Fix Price Movers

I found fixed price by doing an internet search for movers as we began to contemplate our move from Palo Alto, CA to Dallas, TX. Jeff called me back after I left a message and was happy to come out and do an in person estimate of our items/​move (several were not and want you to inventory your items in a spreadsheet they email or over the phone… yeah right!).
Since we were on a budget, we asked Jeff several questions about how to keep the cost of our move low. He had a number of ideas an several of them saved us money, such as ordering packing materials ourselves, packing as much as we could on our own, and not moving certain heavy, easy and inexpensive to replace items. We got competative quotes from three different movers and not only did we like Jeff the most, he was the lowest cost. He even came back out to reassess our load after we held several garage sales to pare down our load. In the end we received a reduced quote and the option to do it as a fixed sum or wait to see what the final weight came out to be and just pay for exactly what we moved. The number was under our budget, so we went with the fixed price, and aside from certain clearly labeled packing materials which were noted as additional, the move cost what they said it would. At least so far… I don’t yet know the final out come because Fixed Price has been very good about dealing with our specific situation. I am unemployeed and my family moved to Dallas to live with family while I look for a job. I didn’t want to receive our belongings until I found a job and got us in a new house. Fixed Price offered us 60 days of free storage in California (at our request in case we ended up moving back… this flexibility was key to our decision to use them). Also the move price stays the same no matter where we end up living in Texas. I’ve since found a new job, but we are going to wait to move into a new place for a few more months while we save money staying with family… Fixed Price is willing to hold onto our belongings while we do so.
On move day, our packers showed up on time, even with inclement weather. They didn’t nickel and dime us for materials, and they were for the most part courtious, safe and professional. They packed the furniture in a manner that seemed to protect our items and they moved them with care. Don’t get me wrong, they were a little rough around the edges… they were furniture movers… but as noted, for the most part they did a good job. One item of ours, a kid’s activity table, was broken in what was a complete accident and the head mover was happy to write a note about the incident on our bill of lading. It was minor and I may not even worry about it, but he noted that their insurance would have no issue dealing with it.
So far we are very happy with Jeff”s services and those of Fixed Price Move. I will be sure to update this review at the completion of our service so as to give a review of the full move. But for now, I would recommend Jeff Olson and Fixed Price Move.

Despite the name they upped our price three times between the initial quote and delivery.
The guys who packed were quick and efficient… they just didn’t write everything down on the packing list so when some of it didn’t show up on the other end we had no recourse.
They broke and lost a significant amount of items between CA & NC.
The delivery guys were *horrible*. Late, lost, throwing boxes around (including our TV!), and rude.
The «independent» who figured out how much our insurance payout should be is now an employee of the company.
A year later and we still hadn’t seen our insurance check.
Avoid Avoid Avoid!!!
*After putting in a complaint to the Department of Transportation we did receive a check… and a request that we inform the DOT as fast as possible that they had complied so quickly. Somehow I don’t feel motivated to do that. Maybe after another year and half.

Last time I moved i used Fix Price Movers. they moved me from a 2 bedroom 3^rd floor apartment to a 3 bedroom apartment in 3 hours exact. It was a local move, they had 3 movers showed up right on time, let me tell you this guys know how to lift heavy equipment!!! they also tape & wrap everything so everything is protected. I appreciate their services have already gave them some referrals. I know there is a lot of moving companies out there but if you want to save your self time & headaches of moving just call them and you wont regret it. i will use them again!!!