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14FunctionImp t1_j4ln2sm wrote

I'm going to be moving in the next month or two, staying in Philly. I have quotes from two moving companies (2 Men and a Truck and College Hunks Moving Junk) and I wanted a third one. Can anyone recommend a good local option? I have used Platinum Moving before and I am not using them this time.

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Brahette t1_j4lq86f wrote

Mambo is an awesome local company, used them about a year ago and they were great

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Vexithan t1_j4m0src wrote

Here to say Mambo. Super professional, fast, and reasonably priced. Everything made it safely across the city. I actually had to haul ass to get to my new place before they did!

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Brahette t1_j4m77ts wrote

They're SUPER fast! They beat me to my house in Manayunk from DC lol

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UndercoverPhilly t1_j4r551a wrote

Also moved with Mambo but it was several years ago. They were great, even unscrewed my Ikea bed and put it back together in the new place (and it was put back together than it was when I originally did it!). Very nice and it took at most 2 or maybe 3 hours for my 1 bedroom. I had mostly boxes though and just went a block away.

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Vexithan t1_j4r5jr5 wrote

Damn I should have let them do the ikea bed we had. I ended up have to go to the hardware store across the street to buy a $15 tiny wrench for the weird bolts on it 😅

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SubstantialWish t1_j4niazy wrote

How long did it take all together?

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Vexithan t1_j4nmgxl wrote

We moved from a one bedroom apartment and from them arriving to them leaving our new place was MAYBE 3 hours total. I think with tip I paid $700. It was three guys who came and I didn’t have to lift a finger besides packing everything beforehand. (They will pack for you but obviously they charge) All I did was point them where to go from my porch at the new house. Also, they only take cash, or at least they did which is fine since you get a copy of the full bill so it’s all legit.

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SubstantialWish t1_j4ntsxd wrote

So weird we had a two bedroom move two blocks away and it took them 5 hours plus lunch

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Vexithan t1_j4pz3j8 wrote

Weird. Was yours a full day move or a half day? I know for ours they did it in the morning and then went to another smaller one in the afternoon.

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SubstantialWish t1_j4qyngq wrote

It was booked for the am, they only mentioned the half day shifts.

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BranTheBrokens t1_j4lt9bx wrote

Mambo or sweet hunk movers. I used sweet hunk the last time I moved and they were amazing

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roseapoth t1_j4m7fq9 wrote

I've used Broad Street Movers twice now and really love working with them.

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DFWPunk t1_j4lnr7g wrote

I had a good experience with Roadway in December.

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hdhcnsnd t1_j4op2hf wrote

I would avoid 2 men and a truck. We moved with them 2 years ago, they were 7-hours late (seriously, they were supposed to show at 9AM and didn’t until 4PM), and broke two pieces of our furniture in transit.

The movers themselves were nice, but they were clearly over scheduled and not super experienced which made the whole thing a mess.

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Devin1405 t1_j4ozpka wrote

When I moved I had 3 or 4 quotes and College Hunks was the cheapest by a good amount for me.

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pontiacprime t1_j4m6orw wrote

We had a good experience using Eversafe Movers for a move from out of state into Center City. We’ve also used Mambo for in-town moves.

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alittlemouth t1_j4mb49a wrote

I've used both Mambo and Old City Movers and had good experiences with both, and both gave me similar quotes.

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