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SHARPVANLINES
January 26, 2023
Move from Old Bridge
I hate moving. When a move is unavoidable, I find myself making strong vows that THIS time, darn it, I will be organized. I will be efficient. I will reserve a truck and/or moving team weeks in advance. I will wrap, plan, discard, donate and come out the other side a Martha Stewart of a man, with my possessions sparkling and orderly in my new, spotless home.
The reality is me, five days before my move-out deadline, no trucks reserved, little packed, no plan to finish this job, and unsuccessful in guilt-tripping any friends into giving up an autumn morning to help my cranky self lug a granite-trimmed sleeper sofa up a wobbling metal ramp and into a moving van.
I had reached the knee-deep and no help stage of the process when I finally panicked enough to research moving companies (six days before the end of my lease). Fortunately, I sent a bid request to Sharp Van Lines. After a quick response that yes, they could fit me in, I glanced over the glowing reviews and booked them at once. . . before returning to the helpless sorting of papers and socks.
The team arrived well within the time window. They were punctual, hard-working, friendly and meticulous.
They quickly figured out the dimensionally-challenging puzzles involved in carrying large furniture through the narrow doorways and tight passages of my antique building, then drove 15 miles through heavy traffic, only to unload it all in my new home, which offered the pleasure of two stairways, each with a sharp middle turn.
I would have died or gone insane. They just did the job quickly and without damage or complaint.
I happily paid their reasonable charges. Thanks, gentlemen, for giving me a vision of a better world, in which moving can be... okay, it's never gonna be fun, but it can, apparently, be competent and quick.
I recommend Sharp Van Lines whole-heartedly and will absolutely call on them again for my next move.
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SHARPVANLINES
January 26, 2023
The best full service moving company
Our experience with Sharp Van Lines was fantastic. We sent an email to their site and salesrep Andy responded within a day. The foreman Michael coordinated a visit around our schedule and conducted a walk-through resulting in a price quote that very day (including various service options such as having them pack or providing packing materials).
At day of the move four professional movers arrived to pack. They packed everything very carefully, nothing was even slightly scratched. They re-used the moving boxes and wrapping material that we saved from our move two years ago, which allowed us to save a bit of money on packing materials. The wrapping they used for our paintings was something we had not seen before: a kraft paper over a polymer with a special protective layer that touched the canvas--great stuff that we gave to an artist friend to store his own paintings.
When they unloaded the boxes at our new house, they took care to a make sure they put everything where we wanted it--a particular room, the deck, the garage, the back yard, etc.
They even hauled away the washer and dryer left by the previous owners and gave them to someone who could use them. They hooked up our own washer and dryer for us (with the understanding from us that they are not plumbers and could not be responsible for leaks...they worked fine and their correct hookup was verified by a HVAC & plumbing professional who visited the house soon after for an unrelated matter).
Once we were unpacked weeks later, we coordinated a time when Andy was heading back to our neighborhood to quote on a new job and he collected all of our flattened moving boxes.
We highly recommend this local company; we hope to never have to move again, but we could call Sharp Van Lines if needed
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