see the article below:



Ray Allen can't wait to move into his new Pickering home on May 1, but he is dreading the day at the same time.

With a storage unit full of contents from his two-bedroom bungalow in England and his apartment in Toronto, it's not exactly a do-it-yourself move.

But he has had no other choice than to go the pizza-and-beer route with a rented truck, and a few good friends helping out.

Allen and his wife Claire bought their new home in March. He moved to Toronto in December from Bedford, England to settle down with his Canadian-born wife.

His possessions went into a 10-by-15-foot storage unit near the apartment the couple share in East York. With the closing date drawing near, Allen started thinking about lining up a mover.

When he couldn't get anyone to recommend a mover in Toronto, he went online and found some sites with reviews of movers. "Not many had good reviews," he says.

He emailed and phoned several movers and left messages, but received no replies. So he has now rented a truck for the main move and a small cargo van for a few days to move the storage unit stuff. The cost is $500.

Whether it's across town or across the country, moving is typically one of life's most stressful moments. While the most reliable movers might be your family and friends, it can be a lot less stressful to hire professionals. It might cost you a bit more, but it can save you physical and emotional strain.

"There are three kinds of moves," says John Levi, president of the Canadian Association of Movers, the trade association for movers. "The reputable mover, the pizza-and-beer move – and those first two are perfectly reasonable ways to move.

"The third way is the dumb way, in which you haven't done any checking and you just pick a mover out of the phonebook or a flyer. We have people on the books here that have over 100 consumer complaints. If you look on the Better Business Bureau site (ccbbb.ca) you will see complaint after complaint."

When you get a quote from a mover, Levi says consider that part of the costs cover their business costs. If the price sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Levi advises getting three quotes before choosing a mover. Some will ask for a deposit but not the whole amount.

"They will also ask for payment before they deliver. Once the goods are in the house, there's almost no way to collect," he says.

It's typically best for the mover to pay you a visit, rather than give you a quote over the phone, since most people underestimate the contents of their homes.

I know this is a long standing thread and the Mods might wish to consider making it sticky to help new immigrants not fall into the scams / traps ...

Have there been any movers with which you have had good / bad experience with ?? Please post ..

On a related note - is it better to hire 2 laborers and rent a truck from Penske / UHaul while moving .... esp when the 2 places are less than 5 kms apart ???

I mean once things are packed , furniture needs to be dis assembled to a certain extent viz tables / bed etc ..... then its just matter of loading / unloading ...

Please share views ...


BTW .. I learnt of another recommended desi mover from a CD .. his name is Selvam and his nos are 416-568-4294, 416-471-5483. Haven't tried him yet .

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Fido.

This a chinese company , i have used them and a got it through recommendations from people who liked their services..

http://www.jiajiainternationalmovinginc.com/


I would never try anyone else after all the movers i have seen.

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Originally posted by dudewheresmycar


This a chinese company , i have used them and a got it through recommendations from people who liked their services..

http://www.jiajiainternationalmovinginc.com/


I would never try anyone else after all the movers i have seen.

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Thanks folks ... Yes have heard all good about Jia Jia ... I guess they are also mentioned on the first page of this thread ...

It might be a co incidence but I experienced Chinese run guest houses to be better than desi ones as well ... Wonder if there s a pattern ....

So we have a few good recommended movers ....

Jia Jia
Igor
Alex
Selvam

There are 2 more from the other thread I ve linked on page 3 ... pun ...

Ram Prasad
Haydan ...

and counting ..

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Fido.

I used Jia Jia Movers again for a move within Mississauga. They completed entire move (loading-moving-unloading) within 2 hours!

I recommend Jia Jia Movers.

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No Desi Movers
No Desi Pest control service
No Desi Real Estate Agent
No Desi contractor for basement
No Desi sales person


even....

No Desi water filter person..........





No Desi Bank associates....


we had deal with them so far, and regret later...
Don't want to go in detail.

but '.', never want to use service from them..its very hard to trust.

ofcourse, not all ppl are same..& I am pure desi, I feel shame to write this..but this is fact, that we had bad experience.