Budget Moving

I am of two minds with this experience. Today is moving day (as I type this). They were super quick and friendly which was great — but they damaged 4 of my 6 book cases. I have dark colored wood cases which now have giant long exposed white wood scratches and they are REALLY hard to hide since they are on the both sides of most of the shelves. I take really good care of my stuff and half of them were new in the place I just moved out of so I know for a fact the scratches are not from a previous move.
Even though they were fast and nice, I won’t be using them again because I can’t afford more damaged furniture.

Total pros. We made the decision to move quickly. They were flexible and easy to work with, and went the extra mile throughout the process. Even put pads on the bottom of a few pieces of furniture for me while they had the heavy piece upside down on the trolley. I would highly recommend them.

These guys were quick, professional and fun. Best moving experience i’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot).

Mike and his team were fantastic on my recent move. The team was there on time, communicative, and hard working. They worked efficiently and quickly, and the job was done with no issues whatsoever. Pricing was clear and definitely a great value. We had placed some clothes and other items in garbage bags, and they even had additional boxes and items to make sure that these items were packed efficiently, even if we didn’t. If we need to move again, I would definitely use Budget Moving.

Mike, Jarad and crew were awesome. We hired them to pack, move and unpack us in Wallingford/​Green Lake. They were pleasant to deal with, professional, superfast, and worked hard to make the move as efficient as possible (backing the huge truck into a very tricky parking space so they could make a ramp from the back of the truck to the top of the porch, as it would be faster than climbing up and down stairs). And they were extremely reasonably priced (read: cheap). I’ll use them again in a flash and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Mike and his crew have personally moved us 7 times, since 2006. We usually pack up most of our items in boxes/​totes ourselves, but I understand they do offer a packing service. Every single move has been seamless and efficient. I know this may sound like a hype review, but truly I’ve never had issues. I’m a Realtor, and I’ve also recommended them to clients for moves, never a problem. That’s the way a move should be, no issues, as there’s certainly enough stress! Thanks Mike, and a special shout out to Oscar & Trevor. You guys are a great moving team!

I used Budget Moving to move from a ground floor condo in Seattle to a nearby condo in a mid rise condo. I highly recommend them! They showed up on time and worked at a fast pace. They were careful with my furniture and boxes, no damage incurred from the packing/​moving process! They brought and used furniture pads, extra boxes and packing material, and were very friendly and professional. They had to transport my stuff from the street, down a ramp, through a gate and up an elevator– I was dreading this part thinking that it would take a long time to accomplish this. I was pleasantly surprised that it was not an obstacle for them. And I don’t think they took a break the whole time. They brought my stuff in my new place and placed items exactly where I asked them to. And reasonably priced! I will use them again! You should use them, you won’t regret it!

Recommended by coworkers. I initially gave 5 stars but upon reflection of a few points I find that 4 stars is a better fit.
Just today (8÷9÷2014) moved from a 2-​bed, 1200-​ish sqft place to splitting between two 1-​bed places, one in Kirkland and one in Seattle (with the 520 closed, which didn’t make things any easier).
I hired them to do all the packing (4 guys, 2 trucks), and unloading/​assembly at the new places (not unpacking, though, since that’s going to take a LONG time to figure out where things should go: P), and while I wasn’t given a specific quote, the overall price was within 10% of my expectation (I expected about $ 2000, came out to $ 2200) but do note that you ARE paying for their time and any materials they need (which I felt were reasonable prices all around). It took about 8 hours from start to finish, starting at 8:30am, and I was charged for 9.5 hours (they include commute time).
I know the guys were frustrated at first because we hadn’t done a good job of sorting out some areas as far as what was going to which location, but they got to work packing up what had already been split up while we worked on the rest, and were communicative during the entire process to make sure that things got on the right trucks. (Which, as we’re unpacking, they did a great job helping us separate things.)
I could ding them on anything it would be that they left a number of materials at our old place (shrink wrap, door wedge/​stop, packing tape, a couple beverage containers) and the attitudes of a couple of the movers at a few points during the move:
1. Upon realizing that some areas (just the kitchen, really) hadn’t been split up yet (even though if they had to wait around it was me who was paying for it)
2. Upon seeing my rather embarrassingly full closet (but they did manage to make quick work of it in the end)
3. I think they’d allocated less time than it actually took for this move and they were trying to wedge in another job in the afternoon/​evening, but I didn’t feel like I’d been dishonest in the amount of effort the move was going to require and there wasn’t anything I could really do about it at that point.
4. There were a number of times I heard complaints about having to wait around (as we sorted out some stuff, or because I couldn’t get the service key to the elevator so they had to wait sometimes for the elevator), which I found extremely confusing because I’m paying their for their TIME anyway, so if I’m fine with it going slow due to circumstances beyond their control, what’s the problem?
The work was good (pretty fast, careful, and again they did a good job of communicating with us throughout the packing process), I know we weren’t the easiest customer (s) they’ve ever had and they dealt with that pretty well. I’d probably use them again.

Budget Moving has moved me 3 times since 2007. 2007, house to house; 2010 house to apartment and July 11, 2014, apartment to townhouse. In all three moves Budget Moving provided high quality professional service. Everything was moved safely – no breaking furniture, no scratches on the wall. Also, Budget Moving charges by the hour and could easily move slowly to make more money, but the moving teams are always moving quickly and efficiently. I really like the staff – strong, capable, friendly – and the way they demonstrate care for my possessions and the properties I am moving to/​from. I can’t imagine using any other moving service – why bother? Budget Moving is the best and all I will ever need: reasonably priced, high quality and trustworthy service.

If you’re looking for a Seattle moving company, look no further. Budget Moving is amazing. We hired Budget to move us from a top floor condo into a house on the opposite side of town. Mike, the owner, came to meet with me for the estimate. He sat down and explained the process, how his team works and gave me recommendations for certain pieces of furniture we had. His recommendation on number of movers needed as well as time was spot on.
The day of the move, they were early and worked all day without stopping. His guys literally ran up and down our stairs and only paused so that we could point them in the proper direction.
Fast forward a few months and we were having new carpet installed. I sent Mike a text the night before because we had to move our treadmill out of the workout room and realized we couldn’t do it ourselves. Mike sent his guys over the next day to take it apart and put it back together for us. They even moved the furniture back into the rooms for me. I can’t say enough about Budget Moving but I know I’ll never use another company as long as I’m in Seattle. I would highly recommend Budget Moving to anyone.

I went to these guys after reading raving reviews from workplace. My place was a 600 sq. ft 1 bedroom and i packed all but kitchen by the time they arrived. They took 2 hrs to pack the kitchen and move out the furniture and another hour and move it in, no unpacking. I asked for 2 guys and mike suggested 3. 4hrs for a 600sq. ft building with 75% packed already is way costly and I would recommend against these guys strongly to all my friends. And the packing was inefficient for utensils (why the heck should every single steel plate should be wrapped with a different paper?) and cooking items spilled all over when i was unpacking (no proper wrapping where needed.). And they forgot to move refrigerator items altogether.
WILL NEVER USE THESE GUYS AGAIN!

I found out about Mike and Budget Moving when I was helping another friend. These guys are very efficient and great value for the money. I used them today and could not believe how fast they were going. They come with full supplies and are ready to go. They have everything you will need to make the move happen so no need to pay extra for anything. I will use them as much as I can. They book up pretty fast, so plan accordingly.

They’ve moved us twice. In the last 18 months. And both times were a great experience. Would recommend to a friend!

I have used Budget Movers twice now and will never use another local moving company. They are outstanding!!!
I was able to get the time I wanted for both moves — exactly when I wanted. The price was very reasonable and the movers themselves could not have been more professional, efficient, helpful or friendly.
I would recommend them without hesitation.

Move-​In: August 1^st. These guys came very highly recommended from a friend of mine who told tale of over-​the-​top lengths they had gone to to make sure things got done right (they even removed someones window so they could get a couch in). My experience, however, was no where near that good. This was my first experience with movers. The guys showed up on time, great. During the initial walk through, the guy in charge expressed great concern over the amount of stuff we had and immediately suggested doubling the number of guys and getting another truck or «this was going to take all day». While this was initially irritating as when I had booked them, Mike (who I believe is the owner), asked me no questions about the size of our place or approximately how much stuff we had, I tried to roll with the punches because it sounded like they were going to be able to solve the issue. After an hour, we learned we would not be getting the extra truck and only Mike was coming to help. Of the four guys who showed, Mike was the least careful with our belongings and immediately upon arrival began making suggestions about Budget not moving our boxes and instead only moving our furniture (under the pretense of saving us money). Um, I don’t know how most people move, but his suggestion of having the movers we hired only move the furniture and us having to go to the trouble the following day of renting a truck, hiring additional movers with no notice (as who has friends that can help them move on a Monday), and paying an additional day’s rent to my old landlord was irresponsible. I HIRED MOVERS BECAUSE I WANTED MOVERS. The gents kept making comments that they’d had a very busy week and had a busy week schedule ahead of them. Gee, I’m sorry my move was an inconvenience and that your boss is overworking you, but I still would like to get done what I hired you to do. After going back and forth several rounds with Mike, he called in another moving company, America’s Moving Machines (See 5-​Star Review of America’s Moving Machines I posted), to finish the job. While I hope they were just having an off day, I would not recommend them to anyone hoping to have a pleasant, non-​stressful moving experience.

I am a single guy who likes changing my environment and Mike and his crew have moved me four times. On time, clean and professional I have never been let down. Art pieces, flat screen TVs, they have seen it all and know the best way to load things and get them to the new destination safe.
Knowing Mike/​Budget, I will never do the U-​Haul thing again (and my buddies appreciate it)!

Mike and crew have moved us five times now and every single time, I’m amazed by how professional, hard working, and fast they are. This is not a fly-​by-​night operation or a few guys with a truck looking for a quick buck. They know the importance of long-​term customer relationships. Their prices are fair, too. If you need a mover, these are the people to call.