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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Seattle 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. All My Sons Moving & Storage
21506 86th Ave S
Kent, WA
206-444-9000
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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2. All Star Transfer & Storage/Laron Williams
24111 Hwy 99 #303
Edmonds, WA
206-367-2319
12 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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3. Atlas Van Lines Agent
19030 W Valley Hwy
Kent, WA
206-767-0868
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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4. Ballard Preferred Moving
2417 NW Market St
Ballard, WA
206-782-6500
21 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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5. Bekins Moving & Storage
2121 S 80th St
Tacoma, WA
253-475-3533
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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6. Boush Moving & Storage
820 4th St NW
Puyallup, WA
253-845-8829
30 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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7. Budget Moving & Storage
6244 Vassar Ave NE
Seattle, WA
206-522-0600
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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8. Careful Movers
12529 Hwy 99
Everett, WA
425-353-0454
17 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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9. Cascade Moving & Storage
430 S Cloverdale St
Seattle, WA
206-762-9100
12 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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10. Chipman Relocation
8939 S 190th St
Kent, WA
425-251-0562
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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11. Crown Moving
1071 Andover Park W
Seattle, WA
206-336-2500
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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12. Graebel-Quality Movers
21902 64th Ave S
Kent, WA
253-395-9700
10 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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13. Hansen Brothers & PortaBox
6860 Coal Creek Pkwy SE
New Castle, WA
425-255-1451
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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14. Hansen Brothers Moving & Storage
2902 Lincoln Way
Lynnwood, WA
425-776-0176
73 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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15. Hill Moving Services
26394 NW Pioneer Way
Poulsbo, WA
360-697-3969
47 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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16. Lile Moving & Storage
10610 32nd Ave S
Tacoma, WA
253-584-2222
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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17. Lile Relocation Service
20427 87th Ave S
Kent, WA
253-872-2222
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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18. Mike the Mover
16925 9th Ave SE
Mill Creek, WA
206-546-9545
25 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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19. Mike The Mover
16925 9th Ave SE
Mill Creek, WA
425-742-4575
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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20. Mitchell Moving & Storage
18800 Southcenter Pkwy
Seattle, WA
206-575-6800
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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21. Mountain Moving & Storage/Stevens Worldwide Van Lines
9413 47th Ave SW #14-A
Tacoma, WA
253-581-2414
10 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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22. North Coast Moving & Storage/Allied
13045 SE 32nd St
Bellevue, WA
425-643-2100
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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23. Power Movers
12700 NE 124th St #208
Kirkland, WA
425-821-8686
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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24. Sprint Moving & Storage
Renton, WA
425-277-7416
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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25. Star Moving Systems
3625 S Warner St
Tacoma, WA
253-472-3394
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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26. Star Moving Systems/United
23060 NE 102nd St
Redmond, WA
425-285-1232
13 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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27. Starving Students Moving
624 S Lander St #60-A
Seattle, WA
206-621-9296
15 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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28. Starving Students Moving
14320 NE 21st St #19
Bellevue, WA
425-646-4046
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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29. Steve's Moving
20405 NE Redmond Fall City Rd
Redmond, WA
425-885-6570
31 ratings Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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30. U-Save Moving
11750 1st Ave NW
Seattle, WA
206-789-4900
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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31. United Moving & Storage
1770 NE Fuson St
Bremerton, WA
360-479-4800
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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32. University Moving & Storage
905 N 128th St
Seattle, WA
206-362-0508
Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 13 local movers.
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Seattle movers by neighborhood
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Movers in Ballard, WA Movers in Bellevue, WA Movers in Bremerton, WA
Movers in Edmonds, WA Movers in Everett, WA Movers in Kent, WA
Movers in Kirkland, WA Movers in Lynnwood, WA Movers in Mill Creek, WA
Movers in New Castle, WA Movers in Poulsbo, WA Movers in Puyallup, WA
Movers in Redmond, WA Movers in Renton, WA Movers in Seattle, WA
Movers in Tacoma, WA

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 MERCER ISLAND, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 11/04/09
Steve and his brother are the best mover's I have ever used. They are fast,..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about HANSEN BROTHERS & PORTABOX, New Castle, WA on 09/16/09
many items lost in transfer from former residence.......
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about BALLARD PREFERRED MOVING, Ballard, WA on 09/08/09
Probably the best movers I've ever used, and surprisingly inexpensive........
Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote about BOUSH MOVING & STORAGE, Puyallup, WA on 08/06/09
First and foremost, the couch that Boush picked up from a Seattle furniture store and..........
Subscriber from BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA wrote about BOUSH MOVING & STORAGE, Puyallup, WA on 07/27/09
Absolutely First-Rat. Highly Recommended........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about HANSEN BROTHERS & PORTABOX, New Castle, WA on 07/22/09
The oldest and the best in the Puget Sound!.......
Subscriber from MILL CREEK, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 06/25/09
This was the easiest move I have ever made. Steve gave a very fair price..........
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 02/26/09
This outstanding company is highly organized, efficient and smoothly operated, all at very reasonable cost...........
Subscriber from KIRKLAND, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 10/22/08
Outstanding job in every way. Great care and professionalism. No problems of any kind. Very..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 09/24/08
very competant help.......
Subscriber from NORMANDY PARK, WA wrote about BOUSH MOVING & STORAGE, Puyallup, WA on 08/25/08
I have used many movers over the years. Boush is by far the best........
Subscriber from CARNATION, WA wrote about STAR MOVING SYSTEMS, Woodinville, WA on 08/25/08
Crews were great. Gave them short notice, 1 pick-up and 3 drop off locations. They..........
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote about ALL STAR TRANSFER LARON WILLIAMS, Seattle, WA on 08/20/08
The reservation person significantly underestimated the time required. The move itself was very professional, with..........
Subscriber from SHORELINE, WA wrote about ALL STAR TRANSFER LARON WILLIAMS, Seattle, WA on 08/19/08
Terrific, inexpensive movers........
Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 08/06/08
Steve is awesome. This is the second move he has done for us (the first..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about BOUSH MOVING & STORAGE, Puyallup, WA on 10/20/07
Amazing service. I have never worked with nicer or more accommodating movers........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about BALLARD PREFERRED MOVING, Seattle, WA on 09/27/07
Abundant advice before the move on how to pack. Free loan of boxes for packing...........
Subscriber from MAPLE VALLEY, WA wrote about MOUNTAIN MOVING & STORAGE, Tacoma, WA on 09/24/07
They didn't pack everything I told them to pack. There were more scratches on furniture..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about BALLARD PREFERRED MOVING, Seattle, WA on 09/18/07
Very bad at communications. Everything was done at the last minute. A fair bit of..........
Subscriber from SNOQUALMIE, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 04/19/07
Moved several heavy pieces of furniture (big screen tv, armoir, freezer, washer, dryer, and some..........
Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 11/20/06
STEVES THE BEST I have used others and this moving is inexpensive and does a..........
Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote about STEVE'S MOVING, Redmond, WA on 10/21/06
Excellent moving experience. Steve and his crew were punctual, thorough, careful, friendly, clean and helpful........
Subscriber from PUYALLUP, WA wrote about BOUSH MOVING & STORAGE, Puyallup, WA on 10/11/06
We used Bousch twice. Once about 10 years ago, and then this year. Very happy..........
Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote about GRAEBEL-QUALITY MOVERS, Kent, WA on 10/10/06
This was our fifth household move, and it was by far our worst. Many items..........
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote about MIKE THE MOVER, Edmonds, WA on 10/07/06
quotes one cost and then jacks up the charges when it is time to pay...........
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