher that the first time. They were willing to match their original price, but I just wonder why the base price (which paid for the truck, mileage, tolls, etc.) was seemingly so variable.
These issues aside, my move was conducted smoothly and professionally, and I certainly would use the company again.