From: "Roy" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: City to City Movers -- experiences?
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 21:08:55 -0600


"Tom Young"  wrote in message
news:pan.2003.10.14.21.13.32.109266@comcast.net...
> I'm going to be moving from Berkeley, CA to Albuquerque, NM in a few
> months, and I'm trying to decide whether to rent a U-Haul or go with City
> to City. (I've ruled out traditional movers, e.g. Mayflower, because
> they're expensive and I don't trust them.) My main reason for considering
> a mover at all is that I have a motorhome and a couple of other vehicles
> to move, and I'd rather not have to add a U-Haul to the cavalcade.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with City to City, either good or bad? Do
> they pick up and deliver on time? Do the containers do an adequate job of
> protecting your stuff during the move? Were they responsive if anything
> was lost or damaged? Any nasty little surprises, like hidden charges? Was
> their estimate of the number of containers you'd need accurate?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> -Tom

Tom,
I just moved from Little Rock, Arkansas to a house north of Albuquerque.  We
used United Van Lines, which happens to own Mayflower.  Except for the fact that
the move was terribly stressful for me, they made it a lot easier.  It wasn't
cheap, but I would recommend our mover (driver) to anyone.  He lives in New
Mexico.  I don't know if he ever works from California, but I assume he operates
all over.  I found him and his crew to be very reliable.  United provided me
with all the boxes I needed at no expense (free) to me.  I've just about given
all of them away to people that are moving away from here.  We had some minor
damage and it was addressed but the damage was under our deductible.  No big
deal.  I repaired the table myself.  No hidden surcharges.  I think I got about
the best service I could get.
Roy