Hi...most of the movers give free boxes, how many free boxes they give? Is it we need to return to them later?

I heard something like need to place deposit for free boxes?

i asked for 30 initially, but was worried that it wasn't enuff, so he gave me 40. Day before the move, i asked for another 5 more (to pack loose items which i would myself). No extra charges.

No need to return the boxes or place deposit... !!

i think jimmy is like a '1 man show', he answers calls and takes the orders then he also involved in the deliveries. keke.. think his biz is not bad.

yep, got to say, both times when i called him, he like quite busy. 2nd time think he forgot to call me back, so 2 days later, i call him back and everything was arranged. they were late though on the day itself by an hr or so, but since i was not very pressed for time, i chin chye lah, didn't make any fuss about it.

i could have called him at a bad time or in the middle of a move.. but that's aright

Hi LIT

Can you give me the contact no and the company name?

So, I can ask him for free boxes and dont need to return right?

Btw..what is the cost like?

Thanks!!

HAPPY

i asked for 30 initially, but was worried that it wasn't enuff, so he gave me 40. Day before the move, i asked for another 5 more (to pack loose items which i would myself). No extra charges.

No need to return the boxes or place deposit... !!

i could have called him at a bad time or in the middle of a move.. but that's aright

Hi LIT

Can you give me the contact no and the company name?

So, I can ask him for free boxes and dont need to return right?

Btw..what is the cost like?

Thanks!!

HAPPY

Just PM-ed you the details. He charged me $420. Plus $30 for additional location cos I gave away my old tv console to someone else. Good luck!!

Oh ya.. and he didn't charge me for extra boxes.

Edited March 10, 200818 yr by lithiumix

Hi lithiumix

can pm me the contact of yr movers too thks

This morning I saw my neightbor's tenant using The Helping Hand to move his household items.

Surfed the internet and discovered that it is a Church Ministry that provides jobs to ex-drug addicts and prisoners. Has any1 used their services bfore???

Engaged CYC Movers in 2005 and was delighted by their services. Will be moving again this month and just awarded the job to them. But, the supervisor who did my job in 2005 has already left the company. Hope for the best from them again.

Once again, CYC Movers done a good job for my house moving last Friday. Recommended.

Prices has risen at Hua Yong but it's still reasonable, I think. Calling them to come and give quotation is really difficult. No calling back to cancel meeting. Only till the 5th call that I get a quotation via phone and the boxes will deliver next week.

$300 for a truck load for 30 free boxes.

Likewise, Jimmy movers. Called several times, left voice messages- nothing. so no quotation.

Will feedback again on Hua Yong when we move.

Just did my move with Citimap. Called and came next day for site survey. Have a quotation form and look through the items, quoted $370 for 40+ boxes (on top of the 20+ boxes we already have in the house) and a 20ft truck all inclusive.

As last min booking and wanted Sat so only got afternoon slot. Suppose to come at 2-3pm but was stuck at earlier job due to rain. At about 3+, a 14ft truck came as they have finish their job while the original truck still stuck.

A group of very nice and accommodating guys. 1 team = 5 person. Things were nicely packed and handled quite well. Wrapped up all the things not in box. We got quite a bit of loose items and they brought up some more boxes to pack them in for us.

We got quite a bit of dismantled furnitures that we packed previously ourselves using newspaper. That was a mistake as we did not pack properly and there were 1 or 2 scratches when the item arrived at the new place.

They unwrapped those items they wrapped up earlier and also put the boxes and furnitures where you want them to. The 20ft truck finally came and pick up the rest of the stuff still at the old place so that the 14ft truck do not have to make a 2nd trip back. So end up with 10 person helping to move everything in.

Bought lots of drinks for them (no beer please there are still working ) and they are very happy. Helped me to shift my piano that is already in the house too.

Overall a pleasant experience.

I gave up on H** Y***. Almost 1 week already, boxes not in sight! Dun understand why so many good reviews about them!

Anyway called Citimap and came next day for site survey. Price quoted $650, said something about need 2 trips and need to climb stairs, cannot use a 20ft truck etc. Price includes piano and super heavy king size bed. 80 boxes! Said I have too many things. No need deposit though but boxes need to return. $80 for diversion.

Another quote me $800. Need to pay deposit for boxes and also to return them. $70 for diversion.

I've tried Mr Mover, Jimmy (many times), both didn't bother to call back.

Anyone tried Breakthrough? Their price is cheapest.

I used Movers_101 when I moved house last weekend, $180 to move within TPY. The guys were very careful when handling my stuff, no scratches

Would recommend them to others.

What's wrong with me getting movers!

Got 4 quotes, oni 2 bothered to came to see and gave quotations and when decided on Citimap, didn't deliver the boxes on the stated day.

Just want to share my experience with using Movers 101 not too long ago...

Generally the shifting guys have done their job in shifting the designated items. However, I do not feel too good about their customer service. Movers 101 is run by Albert & his wife Pearly. Their practice is to collect money at the end of each job.

I've requested a receipt to be given to me as evidence of payment. As on the shifting day the guys doing the shifting does not carry any receipt book, I was told Pearly would issue me an invoice/receipt thereafter (by mailing to my address), within the next few days.

I did not receive any letter after more than a week. Called Pearly and she mentioned the letter was mailed out very soon after the shifting. Ok, maybe the mail was lost along the way. Thus I emailed them to ask a copy of the receipt to be emailed to me.

Pearly replied the email with an invoice attachment. It states details like price, locations of shifting, but did not state what I want (i.e. they have received the payment). [Per what I understand very much later from Albert, this is their practice - they merely issue an invoice, they do not issue receipts or specifiically say that they have received the money. They make sure they collect money at the end of each job].

Thus I replied an email asking them to confirm (via a simple reply) that they have received the money. There was no reply from Pearly despite sending my email 3 times on 3 separate days (I have put a read receipt in the email thus I know all emails have been read). Intermittently I called her to ask her to reply my email. Once she said she did not receive my email and say she'll check (But there are read receipts for my emails). Another day when I called she said she can't talk to me because she is busy. Despite promising to call me back, she didn't. I messaged her to call me back but there is no call-backs. Subsequent calls to her receive no pick-ups.

As mentioned earlier, this company does not issue a receipt. But what I don't understand is how come she does not want to just give a simple email reply to say "Yes" (i.e. they have received the money). Or at least she would have called me to explain their way of doing things (i.e. the invoice would suffice). Her response before and after the shifting was totally different.

I do not blame them for not issuing me a receipt, nor think that merely issuing an invoice (instead of a receipt) as confirmation of payment, is wrong. But at least a proactive reply/call to explian their way of doing things would help - rather than keeping the customer in the dark by not responding to his/her emails/messages. I wouldn't have known their practice until I called Albert, who then explained.

This area of customer service is apparently lacking in Movers 101 and needs improvement.

Sad to hear abt your unhappy experience in using Movers_101.

I used them for my last move & was happy with them, hence, I recommended them to other forumers here.

Albert was driving the van for my house moving. After the move, I paid by cash to Albert. No invoice & no receipt took place. For a small biz like theirs, issuing invoice or receipt will incur extra cost to them. I personally don't see the need to collect invoice or receipt from them, might probably throw them away after the moving was completed.

This is different from buying an item from a shop ie. IKEA whereby I need to keep the receipt for warranty claim in future. We should go green as much as we can.

Just my opinion, you might think differently.

i use lian tat seng - pic is wilson, this is my second house move and i m very impressed , stuff stack to columns and final wrap before send off to the next location, 3 big items that i move includes the fridge , king size bed and washing machine.

i recommend this mover to all, pm me if u need details.

chiang