Rent-A-Buddy Moving

These guys made our move both easy and pleasant. Punctual, professional, efficient and even cheerful! I’ve moved a lot and never had such a quick and positive experience. Refreshing compared to past experiences with other moving companies which have generally been sketchy. I’ll use and recommend this company without hesitation.

I moved over the weekend (February 2014), and was it ever a relief to have my rented Buddies there to make it happen. WOW, do these guys ever hustle! My 1 bedroom apartment was completely empty in about 40 minutes. (Although, it helps when all your stuff is boxed up and ready to go, which mine was.) The whole thing was a piece of cake. The guys were capable, prepared, friendly, professional and considerate. Plus they arrived 10 minutes early and brought a surprise 3^rd mover at no extra charge.
The total moving time was 1.5 hours. It could not have been less of a headache for me. Although they have a 3 hour minimum booking for a move (pricey when your move is under 2 hours), I still thought it was worth every penny… which was $ 99/​hr plus tax and tip, to be exact.
I am a bit of a germaphobe, so their bug policies really put my mind at ease. With the bedbug situation in Toronto, I was relieved that they inspect and treat their equipment daily.
It will be a while before I move again, but I will definitely be calling this team when I do. Highly recommended.

Matthew helped me to move my stuff from Peason to home. Excellent — highly recommend them. Very patient and professional.
Will be using you guys again on our next move! cheers guys!

I moved Aug. 31 2013 from downtown apartment to downtown apartment.
I’ve never had such a hassle-​free move. They showed up on time, they didn’t make a big deal about the only parking available not being 100% legal, and when my couch didn’t fit through the apartment door, they took the time to work it out and come up with a solution in order to keep going at a fast pace. They also sent someone ahead of the truck to my new place (or maybe he just happened to be biking) but either way it was a big help for someone to see where the new loading dock was so that the truck could just come right in. The last movers I had couldn’t find the new place and just circled and circled the street, charging me the whole time.
All in all, very nice guys. I’ll definitely hire this company again next time we move (which hopefully won’t be soon, but still). They worked as quickly as possible and kept me updated on what was going on the whole time. The name is very appropriate, since it was like having some friends helping you move — if your friends were professional movers. And, while my actual friends would probably take 12 hours to help me move, these guys got it all done in 2.
Like Mike T. said, if I could, I’d put down six stars, because moving majorly sucks and I’m just so grateful these guys helped me get through the day without any «surprises».

If you are moving anywhere in Toronto use Rent-​A-​Buddy Moving.
They were on time, professional and friendly while they carefully but quickly moved everything out of my old place and into my new place for a fair price — which unlike the other movers I called was very fair.
Again, if you are moving anywhere in Toronto use Rent-​A-​Buddy Moving.

Moving is stressful, I don’t think a single person would ever say its not.
Rent-​A –Buddy took as much stress out of this situation as they possibly could. I don’t have a single complaint to make about them, and am confident saying by far they are the best movers out there. We even had a few laughs in our short time together!
What makes them the best? Well they show up exactly on time, they get to work right away, they move super fast while being very careful with things, and do everything in an incredibly calm and happy manner! And they made moving my heavy pull out couch look effortless.
I had some major stress leading up to my move, elevator bookings caused me to have to reschedule I think 4 different times, and Matthew was incredibly friendly and easy going about it every time I called. He also called me back super quickly if he wasn’t able to answer when I called. My move ended up being reschedule to two days earlier then originally planned with just one day notice (this had absolutely nothing to do with Rent-​A –Buddy), so I was feeling a bit anxious and disorganized the morning of my move. Matthew and his colleague (whose name I can’t remember but was awesome) showed up and I almost instantly felt relaxed.
And did I mention how quickly they move? And how friendly and great they are?!
Admittedly I didn’t have a ton of furniture to move, but they still managed to get my entire 1 bedroom apartment and ton of heavy boxes all moved and into my new place that was about a 20 minute drive away in around 2.5 hours.
I can’t say enough about how awesome they were. And as a person whose moved several times over the past 8 years, I have some experience using other movers who moved at a snails pace, talked on their cell phones frequently, complained, or just overall seemed like they didn’t enjoy their job. I didn’t experience anything even close to this with Rent-​A-​Buddy, they truly are by far the best there is out there.

If could I’d put down six stars. Moving is probably one of the most stressful things in life but Matt and his crew made this day actually enjoyable.
These guys were a pleasure to be around as they were extremely personable with a great sense of humour.
When they showed they got to work immediately and they were quick. My last movers were slow and disorganized but I couldn’t believe how quick Rent A Buddy moved for a company being paid by the hour… these are good people.
They were very cautious with our new home and our possessions, had a professional and positive attitude the entire time.
I will use them for my next move and vehemently recommend Rent A Buddy to everyone that is moving.
Thanks again Matthew!!!

Recently used Rent-​A-​Buddy to move from Toronto to Oakville and could not have had a better experience. Matthew, Damian and Mike were friendly, hard working and knowledgeable. Showed up on time and worked quickly on getting our stuff out the door. They were flexible with several situations including a problematic couch and snow banks at the new place. Would definitely use them again.

These guys act like they enjoy lifting and moving and schlepping stuff– and I think they genuinely do! They are also geniuses about moving– manoevering issues. Its like they live, breathe and dream moving. Awesome movers. Our move was a large 5 bedroom house– 3 ½ truck loads over two days. Cheerfully done and organized. I highly recommend. Great guys.

These guys are great! Very efficient, polite nice guys who do exactly what they promise. They dismantled our confounding Ikea L-​shaped couch with humour and patience and put everything back together again for us at the other end. When our bikes just finally wouldn’t fit in the truck at the very end one of the boys actually rode one of down to the new house for us. Recommended!

Oh man, these guys are good. Just book them, you won’t be disappointed.
I moved from a seriously crammed 2 bedroom to a 2 story townhouse, with LOTS of super heavy and fragile furniture and equipment. They were fast, really friendly, never complained even despite the size and weight of the pieces, some of which had to go up a flight of very skinny stairs. The guys are extremely professional. Also, they have great rates, final cost was as expected.
No complaints, will book again next time I eventually move.

So I had a horrible moving experience. The first movers I hired fell through on the day of the move. So after searching Unilocal we found Rent A Buddy and saw great reviews. It was a long shot but it was worth a try.
We called and thankfully after some reviewing their appointments. They managed to fit us in for an early afternoon move. We were really happy because we had no idea how we were going to move our stuff.
Interesting point I should add is that we live right by the address listed here on Unilocal.We walk by daily and took our dog for a walk after booking our time, we saw the van parked in a parking lot. After grabbing lunch it was gone. Things that made me go ‘hmmmmm?‘
Just before 2:30pm rolled around we recieved a phone call. Apparently they were till at the previous appointment and asked to reschedule for 4pm. Frustrated and just neeeeeding my stuff moved I agreed.
Fast forward to 4pm I called as no truck had arrived. The guy on the phone lied and said he originally told me 4:30−5pm. Sorry I was stressed but not stresses enough to mess up my times. As we were on a tight schedule for the move (gf had job interview, I work nights at a hospital, old supers wanted us out to clean, etc).
So 5pm rolls around and they FINALLY show up. Two real nice guys who were cool and laid back. Stars for that, for sure.
They asked about the boxes in the lobby then took them up to see the heavy stuff and our bags (garbage bags of clothes, etc).
The main guy looked around and. got a worried look on his face. Apparently they scheduled a move out of city for 7pm.
He saw I was desperate so he told me he would do the job. Although he might only get to do the bigger stuff and boxes. I told him if its about time and man power I’ll bust my butt to help with the move.
So while they grabbed the bed, tvs, couch, etc. I grabbed as much of the bigger/​heavier stuff as well. I also started to bring down bags as well.
With the truck full of the heavy stuff and boxes. I was told thats it and they couldnt move any more. This was irking me because we entered into a 3 hour minimum move charge and we hadnt even reached an hour into the move yet.
They asked me to show them where the place was, so I told them. They offered for me to jump in the back of the truck to tag along. I did show even though we werent finished moving out and the painting/​floor crews were. standing outside our apartment to get in.
We arrived to a cluster mess of people moving. Due to the fact they originally said 2:30pm and it was now almost 6pm. This meant that we could not put an elevator ‘in service’ and just had to use the elevator as is.
So what did the guys do? They left my stuff in the lobby. Telling me they’d only bring up the big stufd because they had to go.
During this time I was calling the company to see if anything could be done. The guy on the phone was nice and understanding and said he’d talk to the guy. Which he did, however the guy made it seem like it was only ‘a few bags’ and that I could easily walk it over… IN THE RAIN?!
So after much back and forth it was decided the guy on the phone would be by in the morning to grab the bags in a pickup truck.
At my whits end I agreed. It then came time to pay and what I originally was told $ 89/​hr flat rate. Turned into $ 89+hst. So for under two hours work, with me having to move the majority of stuff myself. I ended up paying $ 290 because thats all I had/​could afford. Which I honestly do not think the service is worth what I paid.
In the end we ended up begging a friend from out of town to come by and move our bags over to the new place. Three trips, in a car, and we were done. In enough time to still have dinner.
As the guy moving brought up with me, and I agreed. From now on I am going to just secure my own moving truck (uhaul, discount, etc) in advance or just sell my stuff. As I am now turned off of hiring a moving team to help.
Really nice guys. Glad they were able to help in a pinch. But not the service I was expecting, for that kind of money. Make sure if you are hiring movers to do it well in advance.

Rent. Buddy was amazing-​I worried so much about so many things and the minute they arrived-​bingo!
On time, cheerful, helpful, considerate, hard working, methodical, and very very reasonably priced!
found them on Unilocal
Gotta say this a million…

I booked my summer move with Rent-​A-​Buddy after doing some research on Unilocal. (Thanks guys! Just another reason why Unilocal rules.) I made a spreadsheet (of course), but Rent-​A-​Buddy pulled to the front of their list with their lower prices, big truck (I think they sent a 20ft one) and positive reviews.
I had an excellent experience with Rent-​A-​Buddy Moving. The movers were really friendly, but professional. The move did take a while (4 – 5 hours) but then again, I had (have) a lot of stuff. They moved from a 3^rd floor apartment to a 2^nd floor apartment without complaint (all stairs).
No hidden fees, they explain what you will pay upfront. $ 85 an hour, and the last hour is charged in 15 minute increments so you aren’t charged for the full hour if you only use part of it. And they accept visa (although we tipped with cash).
Next time I move, these will be the guys.

Awesome. With a capital A. My partner found them online, and after reading several glowing reviews, had the impression that we should go with them, so we did.
I went along with it, not expecting too much either way.
But these two men were pleasant to work with, and I’d say efficient.
$ 80/​hour for two men, plus usage of their 18.3 cubic sq ft truck (delivery), no hidden costs for gas. We packed A LOT in. The items were safely delivered. No damage was done to the mattress, sofa, or smaller items!
We moved at the worst time of the year, during the winter, but it was good b/​c they had much time and energy to offer us.
One part that I love best, was that they hummed from time to time. In a sincere way, like humming was a way for them to get through their daily grind. I felt like we had two large dwarves hi-​ho hi-​ho-​ing, with us.
Worth their hourly rate, plus a deserved tip. :)
Drama-​free dudes that were just plain easy to work with.
Rent-​a-​Buddy was a pleasure to have around, from start to end!!!

These guys are absolutely fantastic. I’ve moved 5 times over the past 10 years, and Rent-​A-​Buddy are by far the best movers I’ve used. My movers Jamie and Matthew were great guys, totally easy going, polite and experienced. My girlfriend and I loved the job they did. I would definitely recommend these guys to anybody planning a move.