Recommendations for movers in Seattle
June 11, 2012 12:41 PM   Subscribe

Moving company in Seattle recommendation please.

I think that we're going to do ABF U-Pack for our cross-country move but hire movers on both ends. I already have found a highly recommended and well reviewed company on the Washington, DC end, but I need to find a company in Seattle that will unload the pod/part of the truck/whatever we end up doing, and potentially be hire-able to do some unpacking/furniture assembly.

The guy on the DC end said that with unloaders, you don't have to be as picky as you do for loaders, since they're not wrapping up your precious belongings and that one could feel safer with college kids/dudes off of Craigslist.

But regardless, any MeFi recommendations are welcome.

(And if it matters, this would be for mid-July).
posted by k8t to Home & Garden (12 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Jordan River Moving. I've used them several times in the last decade and they are great. Very fair prices and their employees are incredibly hard working. They get the move done so fast it's amazing.
posted by Riemann at 12:47 PM on June 11, 2012


We just used Super Friends Moving in Seattle and were very pleased. On-time, reasonably priced (even more so if you pay in cash as you get a 10% discount), and they will put furniture back together.
posted by joan_holloway at 12:57 PM on June 11, 2012


We used Budget Moving within Seattle, end-to-end. Happy with the results.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:03 PM on June 11, 2012


Response by poster: (As noted in the 2009 Seattle moving company question, and confirmed on MovingScams.com, Jordan River does not have a good reputation). Thanks for the rec though.
posted by k8t at 1:24 PM on June 11, 2012


Chip's Moving and Delivery (425)481-9308

They don't have much of a web presence, but they don't need one. They are one of those businesses that doesn't have to advertise because they thrive on word-of-mouth recommendations. They are affordable, personable, very careful, and they hustle like you would not believe. I'm not sure if they'd be up for just an unloading gig, but definitely worth a call in case they are.
posted by Balonious Assault at 1:34 PM on June 11, 2012


Ballard Preferred Moving is great.
posted by matildaben at 2:01 PM on June 11, 2012


I've used Adam's twice in the last couple of years and they were fast and professional. The first time they unloaded a truck that we had packed ourselves, so they do unload-only jobs. Yelp agrees.
posted by esoterrica at 2:45 PM on June 11, 2012


I just used Super Friends, based on previous reviews on Ask Metafilter, and am content with the job they did. I had a lot of last-minute changes ("We need more movers! No, fewer! No, more!") and they rolled with it.
posted by The corpse in the library at 3:27 PM on June 11, 2012


We used Nice Moves just last week. Very pleased. http://www.nicemovesmoving.com/
posted by valannc at 5:53 PM on June 11, 2012


We used A-Ray's Moving Solutions last year and recommended them to friends, and we were both happy. I don't know if their rates are accurate though--the website looks woefully neglected.
posted by calistasm at 6:19 PM on June 11, 2012


Just to note, the Jordan River bad reviews on movingscam.com you linked to are from almost 10 years ago.
posted by that girl at 3:49 AM on June 12, 2012


Response by poster: SuperFriends were awesome. Thanks all!
posted by k8t at 12:08 PM on July 31, 2012


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