Fitkin Movers Inc

We hired Fitkin's to do our move and I must say we were not disappointed. The quote was accurate and the men were great. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Fitkin Movers to anyone.

G. Surdivall
Toronto

I couldn't agree more with an earlier post. The owner was friendly and professional when he met us before our move. I paid a percentage of the quoted cost up front (a small downpayment).
The day of the move we were supposed to have three movers. Two showed up. I called the owner and he questioned me why I was calling him. The reason for this was that he had another moving company which had done a lot of work for him over the years that were doing the actual move … but they were not his employees, they were from another moving company. In order to have the third mover, my wife had to pick another man up from a nearby gas station. I will admit, the actual movers were very good and worked hard. However, the truck was not large enough to get all items in on one trip and at 6 pm they told us they’d have to come back the next day. I informed the owner and he became enraged. He swore uncontrollably. He called one of the movers with me still on the phone and started swearing at him.
It was extremely inconvenient that they had to come back the next day as my family had other plans. However, we had no choice if we wanted to get the remaining items out of the house. I did have a storage unit that was 2 km’s from my old home. I was going to move those contents myself however; I figured that if they had to come back the second day they could, in fair turn, get the contents from the storage unit as well. They finished the entire job on the second day in 1 ½ hours. When we were told of the final bill we were told that we were being charged an additional 3 hour minimum. I didn’t agree to this and called the owner. He was rude, threatening and belligerent. All in all, the final price was fair, the actual movers were hard working but attitude of the owner was appalling and unprofessional. I would never recommend this moving company to anyone, ever.

Gary Fitkin was prompt, polite and professsional throughout the entire move. The crew were careful with my possessions and there were no damages or mishaps. They were well-supervised and followed directions to the letter.

I would not hesitate to hire this company again.

Krishna Persaud

I met with the owner of Fitkin Movers about a month before our move.He explained his pricing,the estimate, and everything else about the move to both my wife and I.The meeting lasted about an hour and was very informative.And we got exactly what they said we'd get. An excellent move.My whole family was very pleased and so was I.The guys finished an hour early and we wound up paying $125.00 less than what was originally quoted.I was very happy,and highly recommend Fitkin Movers. They were a good group to work with.

After calling Fitkin Movers for a quote, Gary Fitkin came to our house. Very nice, very pleasant conversation, which in all honesty what sold us on this company.

Our questions: do you use your own employees or do you sub-contract? Answer: "we do no sub-contract; the staff are my employees". Question: do you place runners? Answer: "yes we do, in all the areas, hallways and stairs.

Reality: The people (3) that moved our furniture were sub-contracted (I asked the crew chief and he confirmed that they do work for Fitkin, but are not employed by Fitkin); Runners or I should say runner (singular) was placed on the stairs going up but did not covered the entire staircase, nor was there any others placed. When we pushed, the crew placed some blankets on the floors but had to remove them to cover our furniture. Other: damages done to many walls in our old house and to furniture; was also told cash or cheque by the crew; when I called Mr Fitkin, he was very rude over the phone, asking was I was bothering him. When I mentioned that I wanted to pay by credit card, as indicated on his website, he said that they were not setup for this and continue yelling at me and saying "sh$%^, sh%^&, sh%^&, why I am talking to you". Crew was ok in new house (freshly painted), as we watched them every single minute to ensure no further damages was done.

Also, since we were getting our new house days before emptying the old one, we had made several trips with our van, which was a blessing since when they were done packing, the truck was full, which means they would have had to do 2 trips to empty our house!

We are happy that others had a good experience with this mover. In our case, Gary Fitkin gives a good first impression, but once he has you booked and has your deposit, he doesn't care a bit! If you still move forward with this mover, watch them every step of the way.

P.S.: A complaint has also been filed with the Better Business Bureau.

We moved a couple weeks ago, and Fitkin Movers did a fantastic job. They took great care in wrapping and moving our furniture. In the entire move, absolutely nothing was damaged! We were given an option to pay in advance and even though they had to make two trips, they did not charge us any additional fees! We feel that their price was great and they did an exceptional job, we would not hesitate to reccommend them to others!

Fitkins was recommended to us by a co-worker who had used them the year before. Gary came to our home, gave us a quote, and showed up with the necessary supplies I needed for the move. On moving day I was quite nervous as I hadn't moved in over 29 yrs. Gary assured me everything would be fine. I went out for a coffee, and when I got back I was really surprised at how much work was done.The movers were focused on what they were doing and even got along with my teenaged boys. I was quoted 8hrs for the move, it took just over 5 hrs. Nothing was broken as they shrink wrapped everything that was fragile. In all,I would have to say that they did a great job and I would use them again if I had to.

We used Fitkin Movers for our household move because some friends of ours had recommended them, and now I know why. These hard-working chaps were really wonderful. They took very good care of my furniture. Especially the antiques. They were all shrink and pad wrapped before going on the truck. Not only was the price right.... the service was too. I'm also pleased to report that there were no damages. And "yes" I would use Fitkin's again.

Showed up late with a truck half the size of the one they had quoted on. Only had two guys plus a homeless guy they picked up off the street that morning. (incidentaly he did most of the work). Scratched my floors. Had to leave my small piano upstairs for fear of what they were going to destroy next. Scratched my stairs by sliding box over them. Backed into my porch. Had to do 2 trips and didnt finish until midnight. Also, didnt put my furniture back together.