Introduction:\r
First things first, I will admit that I was worried about them writing their own reviews on this site since I saw so many maxed out ones. I decided to ask both Elephant Moving and Blue Ribbon Moving (the company that my previous apartment, The Gables at Town Lake, recommended) for quotes. I figured that I'd go with Blue Ribbon because they didn't damage my stuff too badly during a previous move, but to my surprise...\r
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Within two hours of sending the quotes out, I had both a confirmation email with price estimate and call from one of their representatives named Travis. I never received a confirmation from Manny at Blue Ribbon despite multiple phone calls and emails over the course of a few weeks.\r
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The Action:\r
Elephant Moving apparently starts their days at 9:00am and requires their movers to be at the office an hour beforehand. I requested that they show up at 8:00am instead because I wanted to avoid having the Texas sun exhaust them too much too early. Even though I confirmed multiple times that I wanted three movers including once with Gerard over the phone, four men arrived at my door at 8:09 the next morning (because I had originally scheduled more men...I guess it didn't get updated in the system). I'm not the greatest with names, but I know this much: I had three black guys and a hispanic guy moving me. The foreman didn't have the bedside manner that the other three did, but he was thorough, professional, and most likely the half brother of Superman. The other two black guys were great also. The Mexican fella was extremely nice but slow as all hell and certainly not worth the extra $40/hr. that a fourth mover costs.\r
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The Credits:\r
Yes, I was upset that I expected three men and got four. But this was by far the best and smoothest moving experience that I've ever had, and I would highly recommend them. If anyone is worried about this being written by Elephant Moving, feel free to give me (Ty) a call at 512.961.6246. Thanks, guys!
Pros: Nothing broken; arrived on time; strong / fast.
Cons: 4 Guys = $$$; I asked for 3.
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