"Moving freaking sucks. Can we all agree on that?\n\nI called a bazillion moving companies for a move that was to take place the following week. Exactly two of those companies offered to send someone out for an estimate, one of which was ICM. Several of the other companies quoted me impossibly low rates, 3-4 week delivery estimates and accused their competitors of fraud and other deceitful tactics. I was sick of it.\n\nMike and Lee came out for an estimate about five days before my moving date and I could not have been happier that they did. They did describe some tactics that other moving companies do to add on fees to their estimates (e.g. staircase fees, shuttle fees, having-to-walk-a-lot fees) but did not mention any companies by name. He offered a lot of advice about researching moving companies, getting phone numbers for auto repair places for my drive, how to get moving insurance (thanks, homeowner's insurance!) and packing. Their binding price for a sprint van was more than I intended to pay for my move, but it turned out to be worth it.\n\nRight on time, Mike showed up with two of his guys to pick up my stuff. Unfortunately, they forgot to bring wardrobe boxes, but they packed my clothes very neatly in large boxes they had on hand, which worked fine. The two guys were very friendly, chatting with me the entire time they were wrapping and moving furniture and boxes around. \n\nI'm pretty sure Mike hates his employee Cory, because he sent him from Nevada to Texas with the van by himself. Cory, on the other hand, had no problem with it. The delivery was scheduled for 8am on Friday, but when he called and mentioned he was getting into town early, he agreed to drop off my stuff as soon as he got there, which was about four hours after I did. I was really grateful to not have to sleep on the floor the first night in my new apartment.\n\nCory somehow managed to haul all of my stuff up two flights of stairs without complaint. He did have to borrow one of my neighbors to help him haul my giant wood desk up, but he got everything else in place just fine. The only issues I found were: the base of my TV was scratched up; a corner was chipped on a drawer of my wooden nightstand; and some of the legs of the nightstand were slightly damaged. They are pretty minor issues, but two of them could have been avoided with a little extra packing. Still not sure how the drawer got damaged because it looked like it was padded pretty well.\n\nI do wish they offered a cheaper moving method, but I was fortunate to have the money to go the more expensive and much easier route. All in all, a great move. I'd choose ICM again. Mike's binding price was exactly what I paid, everything happened in a timely manner and all four guys I talked to were as friendly and accommodating as anyone could ask for. Hooray for great customer service!"^^ . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "2011-06-05T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ .