MiniMove

Emailed asking for a quote after seeing an ad on craigslist. I mentioned that our move will be 5.5km (thinking that it would be helpful to include in case they added fuel surcharges), and included a list of items we have (including a piano).
Their reply was, and I quote:
«why would i pay your travel you stinkin iq moron retard.
seriously, dont mention travel. it is a book block»
Not even worth dealing with. No wonder they changed their name from OOmovers to this — trying to escape their old reputation.

Really confusing company. Are they MiniMove? Are they OOmovers? They have a website under both names with some phone numbers the same and others different. The way I *think* it works is that they contract other moving trucks to work for them. So, when you book through them it’s the luck of the draw on which mover you actually get. Odd setup as they don’t do the moving themselves but I guess it works.
I moved out to Edmonton over four years ago and I vaguely recall using these guys as well. I remember I wasn’t happy with the service as they showed up late on pick up and over a day later on delivery. But like I said, I think it’s really luck of the draw which mover you get.
Now I was making the move back to Vancouver. We didn’t have much furniture as most large items were sold beforehand. MiniMove/​OOmovers quoted me the lowest out of anyone out there. All the big companies wanted at least $ 300 to $ 800 more with extra fees such as $ 250 bucks for a shuttle truck and 3 cents a pound for an «elevator fee.» As we didn’t have too many things, I took the chance on these guys.
The luck of the draw movers for me was… Buhler’s Moving and Storage. They had a nice truck but based on online reviews I would never think to use them. But it is what it is so we’ll see it through. The crew who came to pick up my stuff was pretty good. Unfortunately they were a couple hours late but other than that they were friendly, efficient and were cracking jokes. The crew who did the drop off was different. They were also late by a couple hours but were a little less friendly and didn’t seem as happy to be there. However, they got the job done and were efficient as well. Other than not being on time for pick up and drop off, my other complaint would be that a lot of our boxes did not seem to be handled with care. They would put the light boxes on the bottom and the heavier ones on top of that. There was even one box with a huge dent in the corner, which I think was obviously dropped. Luckily no damage.
Moving long distance is a headache with so many companies and horror stories out there. You probably get what you pay for. If I had a lot more furniture and more expensive items, I might not have booked these guys and went with one of the larger companies out there so I wouldn’t have to count on luck for who my mover would be. But for the price, expectations weren’t the highest and things turned out satisfactory.

We were moving from a rental to a condo. Our landlord was abusing us the entire time. The movers were great, and dealt with a terrible situation very well. The two guys were well groomed and a joy to work with. We were the afternoon move, so I knew the guys would be tired already, so I had water, gatorade and muffins on hand.
I’ve moved a lot, and this was the easiest move of all of them. Moving is a difficult thing; I’m sure it depends on who you get. We had Brice and Diego (I believe Brice is the owner of the truck). If we ever move again, we’d use MiniMove (now OOmovers).

Completely agree with previous reviewer. Do not use these guys, ours didn’t even show up we were left renting our own truck the day of the move! Worst experience EVER!

I have not moved in 24 years and I researched carefully so that I would not have a moving nightmare. My tenant used minimove and I talked to the men that were doing the work. They were reliable and competent Then my move date came. The original scheduled time was for 8 am. The most gawdawful truck arrived, way too small, painted over lettering — a real wreck! Then the fellow driving the truck said that he had a problem with his brakes so he could not do the move. I called and called the minimove company dispatch repeatedly. Finally they found a truck to move me. It came at 2 pm and the condo that I was moving into has a 5 pm cutoff for moving. The stress of all of this was way too much. Then the truck that came did not have bed bug bags, even though I repeatedly asked the dispatcher for a truck with bed bug bags. This moving company makes me want to scream.
Do not use them!