I have moved an obscene number of times. In the last five years alone, my wife and I have moved five times including three cross-country moves. (and before that was perhaps another ten moves in two decades.) Trust me when I say that I have a lot of moving experience.\r
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Provident was the best moving experience that we have had. We paid an additional $200 for packing, which didn't seem an unreasonable expense, and they got the job done in amazing time and with everything delivered in one piece. Our items were wrapped and boxed with care but also at lightning speed.\r
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One of the things I appreciated is that Provident sent four people to pack and move us rather than the customary three. It kept the packing and move racing along. From the time they showed up to pack us to the time they left the final box in the new apartment a half mile away was just around seven hours.\r
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The quote was the quote--there were no surprise charges.\r
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If I had minor complaints, they would be this:\r
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- The movers showed up about a half hour later than expected (but they still managed to finish at least an hour sooner than I would have guessed.)\r
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- One of the movers was perhaps a little too eager to move things along. While nothing got damaged, a couple of times this one knocked into walls or tried to cram a large piece of furniture through a door at a bad angle. Three of the guys earned five stars from me but one of them gets a three-star rating. (Still, proof is in the pudding, and they got the job done right!)\r
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We thought the price was right, the job was done right, there were no unpleasant surprises and the move happened quicker than expected. I've never had a more comfortable, fast, reliable move. I'd use Provident again in a heartbeat.\r
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