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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Boston Area? Now You'll Know.

Movers

New job, expanding family, empty nest—there are plenty of reasons why we relocate. No matter what your reason, one thing remains constant: moving is a pain. We give a rundown of various moving options, including ratings of local moving companies, which should help ease the pain.

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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" Firm's price index score
for quality for price
1. A Walecka & Son
2375 Cranberry Hwy
West Wareham, MA
508-295-5952
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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2. Burkhardt Movers
67 Sharp St
Hingham, MA
781-740-0144
18 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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3. Bushell Piano Movers
6 Burbank Cir
Framingham, MA
508-877-2227
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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4. Careful Carriers Moving Service
PO Box 49
Arlington Heights, MA
781-641-0376
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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5. E J McCabe Moving & Storage
44 York Ave
Randolph, MA
781-961-5791
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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6. Edward's Movers/National Van Lines
7 Lois Ln
South Easton, MA
508-238-0330
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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7. Father & Son Moving & Storage
168 Mystic Ave
Medford, MA
617-776-1700
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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8. Gentle Giant Moving & Storage
All locations combined

199 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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9. Gentle Giant Moving & Storage
29 Harding St
Somerville, MA
617-661-3333
178 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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10. Humboldt Storage & Moving
100 New Boston Dr
Canton, MA
781-821-8777
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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11. Isaac's Moving & Storage
181 Campanelli Pkwy
Stoughton, MA
617-630-0303
17 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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12. John Palmer Moving & Storage
7 Craig Rd
Acton, MA
978-264-4221
16 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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13. Kilroy Brothers
244 Liberty St #6-A
Brockton, MA
508-586-5900
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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14. Lemieux The Mover
19 Jean St
New Bedford, MA
508-993-9416
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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15. Marathon Moving
129 York Ave
Randolph, MA
617-325-1832
21 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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16. Nick's Moving
40 Joy St
Somerville, MA
617-491-7700
18 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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17. Olympia Moving & Storage
17 Bridge St
Watertown, MA
617-926-5555
21 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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18. Provencher Van Lines
27 Prince St
Danvers, MA
978-774-6989
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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19. R J St Pierre & Sons
8 Cushing St
Salem, MA
978-744-5130
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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20. Titan Moving & Storage
244 Bodwell St
Avon, MA
617-782-0383
10 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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21. Trowt Moving & Storage
145 Hale St Rear
Beverly, MA
978-922-2502
16 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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Subscriber Comments/Reviews
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote about CAREFUL CARRIERS MOVING SERVICE, Arlington Heights, MA on 09/09/09
Helped me with absolute last minute notice during busiest week of the year when I..........
Subscriber from CAMBRIDGE, MA wrote about GENTLE GIANT MOVING & STORAGE, Somerville, MA on 09/09/09
Moving crew was excellent.. Office staff put me in to voice mail boxes that did..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote about TITAN MOVING & STORAGE, Allston, MA on 07/15/09
I asked for an estimate on an interstate move (Boston to DC). They were very..........
Subscriber from BOSTON, MA wrote about OLYMPIC MOVING & STORAGE, Watertown, MA on 06/24/09
Near disaster with this company. Do not depend on them. Salesman and staff very well..........
Subscriber from SCITUATE, MA wrote about BURKHARDT BROTHERS, Hingham, MA on 04/02/09
From the initial phone call to Burkhardt Bros.Inc., through the completion of our move, this..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, MA wrote about CAREFUL CARRIERS MOVING SERVICE, Arlington Heights, MA on 08/26/08
my supervising mover was just about to retire, but he and his helper did a..........
Subscriber from NORWOOD, MA wrote about BURKHARDT BROTHERS, Hingham, MA on 06/18/08
Fabulous company. Arrived on time, 3 very nice movers, very careful with everything. A very..........
Subscriber from FRAMINGHAM, MA wrote about GENTLE GIANT MOVING & STORAGE, Somerville, MA on 04/17/08
Superb service. My only complaint is that when I hired help to unload my own..........
Subscriber from BEDFORD, MA wrote about ISAAC'S RELOCATION SERVICE, Brighton, MA on 07/23/07
We had Isaac's store our belongings for two weeks between moves, so we worked with..........
Subscriber from STOUGHTON, MA wrote about ISAAC'S RELOCATION SERVICE, Brighton, MA on 05/24/07
I have used this company 5 times in the last 5 years and have never..........
Subscriber from BELMONT, MA wrote about GENTLE GIANT MOVING & STORAGE, Somerville, MA on 04/17/07
Not happy with care they gave to antique furniture. Broke some items. Believe they scratched..........
Subscriber from MEDFORD, MA wrote about GENTLE GIANT MOVING & STORAGE, Somerville, MA on 10/28/06
The last use was for a complicated move--breaking up a household to ship things to..........
Subscriber from NATICK, MA wrote about GENTLE GIANT MOVING & STORAGE, Somerville, MA on 10/17/06
did a double move & was very pleased with both moves........
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