Moving Buddies

When I spoke with Jim last week to get a quote and set up an appointment he was courteous, professional, and explained the estimate & procedure clearly. The two gentlemen (Ton (y) and Mario) who moved our furniture were just as courteous and professional as Jim. They moved our stuff quickly and efficiently with no problems.
A friend recommended Moving Buddies after her move a couple of months ago, and we are recommending them to our friends. We will likely be moving again next summer and will call Moving Buddies without hesitation.

If I could give these guys an eleven, I’d do it. We were moving from a large horse property down to a smaller place in the Casas Adobes area. They were flexible to our needs, and my gosh do they work hard. I’ve had lousy moving experiences but this team was incredible. I’d recommend them to anyone, and I have more things to move located elsewhere that I will be hiring them for.
They filled two 20 foot pods to the brim, and nothing — nothing — was damaged. Their hourly rates are reasonable and, boy, do they earn it.
The Moving Buddies are the best.

We used Jim and his crew back in May. They were great and kept the cost down. we will be moving AGAIN in Nov and will definitely we calling Jim (once we get the moving date)
Thanks guys!!!

I had a very good experience with Moving Buddies. Jim was very helpful and professional to deal with from the office side, I was satisfied with the two movers who helped me, and am thrilled that all my stuff arrived at its destination with just two pieces damaged (see below). It was well worth the $ 200-​something.
Moving Buddies came highly recommended by a friend of mine who had used them summer 2014 to help her load relocubes for shipment through ABF/​UPack. I was going to be making a similar cross country move using relocubes, so I called Moving Buddies for a quote. I talked to Jim and he was really helpful, offering tips on packing and using relocubes even though I had only called for an estimate. (Moving Buddies is one of the crews Tucson ABF hires out to when you purchase loading help from them) A few days later, I called Moving Buddies and arranged to have a crew of two arrive at my house the Saturday morning after the relocubes were delivered. After giving me a verbal estimate, I was emailed a receipt which unfortunately had the wrong estimate for what we had just discussed (it estimated more hours and a different discount). I called Jim right back, he apologized, and sent me a corrected estimate right back. I think this was a one off error and am only mentioning it to be thorough and show his responsiveness.
I was concerned not all my things would fit into the two cubes I ordered and wanted to maximize the time I had with the movers (you have to pay a minimum of 2 hours), so I had disassembled, moved, and neatly organized all the boxes, drawers, and furniture I could into the garage (right next to the cubes), and into the living room by the front door. The two movers arrived almost right on time, friendly and professional, with a big truck, dollies, and plastic. However, they seemed very tired. Saturday at 8:30 AM might not be the best time to have movers arrive and is something I would consider if I were to use them again.
For my move I tried to maximize my space by removing and packing all the furniture drawers, and fitting them back in the furniture just outside or in the relocubes (to cut down on how far the heavy furniture would have to be moved). This is the way I’ve moved in the past and has always worked well for me (I have great old, all wood furniture). However it seemed to throw off the movers who wanted to leave the drawers out of the furniture, which they had started wrapping in plastic before I realized it. That would completely defeat the purpose of packing stuff in drawers to maximize space and would be a complete mess since the drawers didn’t have tops, so I insisted the drawers be placed in the furniture before loading. This then posed a problem because they normally tip the furniture vertical when packing. I don’t know whether they were just tired or new to packing, but I got the sense that they had been trained to pack the cubes a certain way and were a bit stumped when I insisted on something else. There were a couple other things they did along the way that I questioned (such as not disassembling the hutch on my desk — which arrived at my destination with part of the wooden top and the latches broken).
Without going into more detail, I thought they worked diligently and efficiently, were respectful of my wishes, and also were careful about wrapping all my furniture well in plastic (though on arrival some of it had torn a bit and one dresser top was marred — but I was very lucky to have just had that problem). All in all, I believe I got the most of the two hours they were with me. However, while they worked steadily, at times I didn’t think they were very concerned with the fragile nature of some of the boxes and materials.
In looking back, I am very happy with my decision to hire Moving Buddies. However, I would recommend that you carefully pack, plan, and organize before they arrive and participate in helping them load your items so as to make sure the fragile things are handled with care, and that things are packed/​loaded well given the particulars of your stuff and situation.

I used Moving Buddies/​Elite Movers twice. The first time was great, but the second move which happened almost a week ago was the worst moving experience I have had. I work for the largest private employer in Tucson and move quite a bit for the role that I have. My first move was coordinated by Moving Buddies through the owner, Jim Boeher. He seems professional and helpful, and he sent two men who knew that time was money and that my quote officially given to me was for two hours. I had a one bedroom apartment with barely any furniture, since I travel light. I moved about 8 miles away and paid 87/​hour plus another 87 for a traveling fee. In two hours my stuff was packed and moved to my new location, and I was very happy with the service. My most recent move however, was a completely different story. The movers assessed my belongings and said it would take an hour for them to pack up and head to my new place which was 5 miles away. The movers had given me the same exact quote I received on my first move, which made sense to me since I had only half of the same amount. My stuff fit in the tiniest UHAUL storage unit to give you a better indication of how little I had with me. I had the movers for 2 hours so with taxes included I would be at around $ 216. Well, an hour and a half into my 2 hours, I don’t see any signs of my movers. I was at my apartment waiting and called. They had got stuck behind a funeral procession. When they finally got to my place, they decided they had to turn the truck around. Jim, the owner was now one of the movers. He brought along another gentleman who was GREAT. Jim however, was in no physical shape to be moving anything. He was also in no hurry to quickly move things and it was his employee who ended up doing most the work. At a certain point, I notice we are 3 hours in (my friend and I were also helping with the movers to save time). I see Jim taking his time just sweeping the truck and ask him to stop the time. I also told him that my quote was for 2 hours and that they took 3. He told me he wouldn’t stop the time until I ran back to my apartment and brought down his employee and tore down boxes. I went and grabbed his employee and ask Jim again to stop the time. He says he will as soon as he turns the truck around. This made NO sense, since I have a one way entrance and exit out of my apartment complex, and the truck was already in the right direction to leave. I start telling him I think that is unnecessary to which he begins yelling at me and calling me manipulative. I pay for his 3 hours and gave no tips. I also told him that he should have quote his customers correctly and survey their belongings. I felt cheated that he told me 2 hours and that he did my first move in the same time. He told me he fired the movers who did my move the first time, and I told him that they were excellent. Bottom line: Jim has little understanding of customer satisfaction or respect. He also is physically out of shape and should be hiring people to do the moves, so that he doesn’t have to. It takes him much longer to move the smallest things and he has no incentive or desire to hustle to help you out time wise. Go use another moving company, because I guarantee you your quote will be wrong and you will end up paying another 100 – 150 more.

I used James Boer and Moving Buddies in May to move my things from my home in Tucson. The plan was for 3 movers and one truck. Unfortunately, James sent two guys and couldn’t get the right sized truck. It was too small. The plan was to take my things to ABF for transport to Colorado. It took all day and at the end James had to bring in another truck and a trailer. He totally underestimated how long or how many things I had. It cost me almost twice as much as the estimate. It was too late in the day to get my things to ABF, so I had to leave Tucson knowing that he was keeping my things overnight. When he finally shipped everything, he called and told me that he didn’t ship my two outdoor lounge chairs because they wouldn’t fit on the ABF truck and that they weren’t in that great of a condition anyway. I asked him to ship them anyway and he said he would, but never did. In addition, he failed to ship one of my dining room chairs, the hardware for one of my beds and a piece that belonged to an antique table. I’ve attempted to resolve this with him, but he refuses to answer my emails. I’ve asked him for his insurance information so I can make a claim and he refuses to respond.
DO NOT USE THIS MOVING COMPANY. IT’S BAD NEWS ALL AROUND.

I have no stars for this company. They arrived in California from Tuscon moving a senior couple into a retirement community. He came with an attitude… angry that he could not park his big truck in front of the elevator… angry that he had to walk through our underground garage… he was rude to the new residents… marched out to his truck, lit up a cigarette on our premises (had to make his day worse by telling him he was in a NO SMOKING CITY. I asked if he was alone. He stated he sent his help home. How will you get the furniture off the truck I asked. I don’t know that I will… he stated. So… there it sits… an hour later… still with the door closed… him outside… angry…and no furniture going into the apartment. DON’T TRY TO SAVE MONEY TO GET WRETCHED SERVICE. Use a reputable company. I told him we don’t put up with disrespect to our residents… he snapped back… feeling he was wronged by a misquote. Charge them then… but don’t…ever…be rude to an elderly couple who has just made a gruesome trip from Tuscon to northern California… and all their belongings held hostage in a rented truck. That’s all I have to say. No recommend here. Oh… had to give one star as it wouldn’t let me post without one. Actually… NO STARS PLEASE

Don’t be fooled, Jim and his crew are big guys, making big moves, but I called moving buddies and asked them to just move 2 items from garage to upstairs. Not only were both moved, but Jim (the owner) came out himself to handle it. These guys do a great job. I referred one of my co workers who also used them for a move.

Highly recommended! good price for good service.

Best movers in Tucson! Very professional fast and reasonably priced. When we move again next year I will be calling them back :)

Our realtor referred us to Moving Buddies. We used a local moving company a few years ago to move our one bedroom less than a mile and it was around $ 220. Moving Buddies moved our two bedroom 6 miles away for $ 306! They also gave us a 10% discount for donating to a food drive… Which means they basically paid us $ 30 and saved us a trip to the food bank to drop off all the food we didn’t want to move with us.
Renting a U-​haul would’ve cost us about the same amount and we still would’ve had to move everything ourselves and pay for gas. Moving Buddies saved us so much time, stress, and back pain lol.

This company is the best!!! I am a single middle-​aged woman who cares for 3 very dependent family members. I desperately needed to move from a rental home to a newly purchased home. It was the final week of the month and I needed to avoid paying additional rent if it wasn’t absolutely necessary. This company understood my needs, were compassionate and highly professional throughout the entire process. One of the bosses came to my home, evaluated my moving needs, on a Sunday, even!!! He submitted a VERY FAIR estimate of the costs required to move me and didn’t exceed that estimate, although it turned out to be a challenging job since we couldn’t pre-​pack much for the job which lied ahead. These guys packed and moved us in to my new by the end of the next day. It was a three person moving team (Jim, David and Angel) and these guys are the BEST MOVERS I have ever hired!!! (And I should know, since I have been a military brat and a wife of a DOD civilian employee and have moved frequently throughout my life.) These guys were punctual, worked so hard (they said they took rest breaks but I didn’t see any of them happen), they took excellent care of my belongings and also did all the little unanticipated extras that massive moving jobs often require… and with no complaints and a positive and cheerful attitude, despite the exhaustion. They work hard and they care! No one can outdo them for in-​town moves! There’s no doubt that if I should need to move again, I will definitely call them first.

I highly recommend Moving Buddies if you have a move coming up. Jim & his crew are absolutely awesome. Very thourough & they go the extra mile to make sure that you furniture & other belongings do not get damaged. Top that off with a free estimate, very competitive prices & superior customer service and you can turn your moving day in to a more relaxing day. I have referred several of my friends to Moving Buddies & we all agree that hiring Jim & his crew made for a very pleasant moving experience!
A big thank you to Jim & Moving Buddies for helping my family & me relocate!