dear lazyweb

Dear Lazyweb:

Do you know of any experienced, inexpensive, and reliable movers for a cross-SF move? My usual movers are booked on 3 May, and I am morose, bereft, etc.

FunkyPlaid mentioned something that sounded like “renting a truck” and “doing it ourselves” but I think he fell down and hit his head because I cannot drive trucks and I have the lifting power of a piece of arugula.

All non-Yelp recommendations will be gratefully welcomed. Cheers!

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Posted on 10 Apr 2008 in Diary
  • http://www.ultramundane.com/ Casey

    I moved with One Big Man and One Big Truck. It was actually two normal-sized men and one average sized truck, but whatever. They were pretty good, actually.

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  • http://www.vicster.net/blog/thinking/ Vicster

    I can’t remember who moved me into my last place, though they were good. I can tell you, unreservedly, don’t even THINK of calling Starving Students! When my former-roommate and I moved from SF to Alameda, they were so unmotivated and incompetent that we ended up carrying a bunch of our stuff down to the truck ourselves. AND they managed to lose some chairs.

  • Karla

    Not living in SF, I have no idea, I just wanted to say love the redesign! I haven’t been onto your actual site in a while so this is the first I’ve seen it.

  • http://accesscom.com/~darius Darius Bacon

    I was happy with Delancey Street Movers when I moved to Berkeley back in 2000.

  • Rob

    I used Aaron’s Moving when I moved across Mountain View. They well may do SF as well, check them out at http://www.aaronsmoving.com/

    Three hour minimum, I think it was a hundred an hour, but they were quick, professional, and even reassembled my bed. If you plan to tip, and I expect you would, have a tip that’s divisible by two without ripping sounds. :)

  • caller#6

    Lots of my clients and several contractors I work with use Johnson and Daly.

  • http://www.metrocake.com roe

    May 3? MAY 3?! :D

    Nice choice in dates, m’dear. :) I’m getting married that day — clearly a romantic day for everyone!

  • rebecca

    Umm, maybe May 4th?

    :)

    Good luck! xo

  • Sal

    We had very good luck for a multi-step move from the SoBay to San Francisco with Eastern Moving three years ago. They’re here in the city. 1-888-884-8892. Note all the lucky 8s. Chinese company :-) Also 415-290-9476. We used them three separate days (a complicated move, you betcha). We didn’t always get the same guys but they =always= had at least one guy who was fairly fluent in English.

    His nibs found them via Craigslist. I assume they’re still in business and at those numbers.

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