Mark the Mover Inc

Description of Work: I found Mark the Mover here on Angie's List when I was planning the 'switcheroo". I needed someone to pick up furniture at one home, drop off some pieces at another home, then bring the remainder to my home.

Description of Work: A move from a three floor townhouse (very steep/close staircases) to a two floor house.

Description of Work: Wrapped all furniture, loaded all boxes and furniture onto truck and unloaded everything exactly where I needed it.

Description of Work: Contacted mover to move a stand up video game from a garage to my basement.

Description of Work: Mark the Mover moved our 2BR apartment to a condo about one mile away. They packed all of our breakable items; we packed the rest. Though they cost more than the other movers we looked at, they were the only company willing to come to our home and do an on-site estimate. The other companies way underbid the amount of time it would take -- largely because they hadn't seen our place like Mark the Mover had. Several companies said they would come by and stood us up, so we decided to go with MtM, who had been recommended by friends. We had wanted to hire them all along, but the higher price made us look around. In the end, we went with the ones who did what they said they'd do.

Description of Work: I hired this company to move my furniture and belongings from a two bedroom townhouse to a larger five bedroom house.

Description of Work: Moved furniture and half a dozen pre-packed boxes from my 2 bedroom apartment (2nd floor) to a 2 bedroom condo (8th floor).

Description of Work: Pick up and delivery of a complete used formal dining room set - table, chairs, hutch, china cabinet

Description of Work: We used Mark the Mover in the past for moving.

Description of Work: I last used Mark the Mover Inc to move me from an apartment to a home, that was 6 miles away.

Description of Work: He came to my house and gave me an estimate.

Description of Work: I used Mark the Mover to move furniture and other miscellaneous items from a one bedroom apartment to a two bedroom, three floor townhouse. Most of the boxes and bags were moved by me prior to the movers coming. Items the movers moved: - Queen sized bed, including header, footer, and rails, mattress and box springs - Large dresser - Three large bookshelves - Large couch - Oversized chair - Upholstered chair - Coffee table - Kitchen table (sits 6) and four wicker chairs - Three benches - Bed side table - Large glass desk - Washer and Dryer

Description of Work: They moved my 8 rooms and garage with two trucks.

Description of Work: I have used Mark the Mover Inc for moving.

Description of Work: They moved all of our furniture to the new house.

Description of Work: I used him for a moving job. He moved things out of storage and into my house.

Description of Work: They moved extra items that would not fit into our new home into a storage facility.

Description of Work: I hired Mark the Mover to pack and move 2850 square feet of furniture and household belongings from my condo in Atlanta, then store all my goods for 9 months, before moving me to Washington DC when my new home was completed. The move also involved crating many glass and fragile pieces of art and furniture. My biggest concern was how well my good furniture would handle the storage and the moves.

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Description of Work: We used Mark the Mover for the second time in a 2 year period for local moves. We have been very pleased with them. The workers were very friendly and professional. Nothing was damaged and they worked quickly.

Description of Work: We hired Mark the Mover Inc in September for moving.

Description of Work: I used Mark the Mover Inc., nine months ago. They moved me from one apartment to another.

Description of Work: They moved me from one residence to another. It was all the typical stuff - furniture, boxes, etc.

Description of Work: They moved my mother's things into my basment.

Description of Work: I called and spoke with Justin. I faxed him an almost exact list with sizes (H x W x D) of what I wanted to get an estimate on. {Some of the items ended up being moved in my vehicle, which was fine, so that meant there were even LESS items that were actually moved by that company. Justin out and out set out by design, I have NO doubt to deceive me. AFTER he had my faxed list in front of him, (along with the exact mileage from where the contents were loaded, to my home where they were to be unloaded) he tried to convince me that it "probably" would not take over 45 minutes to LOAD, DRIVE to my HOME, AND UNLOAD. He wanted me to commit to a 2 hour window on the day HE wanted me to commit to... Thursday, so he could schedule someone else on the 'better' for him moving day... being a Friday. I figured that out later AFTER I figured out exactly what he had done to me, and HOW he had set out to deceive me! I couldn't imagine how on earth he thought that stuff could be loaded, driven from A to B, and then unloaded in the time frame he had set out. Didn't make sense to me, BUT he had my faxed list right in front of him. So, IF what he has proposed was the day/time frame I chose, I would have been paying for 2 hours...1 hour not being used. I figured that was the cost of "doing business", so be it. Because, I needed the extra day to prepare the area where the contents to be unloaded (sweeping up and such), I chose the 4 hour window on Friday. Decided that I'd have to pay more the get the 'better' day, so I would have the movers move some items within my home to take up the 'extra' time that I was obligated to pay for, and get items at my home where I wanted them. Was prepared to have extra time I had paid for (had committed to) that the workers wouldn't have any work to do. I had accepted that in order to get the day I needed... not what was better for Justin and the company he worked for. I was left feeling very upset and anxious inside as that moving day progressed. It appeared that the more they loaded while shuffling items needlessly around the area (they had PLENTY of room to work, wrap, waste time, etc. than anyone needed), the longer it seemed to take. I COULD NOT believe how ridiculously long it was taking those movers to wrap, tape, and pad that amount of furniture. It was definite OVER-KILL by design! I became more jittery inside as the day wore on. I wasn't going to express that to the workers though because overall they were very courteous and polite, AND I am not a confrontational person. However, there were 4 of them (over-kill again). There were numerous times that one or more of them couldn't be seen by me when I glanced around. (I was wanting to have pizza delivered because I thought they would need to eat, just as I kept checking that they had bottled water to drink; it was very hot. Gullible me didn't realize (until they told me later) they had eaten their lunches, and taken breaks while the packing and loading was going on.) Especially at my home where they (1 or 2 at a time) would be way back in the truck cleaning up, leaning against the truck, etc. while avoiding work they could have been doing. I had to ask them several times to please go out to my vehicle (parked at the curb so they could back in and not have to walk as far) to bring in the items that were packed in it by them. I picked up more trash that they simply threw on the ground at point A and point B. At my home, there was a large black planter sitting outside the garage door. Rather than have them throwing the used tape and such wherever and it blowing around my yard (me chasing it and picking it up!) and neighborhood, and for their convenience as well, I told them they could put their trash in that planter (where I had placed a large black trash bag). However, I did not think they would leave all of that trash for me to have to gather up, get an additional bag to fit it all in, then carry to the upper level, other side of my home and be my responsibility to dispose of. Not only did they run over the 4 hours I was obligated to pay for, they also DID NOT get around to moving the different items within my home from one part of the house to where I wanted it. Items: Refrigerator (they had an appliance dolly) from the upper garage to the basement; swap out a full dining room set... table, chairs and breakfront from the basement with what is still in my dining room. So much for 'thinking' I would have ALL that left over time -- close to 3 hours -- since Justin had convinced me it probably wouldn't take more than the 1 hour that I described earlier in this report. (I still didn't believe what he had said but he is supposed to be the expert... me, simply the one to be taken advantage of. Not nice!) I really don't blame the movers themselves as I am convinced that is the way they have been 'coached' or 'taught' to work. I blame Justin and the owner that he works for for their deceptive pricing practices. "A man is only as good as his word." Being purposely deceived "by design" has weighed very heavily on my mind. It has festered and festered within me even though I have tried to let it go because I am the one that will suffer from that anger held inside... not them...it's obviously a way of life to run that company the way it is run. I have since (accidentally) spoken with 2 different ladies that called MTM's. They had the good sense to hang up on Justin (one said he was a total jerk; I commended her on recognizing what he was doing and her being smart enough to see it). They both ended up finding movers that they were completely pleased with, and that didn't try to take advantage of them financially. I WOULD NOT (and I've been asked and I said, "No!") recommend them to my worst enemy. NO ONE deserves to be taken advantage of like that. No one!