Man with a Van service in Brooklyn?

November 7, 2013 8:48 AM

I'm moving some things from a storage unit in Brooklyn to an apartment. I don't need a full scale moving service, just one of those Man-with-a-Van services you see advertised for $25 an hour or so on Craigslist or on lamp post flyers. Rather than take a risk on an unknown, can anyone recommend a guy they've used before?

Feel free to MeMail if that works better. Thanks!

posted by meadowlark lime to Work & Money (4 answers total)

I've used these guys to move before -- they do full-scale moves, but also smaller jobs. Affordable, reliable, etc.
posted by melissasaurus at 10:40 AM on November 7, 2013 [1 favorite]

Depending on how big the things you are moving are you may just want to use a taxi service. When I was loading up on Ikea furniture and found out how much a pain the Ikea delivery service was I called up a Taxi company and asked if they had any mini-van cabs. They did and sent it out. I was able to pull my stuff home on my own schedule for a bit less than $80 if I remember correctly.
posted by bswinburn at 10:58 AM on November 7, 2013

Response by poster: Oh, as for taxi, I had thought about it but not sure if they can fit a queen-size mattress in one of those mini-vans. Also, I would like the helping hand to move stuff in.
posted by meadowlark lime at 11:34 AM on November 7, 2013

Try TaskRabbit.
posted by aspen1984 at 7:40 PM on November 7, 2013