A+ Always Moving

We used A+ Always moving for 3 moves in the past year. Heather, the owner, is smart, organised, professional, and friendly. All the moving crews were good guys and Kenny is a puzzle master. He saved us from renting an extra trailer because of his mastery of box and furniture configuring in trucks. I have a lot of respect this company and there staff. She hired local people in our destination city and they were also great!

Original Post from June 2012:
I have used A+ Student Movers, All My Sons Moving, and for my most recent move I used A+ Always moving due to their high ratings on Angie’s list… but it was one of the worst moves I have experienced. The two gentleman who moved me were VERY nice… but they moved slow. We had less stuff this move than the previous two with All My Sons and A+ Student Movers… and they still exceeded the time of both companies by over 2 hours. I was quoted $ 650 for my move and the total was $ 800, I will say they did credit me 1 hour back so the grand total was $ 705.
One of the many things that was very frustrating was the amount of time they took disassembling and reassembling my bed frame (and not all of the pieces ended up in my bed frame at my new apartment…). I originally asked them if they could slide the frame (VERY STURDY) in the back of the truck and put boxes around it… they insisted on disassembling it. 4 essential screws have been stripped and 1 major bolt is missing, thus my bed frame is tweaked and is something I will have to repair on my own.
I was sick with a bad cold through the move… and have a major back injury, and I still helped move boxes and furniture (bookshelves) myself to speed up the process. Since they were so slow and were exceeding the quote substantially I had to call on friends to come help me the next day put furniture where it belonged because I didn’t want to pay for A+ Always Moving movers to put the furniture in the correct locations.
Although they were nice, the efficiency of the movers did not outweigh the personalities of those moving my belongings. Next time I will know in the end, the rates for All My Sons (or any other company) may seem more expensive on paper… but they will be worth every penny, and would actually save a few pennies, heartache, and frustration in the end.
Update to Heathers comment 1÷15÷2013:
I did not live in a highrise apartment (definitely no where with an elevator!) and had no complaints about a rug… and we never received any refund check! We did not live anywhere needing a parking permit, and after sending Heather a spread sheet of everything we had in advance she recommended 2 movers, not 3. Heather’s response to my posting is for another customer who had a bad experience with A+ Always moving…

This company was full service from beginning to end. They were prompt, professional, empathetic and made the ordeal of moving cross-​country so much easier than I thought it could be. Brant and Sonny were efficient but careful and Heather kept me updated throughout the process and although there was an unexpected hiccup they fixed it so that the delivery still arrived on time and in great condition. There was a delay with a subcontractor getting my things into DC proper but Mike stuck with me until it was resolved. Finally, David, the dispatcher in VA waited until the shipment was picked up late on a Friday night, using his own time to make sure I could get my things when I needed them. I would recommend this company to anyone who needs to move anything. They are the kind of people we all hope for when we look for movers but never think we will actually find. Thanks A+ Always Moving!

I have used this company twice and both times they went above and beyond the call of duty and did good work for a great price. No breakages! No tardiness! No weirdness!
I also appreciated that they were cool under pressure and when the going got tough they dug in and got the job done. One of the moves was on the hottest day of the year and I was DYING (and I wasn’t even the one working so hard!). But they were like machines and didn’t even complain about the heat. Good movers are worth their weight in gold.