Multicity Moving No Longer In Business

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Mississauga ON L4W 4L4
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Rance Nault in Lansing
Rance Nault in Lansing
1 review LANSING, MI
0/10

Ottawa to Lansing Move

I moved from a small bachelor apartment in Ottawa, Canada to Lansing, US. I chose this company as they offered the lowest minimum weight but will never move with this company ever again no matter the cost. The movers showed up 2 days late for pick-up of my belongings and I was not informed on the planned date until I contacted the company after waiting for 6 hours. Furthermore, the same thing occured for the delivery date although this time I was given a delivery date one week later. On that new scheduled date, I was informed that there were more delays in the delivery and asked to have at least a 24 hour notice so that I may be present to open the door. 3 days later I received a call that they were at my door while I was in a meeting in a neighbouring city for business until 9 pm that night. They did not offer any alternatives or apologies. Finally, I did receive my goods and some were damaged, one of which I have not been able to understand how all the nails have been pulled out.
I strongly discourage anyone from using this company. Very unprofessional business that do not care about their customers.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,300.00
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Company Response

Our company originally quoted this customer on 2000 lbs. As per his request, we re-quoted him on 1000 lbs. We remained in contact with him throughout his move through e-mails and telephone calls. We advised its a consolidated moving service not expedited service (next day delivery for additonal $$$) which customer did not accept. We deliver the shipments when we have a full truck leaving towards the final destination point. We give our customers as much notification as possible but our truck was delayed on all shipments to the United States as we cannot help that there was a delays at the border when entering and hurricane in effect at that time. We do apologize for the delay in your shipment.

Michelle Brisebois in Pointe-claire
Michelle Brisebois in Pointe-claire
1 review POINTE CLAIRE, QC
8/10

Move from Toronto to Montreal

Multicity moved my two-bedroom household from Toronto to Pointe-Claire, Quebec, as well as a piano from Ottawa to Pointe-Claire. In addition, my furniture was stored in Multicity's warehouse for two months for free, which I really appreciated. Both moves went very well, with the exception of a couple of items which got broken. The complaint was handled very efficiently by Mr. Bonder, and I was reimbursed for the expense of replacing the items.

I am very satisfied with the service received. The employees were courteous and professional, and Mr. Bonder's estimate was very close to the actual price. I highly recommend Multicity.

Approximate cost of services:
$3,000.00
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Jon in Toronto
Jon in Toronto
1 review Essex, ON
10/10

Move to Windsor

Multicity was extremely professional, courteous and carefully planned my family's move from Toronto to Southwestern Ontario. My contact, Robert, was easily available and made sure that our move went very smoothly. Since we had to move earlier from our previous place, multicity offered to store our belongings for 30 days at no additional charge. I was impressed with their level of service and would definitely use them again in the future.

Approximate cost of services:
$2,000.00
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Shox
Shox
1 review BRAMPTON, ON
10/10

Toronto - Vancouver

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Wow Robert, where do I begin. You always hear horror stories about moving companies.

However, our experience with your company was wonderful.

The Toronto guys were professional, efficient and well organized, and my daughter tells me that the Delta guys were the same.

It was a pleasure giving you our business and thank you Robert for all your help.

I know it was a small move compared to what you might normally handle, but for us, especially my daughter, it was a BIG move.

Thanks again Robert - thank you Multi-City.

Approximate cost of services:
$0.00
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Bilal Bakht in Victoria
Bilal Bakht in Victoria
1 review VICTORIA, BC
0/10

Multicity Moving Inc.

I hired Multicity for my move in June 2011. Two guys came to load the goods on Wednesday June, 16. The driver came in and said that we weren't ready and so would cost more money. It took them five hours to load two bed room items. As per agreement, they were supposed to dismantle bedroom furniture. I ended up dismantling and loading. They kept talking over the phone with their girl friends. When the goods were loaded they tried to charge another $75 which was removed later when I insisted it wasn’t justified. Before they left, I asked for the empty and final weights of the truck. I was told that they were going to Windsor to pick up more luggage and that the final weight would be sent in few days. The following week, I received an email that my stuff weighed 5700+ lbs. The initial estimate was $4000 lbs. I argued the weight and the fact that the empty and full truck weights were done on Saturday after the luggage was taken. Anyway I agreed to pay as I had little choice. When the luggage was delivered in Victoria, dining table, chairs, bedroom head set, electric water cooler, movie rack and coat hanger (all packed by company personals) were damaged. I took pictures of these items. Dining table and chairs were bought few weeks before the move from Costco (original receipt is still with me). I sent the pictures to the company and received a reply that since the items were used no claim could be honoured. I was told through email that I was most welcome to do whatever I could to get the claim in. I just want to spread the word out for those who are looking for movers to beware of Multicity Moving Company as they have no business ethics.

Approximate cost of services:
$3,700.00
What could this company do to improve their services?
The way it strove to get my business, it should strive to provide customer satisfaction too. In response to company's response, I would like to clarify that a revised estimate of 4500 lbs, after Mr. Bonder's (company's representative) in-house estimate, was sent to me on 14th June. I have attached Leslie's quote and my response as PDF for the readers to decide. Regarding re-scaling, yes I was given the choice to drive from London to Mississauga on a working day and pay $200 for the scale fee, if I were interested to redo the weight. I let the readers to decide, if that was indeed an offer. The company's website clearly says, I hope they don't change it after reading this, that the truck is weighed before it comes to pick up the luggage and is weighed again after it leaves the premises with the luggage. After seeing driver's attitude and business ethics I had no choice but to question the final weight, given that it was off by 27%. Please note Mr. Bonder claims to have 30 years experience in the moving industry - almost 1% off for each year in service!
Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
Read company's reviews especially on Better Business Bureau's (BBB) website. I learnt later that Multicity's accreditation in BBB was revoked by BBB's Board of Directors due to failure to maintain minimum BBB Rating. http://www.bbb.org/kitchener/business-reviews/movers/multicity-moving-in-mississauga-on-1137092 Here is a link to another review by another disgruntled customer. His story is worse than mine http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/multicity-moving.html
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Company Response

Customer Bilal hired us,our agent Leslie were dealing with Mr Bilal. The initial quote was based on 5000 lbs. Customer wanted to do a price match with another company. We did price match on the rates but not on the weight. We picked up the shipment,however we cannot weight furniture and goods over the phone. We scaled the truck after we removed the second shipment from the truck at CAT scale and the find out actual weight is 5700 lbs.We offered to rescale the shipment he did not agree.The customer was happy with the price match however not happy with the weight.

The customer packed his own shipment (boxes)the furniture was used. Any box packed by the customer the carrier is not responsible for it.Furnitures, we do wrap those with moving blankets however if the customer need more protection we do offer crating for additional $$$ (option was not taken by the customer).

As per our company policy we do disassamble furniture to gain more space in the truck, however to put it back together at the other end yes we can provide the service however its additional cost.

The $75 packing charge was waived right at the spot, because the miscommunicatin with the driver and our agent. We did apologise, however the customer is not happy. We do have more than 1 pick up per day, we are on a schadule. The movers start the day at 7:30 am and they go all day. The movers are getting paid by the hour.so we do ask our clients to ask the office to provide any paper work.

The damaged furniture was mentioned in his claim,

Dining table (no crate)
chairs (no crate)
head set (no crate)
Water cooler (packed by the owner)
Movie rack (no crate)
coat hanger (no crate)

Customer did not take any responsibility also was trying to reduce the owing amount due to the fact his shipment come up more than what he expected.

We are not happy as a company how the customer is not happy with our service however we do apologise for the inconvenience and hope this explanation will help our customer.

Multicity Moving Inc

2nd Response.

We did offer him to rescale the shipment customer did not agree. Because he knew that his shipment was overweight. We always provide the acutal scale fee to our clients.

We can send out any estimates, it can be based on 4500 lbs, 5000 lbs. The deal with this customer was to price match the per pound rate NOT THE ACTUAL WEIGHT.

In regards to the driver attitude, I dont think people will decide to change their mind to rescale the shipment by looking at the drivers attitude. We did offer ahead of time. his answer was no. We do apoligize if on behalf of the driver.

Multicity Moving inc

Paul McIntyre Royston in Calgary
Paul McIntyre Royston in Calgary
1 review CALGARY, AB
9/10

Moving to Calgary from Burlington

Estimate was almost dead on; service was prompt and efficient. We had wrapped everything in plastic wrap, they wrapped over that with blankets - very well done and no furniture chips!!

Their Calgary moving partner was not great, but Multicity dealt with them well and resolved our key issues. I have recommended they get a new Calgary contractor.

Approximate cost of services:
$5,500.00
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Ken in Ottawa
Ken in Ottawa
1 review Ottawa, ON
10/10

Move from Toronto to Ottawa (Packing Included)

We recently moved from Toronto to Ottawa, and based on the reviews on this website and the quote given to us, we selected Multicity Moving. We are very pleased with the service we received. It was on time, within $100 of the estimate, the contents were carefully handled, and the workers were pleasant. Highly recommended.

Approximate cost of services:
$3,800.00
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Yeo Lee in San Jose CA
Yeo Lee in San Jose CA
1 review East York, ON
10/10

Well done Job..!

My husband and I recently used MultiCity Moving to move our 2 bedroom apartment from Mississauga, ON to San Jose, CA. We were overwhelmed with the number of quotes received from other movers. We asked for an intial quote from Robert and then had a free in house estimate from Mr. Bonder.  Mr. Bonder came to our place and evaluated our belongings and drew up an approximate cost for our move.  I was impressed by his estimate and the total scaled final weight.  Prior to the move we booked with MultiCity they came and delivered a few free boxes as promised.  On the day of the move the movers (Ismail, John and Steve) came to the apartment and packed the entire apartment for us. A few days after our move Robert called us and informed us of the final amount due upon delivery.   He e-mailed us our final invoice and sent us an e-mail when the truck departed their facility.  The office staff were always there to answer any outstanding questions and our shipment arrived on the date as promised.  I recommend MultiCity Moving Inc to anyone looking to move to the United States.
 

Approximate cost of services:
$4,200.00
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We are a Toronto based professional moving services company providing a wide variety of moving and storage services. We operate with a family business approach, this allows us to keep unnecessary expenses and costs down, and enabling us to provide our clients with the most dedicated, safe and professional services ...
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