Austin Bargain Movers

They buy used washers and dryers and post them on Craigslist for resell, which is fine. Except Abel from Austin Bargain Movers sold me a dryer that doesn’t work and I’m now having to scrap. When I called him he said he would bring me a new one. He never did, its been well over a month and they don’t return my calls. THIS GUY DOES BAD BUSINESS. STEER CLEAR. THANKS FOR THE BROKEN DRYER ABEL, really appreciate you robbing me.

I’ve used these guys twice now and been pretty happy both times. The first time was last August, when I moved from the third floor of an apartment. The two guys doing the moving worked their butts off for 5 hours basically without a break. Blazing hot, they were so soaked with sweat they could have been swimming. The second time was just a few days ago, this time cold and rainy… but they guys still worked hard and were efficient. The effort level is great, and at $ 59 per hour for 2 guys and a truck I think it’s a good value too.
A couple of things to keep in mind if you use them… the $ 59 rate includes a 17 foot truck, which is actually not very big. A 1 bedroom will fit in it, if you’ve got 2 bedrooms there’s a good chance it will fill up. They have a big truck as well (the one you can see int he photo) but that one raises the hourly charge. Still a decent deal. They also accept CASH only. So be prepared to have several hundred dollars in cash on hand. And finally although they bring furniture pads they seem to favor working quickly a bit over working carefully. They didn’t really damage anything but I think a few things had scuffs I had to clean off. If your stuff is particularly nice or you have certain items you really like, be sure to ask them to take extra care in handling them. Of course this will make it a bit more expensive too.
I noticed someone else mentioned they were late. My first move they were an hour or so late, my second move they were right on time. They do more than one move a day, so if you’re not the first client of the day they’ll show up once they finish everyone before you. If earlier moves take longer than usual you might be waiting.

Austin Bargain Movers is without a doubt the worst moving company I have ever used in the city of Austin.
Here are some of the highlights of our move:
— Movers arrived late after discovering that they had written down the wrong address
— Movers were told by their boss that they were loading the truck but not unloading it, but we had explicitly requested loading and unloading. We had to clarify with them after they arrived, after I had already clarified this with their boss earlier that morning.
— Their website advertises that they will provide dollies, pads and tools for local moves. Movers arrived with a single dolly, no pads, no straps, and a limited set of tools. We had to unpack boxes to find blankets and go to the store to buy them straps.
— Movers took 4 hours to load a one bedroom /​one bathroom apartment. The «average» load time of a one bedroom apartment is 2 hours (as admitted by the manager)
— Movers took excessive breaks and moved extremely slowly. They would sit idle until they saw me staring at them, and then they would start working again.
— They could not fit all of our stuff in the truck. I had a 24′ truck, which is designed to hold 4 bedrooms. We had the equivalent of a 2 bedroom apartment between the two houses.
— Movers put our furniture in the wet lawn before bringing it inside. No furniture was assembled. Boxes were not placed in the designated rooms as we had requested. TOTAL TIME FOR A LOCAL AUSTIN MOVE: 10 hours
— All desks and tables have significant scratches and damage.
The manager has been unapologetic and rude when we have tried to discuss the poor quality of service. At this point we are considering taking them to court for the damages done to our property. DO NOT USE THESE MOVERS!!!

They dropped half of my bed frame from the 3^rd floor and showed up two hours late. Enough said.