Two Small Men With Big Hearts

Moving & Storage
Toronto ON M5H 2N2
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Average customer rating:
7.9 10 (181 reviews)

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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
9/10

Moving

These guys were great! On time, efficient, professional, hard working. They managed to move very heavy and bulky pieces of furniture down three flights of stairs without too much difficulty. Very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend them!

Approximate cost of services:
$1,100.00
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Thank you for your great review. We really appreciate hearing from our customers whether it be a good review such as yours, or even a bad review so we can see where we went wrong and can correct it. Thank you for taking the time to let us know how we did.

Susan in Stoney Creek
Susan in Stoney Creek
1 review Hamilton, ON
10/10

Great Community Partner

Can’t say enough about Two Small Men with Big Hearts Moving. I put out a request on short notice to transport skids of potted plants to an area home show during our Annual Tulip Days fundraiser. They were great community partners and fit this unusual request into their busy schedule. Tanner and Justin showed up on time and although it was the end of the day and they had worked plenty of hours, they were upbeat, friendly and careful in moving an endless number of boxes to our event. Thank you to Haley and the entire team. Positive referrals are coming your way!

Approximate cost of services:
$0.00
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Thank you so much for your kind words. Its always great to read the positive reviews.

Gino C.
Gino C.
2 reviews Aurora, ON
10/10

They helped move a friend out of the basement. They did a great job!!!

The boys did a great job moving my friend out of the basement. He had a lot of small boxes and the boys were very patient with him. They were fast and very professional. Need to move hire these guys!!!!!

Approximate cost of services:
$436.00
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Thank you so much for your kind words. Its always nice to hear that our customers are happy. We look forward to helping you or your friend with the next move.

TP in Waterloo
TP in Waterloo
1 review Wellesley, ON
1/10

Move

I moved over this past weekend using Two Small Men with Big Hearts out of KW. These men were slow, and complained persistently about the job they were expected to do. The move cost almost twice what I anticipated as I did not have them come out to quote first, and the amount of time they took to move a small amount of furniture was unexpected. I believe that I could have had my friends move me with considerably less headache, complaining and in half the time. For instance, it took 3 men close to 40 minutes to move a patio table and chairs plus a lounge chair down two houses. My move was not far, but they made it overly complicated. They complained about having to move a treadmill, and suggested that I should keep in the garage so they didn't have to move it to a different level of my house. I heard regular comments such as 'they don't get paid well enough to move that'. One man would take stock of what else had to be moved after almost every piece of furniture he moved. I have hired movers 2 previous times and have never walked away regretting hiring the help, or with such poor experience.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,000.00
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I have spoken to the Kitchener office to find out what happened during your move. They emailed me a copy of the quote they sent to you as well as a copy of the final invoice.

All of our local moves are based on an hourly rate with a minimum of 4 hours on all moves. There is also an hour travel time added to the invoice which is the average time it takes to get to your home and back to the office once the move is completed. The time it takes to get from your old home to your new home is included in the time it takes to do the move. All of this was explained in the quote you were sent by email.

You were offered an in home estimate at no cost which would have given them a better idea of what you had to move and also would have let them know that the patio furniture in the back yard was under snow and ice. Both back yards (pickup address as well as delivery address's) had to be shovelled so they could remove and place the furniture. This takes time. It also takes time to dismantle and reassemble a treadmill to move it up the stairs.

You fail to mention that there were 2 drop off locations, not just one. From what I understand the second drop off was approximately a half hour from the first one.

Sometimes the workers complain to relieve stress. Keep in mind that moving furniture day in and day out is hard on the body. They are told to keep the complaining to a minimum or way from the customers, but sometimes it happens. We will speak to the men about this to try and put a stop to it.

After reviewing the Bill of Lading and the emails I don't see anything out of the ordinary. Again, had you taken the office up on having an in home estimate done they could have given you a better idea of how long it was going to take and you could have shovelled the paths so they could get the patio furniture out so it would not take them 20 minutes of shovelling.

Barb

Martin Designs in Toronto
Martin Designs in Toronto
1 review Toronto, ON
10/10

Moving job in Newmarket

Jennifer and her team at Two Small Men with Big Hearts really do stand up to their name.
I have been super pleased with the service that they have provided for me as a business owner.
Thank you for your prompt timing, assistance in making the moving process easy and flawless and getting the job done on time and on budget as promised,
Susan

Approximate cost of services:
$600.00
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Thank you so much Susan for your kind words and glowing review. I will make sure that Jennifer and her team see your review, Im sure it will make their day.

Rivka C.
Rivka C.
3 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Excellent Movers

I had a move that required an extra pickup location. I have moved a few times in the past and I must say this was the best move yet. The booking with Jennifer was smooth. The movers Don and Craig were excellent! They were prompt, careful and efficient movers. They made a potentially stressful move completely stress free.
I would highly recommend!

Approximate cost of services:
$800.00
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Thank you so much for your kind words Rivka, I will make sure that the local office gets a copy of your review.

Brian in Toronto
Brian in Toronto
1 review London, ON
10/10

Great experience!

Thank you for such a great experience. From Hailey's administrative support to the actual movers, Andrew P and Kellen. They were hard working, polite and extremely efficient. They worked through lunch and had a coffee and snack on the run. We had both a storage bin and moving truck, so there was a lot to move. We were impressed with how strategically they packed the storage bin. We will be moving again shortly and feel confident that the next move will go just as smoothly. Thanks to everyone.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,100.00
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Thank you so much for your kind words Brian. We look forward to helping you on your next move.

mary anne ethier in Toronto
mary anne ethier in Toronto
1 review Mississauga, ON
10/10

MOVING OFFICE

September 24th, 2016

Besides the fact that they were 3 hours late due to one of the men booking off at the last sentence, they were outstanding....They estimated it would take 4 hours and it did...The moving team of Cole, Mat and Mat were just wonderful...What a great much of guys....They were fast, efficient, clean,polite and curteous. You are very fortunate to have such guys working for you....
Mary Anne Ethier

Approximate cost of services:
$900.00
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Thank you so much for your kind words Mary Anne. I will make sure the team knows how happy you are.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Hamilton, ON
0/10

Move from Dundas to Waterloo

They sent me mover with no training. When I contacted them initially, they said that they would be wrapping everything with blanket. Only thing they wrapped was the TV. They completely ruined my new leather sectional couch. I submitted insurance form with pictures of the damage. They said that they had industry standard insurance. They gave me 60 cents for each pound of the item. If this is the industry standard insurance policy, we consumers are in great trouble. I will contact BB and other mover related association to ask this question. They only kept one promise, that is how much I had to pay for their awful service!!! I asked about the insurance and found that it is the basic insurance. This company did not tell me that I could buy more insurance, etc. If you are hiring this company better look into having more insurance.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,500.00
What could this company do to improve their services?
Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
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Company Response

Thank you for letting us know about your recent experience with us. We are very sorry to hear that your move was not a
success. We strive for excellence in our service and have an unconditional commitment to customer satisfaction. We are very
disappointed we did not meet those standards for you on your move day.

I just want to ensure you that we take all feedback seriously - good and bad. Your original complaint was that you were not
very happy with the crew performance. The crew manager deducted a half hour from your bill on move day, as well as sent you a
$100 gift card. Your comments regarding the staff were used to coach and re-train the crew.

We thought we had attended to the issue at hand. We then received a damage claim form a month and a half later regarding a rip
in your sectional sofa. We followed procedure right away and attended to the claim even though it was past 30 days.

On move day the damage waiver form you read and signed states there is a maximum of $.60 cents per pound per article. As well,
there being a $50 deductible charged on any and all claims of loss. The crew manager/operator contacted you directly with an
apology. Once he reviewed the final details he waived the deductible and payed out $270.00 personally to have the sectional
fixed.

We again apologize for not meeting our standards for your move. We value your business - please contact us directly if you
still feel that we have not addressed and resolved your complaint. We will be happy to talk to you and hear your concerns.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
0/10

OUR WORST MOVING EXPERIENCE.

My wife and are having a baby this year and hence we decided to hire movers. Based on the reviews we read online, we booked our move with Two Small Men with Big hearts. Little did we know we were in for a surprise and our worst move experiences ever. I guess the reviews we read online were fake (my apologies to anyone who has legit reviews).

They provide excellent client service to make you believe you are good hands. They pretend to be very personable, friendly and warm and make sure everything is good to go. We lived in a 1 bedroom + condo and don't have a lot of stuff, and they estimated our total move under 4 hours which is correct as this was done before by PROFESSIONAL MOVERS in our previous moves. The estimation and booking were done over the phone with no site visit and they charged by the hour and not weight (should have seen these red flags).
Day of the move, the movers show up an hour late with no regret or sense of urgency. Also, the movers that did show up were Maple Leaf Movers-Brampton who apparently work for Two Small Men with Big Hearts and we were never informed about this. From there on every single thing just went downhill as the movers tried to extort money from us by shutting the truck door after the truck was loaded. And that part of the story I have included in my review for the Maple Leaf Movers (yelp.ca/biz/maple-leaf-b…). Anyways, when this happened, my wife called Two Small Men with big hearts in tears and explained everything that had happened and the same friendly and helpful person who setup our move now turned on us, refused to help and hung up on us. Then ignored our calls when we tried calling back. We were left to the wolves. I then had to negotiate a new price with the other moving company because Two Small Men with NO hearts decided to wash their hands clean of us and the situation that they put us in. I had to calm myself throughout the move even though I was boiling with rage inside for what they put my pregnant wife through but in the end I was relieved that we got all our belongings back and that it was finally over.

After this incident I dug deeper and found this company has a reputation of fraud and extortion, taking advantage of an already stressful and vulnerable situation. There is an ongoing court case which was even reported on CBC news.
Link: youtu.be/s4yXTeLF6R8

Unfortunately, there is no proper regulations in place for moving companies and hence there are hundreds of them out there, most of which are unlicensed and fraudulent. Beware of these companies. Always get an official contract signed and save the receipts at the time of booking and payment as these documents are crucial if you ever get into a situation with these kind of movers. Charges can be filed against them and these companies will be officially listed on Better Business Bureau and Consumer Beware List.
Use below links to get tips and watch for alerts on these kind of movers.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/hiring-mover

Approximate cost of services:
$500.00
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Company Response

I have spoken to the office that booked your move. The truck that they were to use on your moving day had broken down and they had a choice to either cancel the move last minute, or find another mover that had availability to do your move for you. The only other office that had availability on that day was Maple Leaf Movers. In order to not leave you hanging, we passed the move on to Maple Leaf Movers.

Our office had originally quoted 4-6 hours for your move, not less than 4 hours as you stated. You also booked your elevator for move out and move in for the same time, 9 - 1, which gives the team only 4 hours to wrap, load, travel to the new location and unload your belongings. As you know this could not happen so they had to use the elevator at offload while it was also being used by tenants of the building, it was not on hold for the movers only. When we have to share the elevator with others it takes longer.

Your move took 6 hours to complete because of the issues with the elevator, but you were only charged for 4 hours plus the one hour of travel time for a total of 5 hours. The men must be paid for 6 hours that they worked, but you were only charged for 5 hours.

I'm sorry you are disappointed in your move, but in this case we were stuck between a rock and a hard place. We could have phoned and said sorry, we cant do your move and left you hanging and looking for another movers on the day of your move, or we could find someone else that could do it.

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More about Two Small Men With Big Hearts

Two Small Men With Big Hearts Moving is one of Canada's largest network of independent moving companies . Our goal is to provide a top level of moving service anywhere in Canada at a competitive price. This will ensure stable, steady growth and make us a force in the future. We offer local and long distance moving services for homes, apartments & offices within Canada.

Kingston movers ray@moving.ca 613-549-1888 or 613-968-9097
Oshawa movers (Durham region) toronto@moving.ca 905-665-6404
Greater Toronto movers toronto@moving.ca 416-663-6300
York Region movers toronto@moving.ca 905-761-7488
Barrie movers toronto@moving.ca 905-841-9210 or 705-722-9970
Mississauga movers sam@moving.ca 905-272-9310
Kitchener Waterloo movers danmayo@moving.ca 519-748-1117
Hamilton movers (Burlington) kyle@moving.ca 905-524-3278
London movers danmayo@moving.ca 519-666-3600

Some services that we provide are, local moving, Long Haul, long distance moving, National and International Moving for Residential, Office and Commercial Moves.

CATEGORIES
Moving & Storage
PRODUCTS
Packing Services available.
SERVICES
Local moving, Long distance moving, National and International Moving for Residential, Office and Commercial Moves.
WEBSITE
http://www.moving.ca
YEAR ESTABLISHED
32
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
80
PAYMENT METHOD
Visa, Mastercard, Cash, Etransfer
MEMBERSHIPS
BBB, Consumers Choice Award
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Yes
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Yes
PROJECT MINIMUM
Please call for a free estimate.
BONDED
Yes
WRITTEN CONTRACT
Yes
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