Big Mikes Moving and Hauling

Amazing movers who kept a upbeat attitude the whole time! My move went great and the guys were wonderful!

Wish I could give them 6 stars! Mike and crew came out last minute and did a amazing job with some difficult pieces! Kept a upbeat attitude the whole time and stuck to his original quote! Thank you agin Big Mike!

Thank you Big Mike and Kevin — saved my butt for sure. Was moving from a third story apartment and did not realize just how hard this would be, so on the third day I threw the towel in, couldn’t do the stairs anymore. Mike and Kevin showed up the next day, which I thought was great on such short notice. Finished moving me in four hours, just like they said they would. They couldn’t have been nicer. Made my day — that’s what they did. I will recommend you to anyone and everyone!

What a great experience I had today with this company! Courteous, professional movers at a great price. I will recommend Big Mikes to friends and definitely use them again! :)

Mike Barry provided me with a very professional and pleasant experience in removing a very heavy furniture set from my third floor condo. It helped that the price was right, as well. Would definitely use Big Mike’s Hauling again in the future.

I have hired Big Mike’s movers twice now, and I have been satisfied both times.
In one case, they moved a washer and dryer from a very unpleasant basement location, up difficult and rickety stairs, to my office.
In another case, they moved myself and one other person from one apartment in Providence to two separate locations in RI.
In both instances, the movers were on time, polite, careful, aware of what they were doing, friendly, professional, thorough, respectful, and prompt but not rushed at all. I was pleased and impressed. In both cases, they managed complex logistics with ease and precision. I will definitely hire them for my next move, without a doubt.

I should mention that this was my first experience hiring movers, so I have little to compare it to. But WOW, did these guys make our move a million times easier.
We were able to get Big Mike’s company with little advance notice, at a busy time of year, when most UHauls were already rented out. Mike confirmed the time beforehand, and the crew of two arrived right on time.
These guys on the crew were super courteous, polite, and professional. They were not rushing around, and were extra careful around corners and doors. We paid per the truckload. They were accommodating, even though our move was a bit complex (went to two locations). They offered to go above and beyond, and even assembled my bed for me at the destination location! They were very good at packing, and used plenty of blankets when necessary. No grumbling at all when they saw the narrow staircase in one of the destinations. Very upbeat and friendly!
They were able to fit way more in the truck than we were expecting.
AND, it was affordable. Highly recommended!

I used these guys to unload me when I moved here 2.5 years ago. They unloaded a 28′ trailer in less than 4 hours. I bought them lunch as a thank you. The only «down» side was that a couple of the guys didn’t pay attention to where boxes were to go. So I had to do some shuffling.
I am getting ready to move again and I have hired Mike and his crew again. And I have promised them coffee and donuts!

We hired Big Mike to pack our moving trailer for a cross country move.
The day started out on the wrong foot when the movers were late. When they arrived I asked why they didn’t call me to let me know they were running late (the moving truck was only going to be at our house for a 5 hour window before it would be leaving for storage for 30 days.) they said the owner didn’t give them my cell phone number.
I informed the owner this was a typical Newport, RI house, narrow hall and stairways and several of our pieces would need to go over the balcony to the ground level — the workers informed me that their boss «Big Mike» informed them to drag the estimated 2.5−3hour move to 5 hours that way they could make more money. Sounds like a wonderful guy…
The movers did a decent job hustling, and we did have some heavy pieces that they maneuvered down to the truck without marking the walls, which was appreciated.
However, about an hour in, one of the guys joked about being accused of stealing from one past client… he joked that it was VHS tapes, and why would he steal VHS tapes when everyone has a DVD player now… this made my boyfriend and I uneasy, as only a thief would joke about being accused of being a thief.
Long story short — at the end of the move, our iPad was gone from the house. The worker who joked about being accused of stealing had gone into our downstairs bathroom — that had been closed to the movers because the dog and all of our stuff that was not moving in the truck across country was in there for safe keeping. After he used the bathroom (very very quickly) not only was our iPad missing, but also the charger the kindle (which is also white and looks like an apple charger to a non-​kindle owner) were gone. They had up and vanished into thin air with only myself and the movers being in the house that day.
After scouring the empty house, 6 suitcases and rental car we realized that they both had been stolen from our house right out from under me. When I called the owner he acted outraged at his workers and actually said he’d like to, «ring his neck» when talking about the worker in question. He promised to investigate, check the local pawn shops and get back to me at 6pm the next day.
Well, he never got back to me, and I called to follow up with him twice before filing a police report and he still to this day 2 months later has never gotten back to me. He even went and blocked me from his facebook page even though I hadn’t even posted a single thing to it – positive or negative.
I wouldn’t hire these guys to move one box anywhere, and certainly wouldn’t let them into my house.
When our moving truck arrived in California from Rhode Island, I also discovered that the «professional» movers Big Mike hires didn’t wrap our mattress, boxspring, and sofa in the bags I purchased and handed to them. I found them on the floor of the moving truck in the packaging, and lucky for us all our furniture now has grease stains including the Tempurpedic.
These guys suck.