My Wife and I are moving out of state and needed help filling our POD. We were going to do a "Home Depot/Star Nursery run" to get some help but we decided to hire actual movers instead. PODS recommended two companies but both were more than what I wanted to spend. I found Umbrella through hireahelper.com. I hired them based on their price and Yelp reviews which were favorable.
The guys (Shane and Aaron) called ahead to let me know they were on the way. They took a quick look around the house to take a look at everything that had to go and immediately got to work. I had read reviews where some movers had milked the clock and wasted time so Wifey and I figured we'd hire people to move our big heavy items (incuding an incredibly heavy marble dresser, and bed from the second floor), and then she and I would fill in the boxes after the movers 3 hours were over. Well in 3 hours these guys not only handled the heavy items but literally packed everything else too. They didn't waste any time and it was apparent these guys had filled a POD before. We actually have space left over.
They used ratchet tie downs that I supplied and furniture pads that I rented from uhaul and took care to secure items we said were fragile.
I seriously have nothing negative to say and would highly recommend Umbrella Movers. I'm not happy they don't offer service in our destination city because I would use them again to unload!
Feel free to contact me with any questions or more details!
- Darryl