Wm. Meyers Movers, Inc.

Crooks! This place moved our home several years ago. They over-​charged and totally under estimated the truck space. Our buyers of our home were waiting to move in while these jokers took 6 hours longer than they said.
When we FINALLY got to the new home they tipped over a huge media center crushing a dining room chair and damaging the table, and drywall of the new home. Wait… Don’t worry… They cover you per pound… so a 4lb chair did not cover the wall damage.
By the way… We had one of the sons on the crew… And the owner (father) was just as much a jerk.
They are idiots… Buyer beware.

My family and I cannot thank WM. Meyers Movers Inc. enough for their uncompromising quality of service. Despite being a Minnesota Vikings fan, three men pulled up in a Chicago Bears truck in front of my grandmother’s apartment, and it was nothing but friendly and excellent customer service from the first interaction. All three movers were polite, professional and above all, understanding of the importance of my grandmother’s belongings and their value. Every item they moved over to my grandmother’s new apartment has a unique story and is special in some way, shape or form to her. The move was seamless and efficient and moved without a scratch! Most importantly for my family, it was stress free on my grandmother which was so very comforting to my mother and I during this process. Thank you again to the gentlemen who made an overwhelming process STRESS FREE! I HIGHLY recommend this moving company!!! EXCELLENT! TRUSTWORTHY! EFFICIENT! FRIENDLY! AFFORDABLE!

I sell over 100 houses every year and my clients usually ask me for a mover referral. There’s so much that can go wrong with a move that I tend to be a bit nervous when making this type of referral. I’ve been using Meyers for at least 8 years. And I just completed by 3^rd personal move with them yesterday. And I have to tell you it was as good as it gets. We have them pack, move and unpack. The guys they sent were pros. Not ex-​con type guys I’ve experienced in the past. They were polite and hard-​working.
The icing on the cake was the 3 guys who helped us unpack. They were amazing. For example, they put together my tread mill, stepper, beds, etc. One of the guys and I unpacked and put away my wine glasses (all 60+ of them) in record speed. Now, it wasn’t cheap, but it was a good value and a great luxury on a day that could be your most stressful
The guy who sells the service is Brian Carlson. He’s been with Meyers for years and goes out of his way to earn your business for life.
All in, these guys are very good at what they do. I don’t know of better.

If there were a negative 2 stars, I would give it — unresolved BBB complaint on file. I have moved across country 5 times in the last 10 years and always used Arpin, had wonderful service and easy, clean moves. In my last move from Chicago back to the West Coast, I chose this local Arpin agent instead of my usual one. Brian — the sales guy — does a great song and dance. However, in reality, this agent overpacked boxes with paper to add to weight, added boxes to the billed box count that were not on the inventory, threw packing trash and a used cigarette container in my boxes. Upon arrival, I had 2 broken tables, a 2″ tear in a brand new leather couch, a completely demolished lamp and a scratched dining room table — also new. On the inventory list, they stated extensive damage to new and/​or undamaged furniture — some that was still wrapped from purchase! When I confronted them on the receiving end and took pictures of the new couch that was «rubbed and worn» (NOT) or the area rug that was «soiled» (perfectly clean), they refused to respond to calls, the driver refused to answer my questions and no one would take responsibility.
These moves are billed directly to my employers. Although the moves are paid for by my employers, I am always concerned about cost and making sure things are itemized properly. They billed for unpacking services that were not requested nor performed, for crating of a TV that was not crated, for street permits that were not required since they loaded in the alley. This is the most dishonest moving agent I have ever worked with. It took me numerous calls and messages when they refused to call back to get a correct bill to my employer. I believe they feel they can get away with their practices because they are billing a 3^rd party or that most movers are naïve. I have never had to file a claim before nor a BBB complaint. I filed a $ 4000 claim against this agent and Arpin for damages — which was modest and took in depreciation — and was paid $ 900. The BBB complaint is unresolved as both this agent and Arpin never directly addressed the issues in the complaint.

I have used Wm. Meyers Movers 4 times over the last 7 years and they always do a great job. They show up clean, sober and work hard.
The sales person, Brian is a good guy who gives a pretty good estimate of what the charges will be.
One of the movers, John, I’ve had twice now. He noticed a broken leg on one of my dressers and immediately gathered wood glue, screws and a clamp from his personal tool box and fixed it like new.
The only reason I am deducting a star is because I specifically brought all 3 movers into my house and showed them the valuable items that were of concern and needed special attention. One of the items broke. Also, they took my wife’s jewelry box and flipped it upside down. There were rings and earrings all over and it was very time consuming to arrange again. One of the movers was there on his first day, so maybe he didn’t understand my instructions.
Overall: Wm. Meyers Movers does a good job for a fair price.

I found Meyers on the Chicago Consumer Checkbook website and am very pleased I used them for my move from Oak Park to a storage unit in Elgin. They are by far the best moving company I have used.

I just used Meyers to move from Chicago to Hinsdale and they were awesome. Moving companies tend to be pretty shady– I have used 5 – 10 different ones over the years and they’re usually either terrible at moving and destroy your walls or your stuff, or they do a fine job but then the movers try to shake you down for more money before, during and after the job. These guys were by far the most professional I have ever dealt with. The actual movers were very nice, normal guys and some of them had been with the company for 20+ years– I felt like they were very trustworthy. We had them pack everything the day before the move which made all the difference because they are able to pack things so well. Probably the best thing was that they came back a few days after the move to take away all the boxes which took up our entire garage, and the town wont take them. i did not realize how big of a help this was because in Chicago they will just take whatever you throw in the alley, whereas in the suburbs there are a lot more rules i guess. I will not move again without using Meyers.

For starters, because the company is based in Itasca I feel the need to mention that the company will do moves here in Chicago. My husband and I used Meyer’s movers based on recommendations from some family members. Our move wasn’t a long haul, in fact we only moved 4 miles. The sales consultant who did our in person estimate was very personable, honest and more than willing to answer any questions.
I’d sum up the movers (at least the 3 that we met) as being efficient, professional and friendly. We had Meyers pack for us and take care of the actual moving. The guys came out to pack on a Thursday and came back to move us on a Saturday.
I really only have 1 complaint. 1 of the packers seemed to overlook some of our belongings. We found items left in a small corner cabinet and in the drawer beneath the oven. Upon returning to the old apartment today I found a few more small items. There was only 1 casualty, a torchiere lamp. Apparently those types of lamps often break during a move (so we were told) due to design. The lamp wasn’t that expensive, so we won’t even bother to file a claim for it.
1 last thing, Meyers Movers is not cheap, so if you’re looking for a bargain try someone else.