We interviewed three different movers for our NYC - Rancho Mirage, CA move. Seamens sent a representative who seemed disinterested and told us that we should pack in small boxes. His bid was twice that of California New York Express. Wheaton indicated that our possessions would have to come on and off many trucks on their way to California and its bid was one and a half times higher than CA- NY Express. What impressed me the most about CA- NY Express was their advance man Noel who inventoried everything we planned to move and provided a customized bid.\r
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The 3 man team in NYC that arrived to pack our 2 bedroom NYC apartment was headed by Aron, who was simply the best: organized, unobtrusive and efficient. They packed the majority of my apartment in about 6 hours and left us the bare- necessities of our bedrooms. On move out day, the apartment was loaded onto the truck in about three hours. We had many pieces of art and collectibles which Aron carefully wrapped and packed. My only criticism is that I had asked for the packing to go a little slower so that I could individually mark the boxes for easy unpacking. That didn't happen and the inventory Aron prepared was very general with all artwork being labeled as "" pictures"" . I would have marked the name of the pieces in each box.\r
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We received e- mails informing us where our contents were each night after the initial pick up and our truck arrived on the West Coast within five days, right as scheduled. We asked the West Coast rep if we could have a day or two breather and happily she complied.\r
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All our inventory arrived. Nothing was lost.....not one thing and we had 157 boxes in total. The unloading team of three was terrific, following our directions precisely and helping us reassemble and unpack. In total, only one item, an antique clock, was damaged and luckily Noel had advised us to seek moving insurance separately. The delivery took only four hours and the team installed drop cloths to keep from soiling the carpets. They were great and as promised by Noel, in our very first meeting, there was no attempt to boost our bid price. We paid exactly the amount of the original bid.\r
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If you're planning a bi- coastal move you can't do better than to engage California New York Express.
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