Hercules Moving Company Inc

Moving & Storage
Toronto ON M3J 2C4
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9.5 10 (406 reviews)

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Mark T.
Mark T.
1 review Toronto, ON
10/10

Specialty Move

These guys were great. Professional. Quick call backs. Quick to schedule the move. Confirmed everything. They were the only ones I would trust to move this very heavy cast iron fireplace/stove. They made it look easy!

Approximate cost of services:
$650.00
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Company Response

Hello Mark,
Thank you for choosing Hercules Moving Company as your trusted movers. It was a pleasure working with you, and we are glad you had a pleasant experience with our Hercules movers moving your iron fireplace. If you ever need any assistance in the future, please let us know, and we will be happy to help you. Thank you.

D. B.
D. B.
1 review Hamilton, ON
10/10

Move from Hamilton to NOTL

Second time using them, and even more impressed. This team is top notch. So fast. So professional. So incredibly impressed!!!

Approximate cost of services:
$2,500.00
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Company Response

Hello,
Thank you for being our loyal client, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your fantastic experience with us. It was a pleasure working with you, and we hope to assist you in the future. Thank you.

William
William
2 reviews Toronto, ON
8/10

Great and efficient professional job

Arrived on time. Protected all furniture, got the move done fast and furious, but in a careful way.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,600.00
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Company Response

Hello William,
Thank you very much for choosing our company for your move. We are proud to perform the highest quality moving services! Thanks for mentioning our skilled movers, it was a pleasure to help you!

Whitelaw
Whitelaw
1 review Grand Falls Windsor, NL
10/10

Amazing couldn't ask for better

These guys are amazing from the moment you make the call to the time they delivered our belongings nothing but professional and reliable.
We called all over for our move from Ontario to Newfoundland on our time and we found nothing. Until we got a hold of Simon from the 1st second of our conversation he understood what I wanted and needed and worked with me. When the guys showed up for pickup they all introduced themselves and handled everything, it was amazing watching how they put care into my belongings and respected out home. My bestest shout out goes to Don the man is a machine he delivered our belongings alone and told me not to touch to relax and enjoy my new home. If you are ever moving call Hercules Movers you won't regret it and you'll be impressed.

Approximate cost of services:
$23,000.00
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Company Response

Hello Amanda,
Thank you for sharing a review of your recent experience with Hercules Moving Company. Our Hercules team is committed to providing high-quality customer service, and we’re thrilled to hear that we made a good impression on you. Thank you for your recommendations.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Hamilton, ON
9/10

Great work

Organized and professional team. The 3 movers we had were great. They walked around first to see what needed to be moved and made a plan. They worked together and had everything loaded and unloaded within 2 hours. 99% of the items were already packed by us in boxes and bins and they had nothing that needed to be wrapped. The only thing I did not agree is that the company charges $100 extra for moving appliances. They are already moving things and using the same truck. It was just printers and there was nothing special that needed to be done. Otherwise great service overall.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,600.00
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Company Response

Hello,
Thank you so much for your positive feedback and good vibes. Our whole team will be happy to hear that their hard work and positive attitude during the job paid off. You’ve always taken the time to organize the move to the little details to avoid stress and miscommunication during the moving process, and we are glad when the clients notice it. Regarding the printer,  we do charge for larger office printers. We’re happy that you’re happy, and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Amitayush in Toronto
Amitayush in Toronto
1 review Mississauga, ON
0/10

Wrong scale to charge extra and very bad customer service

I don't recommend their services and here are the reasons for that
- For long distance move they will give you quote with scale chargges, fuel surcharge etc
- In my case they charged $100 for scale but they didn't do the scale for my items instead they combined the scale for multiple customers with that they added 600-700 pounds extra for my items
- Even the fuel price decreased from 2.04 to 1.81 they added additional fuel surcharge and earlier they told they add this as fuels prices have increased. They charged almost $400 as fuel surcharge.

So my problem they should not do wrong things it breaks the trust.

So in my opinion I will never work with them and I don't recommend them as well.

One more thing nice trick of them, when I asked for scale they said they will share and in the end they made a situation like they will share on the delivery time and put the pressure to pay immediately. And once you paid that's it they will not listen about what ever compliant you do. So bad customer service as well.

On Side note: except the fake charges all other services were good example my all items came safely.

Even I gave very good tips when they came to pick my item as I liked the services. But that time I was not aware of fake charges. I was okay to give a nice tips to them if they would not have done wrong pricing.

New comments after response from Company:

The scale were taken in Kingston, so can you please explain how can you take only my scale in Kingston when you picked my items in Montreal and you mentioned that you have other customers to pick as well. So, you are trying to say, to do scale you unload all customers stuff and then load again one by one the customers items. And regarding the number of items increased, then please note I quoted with medium and large box as I already quoted for max worst case scenario, however my all boxes were small except 5-6 boxes. And I was charged 2300+ in total not 1900.

And in your explanation also you have mentioned that if you have scaled full then it would have come ~10000

Again, please do not get me wrong I never complained about the services or employees, the person who came to load and unload my stuff they were very very good and there were no damage to my items. All my items came very good. So for that I would give 10/10.

However, I feel very bad based on the scale they have given and I am not able to digest the fact that how they scale my stuff in Kingston . If the price of per lb was more in the quote then also I would have said yes. As I choose their service after reading reviewes.

Approximate cost of services:
$2,400.00
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Company Response

Hello Amitayush,

We appreciate your feedback and take it very seriously. Our aim has always been to provide our clients with the best services. We are sorry that you didn't receive the service that you expected. While the situation is not the norm for our company, we will explain what has happened through the moving process.

We did an extensive investigation to understand what has happened, and we would like to clarify a few things.

1. Client is wrong; we did scale his items after we picked them up and sent them to the client by email, for which we charged $100.

2. We did not combine scales with multiple clients, and we did not add 600-700lbs. The client's quote was provided for 1500 lbs; the actual weight was 1720 lbs, which makes it 220lbs more than expected. The reason for this is that client had more items than initially provided. Claiming that we combine numerous clients into one scale is illogical. If we did that, the scale tickets would have reached at least 10,000 lbs for this particular move.

Here is the scales information:
Empty truck: 18340 lbs.
Loaded truck: 20060 lbs.
Total: 1720 lbs.

3. Regarding the fuel surcharge, it is charged based on the weight of the shipment, and it is calculated automatically in our system. In addition, the fuel surcharge is subject to change based on the fuel price at the time of estimate vs. the actual load date of shipment. This condition is written in the estimate provided to the client, which he agreed to and signed.

For this particular move, we charged $317.86, which is not $400 as the customer claims.

4. Regarding the payment. We did not pressure the client to pay for the move. Based on our company's terms and conditions, Section 33 ''payments'', part 3, ''Payments must be made in full and at least 1 hour prior to completion of the job for local moves and prior to the delivery (24 h before the delivery) for Long distance and International moves.'' The client had long distance move and had to pay the invoice 24 h before we unload. The client read, agreed, and signed our terms and conditions before sending the deposit and booking the move.

5. It is unreasonable to claim that we added fake charges. We charged the same fees as quoted. The client's quoted amount was $1,860.42, and the final amount after we provided the discount of $131 was $1940.82. The client overpaid only by $80.40.

6. The client received a discount of $131 for being our first client of August month. The client agreed to receive the discount and didn't provide any complaints.

7. Regarding the tips, we do not pressure our customers to tip the mover; it is a mindful decision of our clients whether they want to tip them or not.

8. In addition to the client's feedback, the client hasn't provided some details. The client didn't inform our moving coordinator that the building has no loading dock at the delivery address. The items were unloaded from the main street, which led to a long carry fee of the furniture. Also, the client didn't mention the 2nd elevator in the building. We charge for each elevator we use and we added a $60 charge for the second elevator.

We have taken note of everything you wrote in this review so that our team can learn from this. We are unfortunate that your experience damaged your trust in our company. Your review will make us better serve other customers.

Sincerely,
Hercules Moving Company

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Lanark, ON
10/10

Piano and Fridge Move

Arrived on the earlier side in the given time frame, moved things quickly yet very carefully. Were mindful of the area around them and made sure not to damage or dirty anything.

Approximate cost of services:
$550.00
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Company Response

Hello, 
We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your moving services with us. The Hercules team goal has always been to make sure that every client gets the best service possible, and we are happy that we were able to meet your expectations. Thank you for your recommendations, and we hope to see you soon.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Montreal,
9/10

Moving from Montreal to Vancouver

I recently moved across country and Hercules Moving Company was on point from start to end. From the website that lets you choose the type of furniture you want to move to the pick up and delivery. If I had to say something not positive, it would be that, if you hire their services, make sure you have an elevator available for at least 3 hours, since the time their arrival might be different from the estimated.

Approximate cost of services:
$2,700.00
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Company Response

Hello,
It's a pleasure hearing about your experience with our Hercules Moving Company. We work hard every day to provide top-notch moving service across Canada, and it's encouraging to hear out successful moves such as yours. It has been such a pleasure working with you and we are looking forward to assisting you in the future.

dan in Toronto
dan in Toronto
0 reviews Toronto, ON
0/10

terrible company

They moved our stuff from Gatineau to Surrey and I regretted, it was a terrible experience. first of all the price of the invoice was different from what I was told on the quote.
when they brought our belongings one of my suitcases was missing and the other was broken.
When I called them after 2 days they told they could not find my suitcase and offered me 20$, yes 20$. I refused to accept it and informed them that I will make a complaint. They emailed me that they found it. It is weird why without making any effort to find my suitcase they told me they couldn't find it. Also I had to call them every day 100 times till someone answers. They even blocked my number. The customer service numbers never answers.
they also charged us extra after paying off the invoice and I was told if I do not pay they wont deliver. I asked to talk to the manager and he was very impolite and when I told him why customer service number never answers he told me "do you expect we spend all of our time for you" and then he hung up without saying goodbye.
I trusted the reviews but I realized they are terrible with customers.

Approximate cost of services:
$2,300.00
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Company Response

Dear client,

Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. We want you to feel comfortable sharing good or bad news with us. We are a professional moving company and always aim to provide only the highest quality moving services to our customers. We are sorry to hear about your negative experience with our company; we would like to clarify some things first.

1. The client changed the agreed date less than 24h before the actual move, which caused an extra one-time fee for warehouse handling of $40 as our movers had to physically unload the truck back to storage, which takes time, and our movers cannot work for free. In addition, we added a storage fee of $69.90 for three more days as we had to store clients' belongings in our storage facilities. The final invoice came to $109.9 more than quoted.

2. The client is right; we did lose one of the suitcases during the move, and we offered a refund based on Canadian freight and transportation standards that, are $0.60 per lb of the damaged or lost item as the client didn't purchase offered Replacement Value Protection. However, five days after the move we located the missing suitcase. The suitcase has been successfully delivered to the client within two weeks.

3. We have communicated with the client over the phone daily, promptly answering emails and giving updates on the claim, and the phone number was never blocked. If we had blocked and didn't answer the email, we would not be able to make the delivery of the missing suitcase.

4. Lastly, we would like to mention that the client was racist on the day of the delivery. They would constantly point out our employee's rase capacities, insulting, humiliating, and calling them various names throughout the delivery. We were nothing more than polite, respectful, and friendly during the whole relocation process, and we expect the same from our customers. However, our company does not tolerate discriminating behaviors toward our employees.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this situation might have caused you.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to discuss this issue further.

Yours truly,
Hercules Moving Company.

Hugh
Hugh
1 review Toronto, ON
10/10

The entire experience was exceptionally good

We engaged Hercules for our move from Toronto to Guelph. From start to finish, the entire experience was exceptionally good. The four-person crew that came to our downtown house were considerate of our needs, careful with our furniture and belongings, hard-working and efficient. They also were upbeat in how they worked with each other, and with us, which we really appreciated. Although this was our own first full move with Hercules, it is our third time using them for ourselves or family. Once again they were great, beginning with their account manager Shareef, who quoted carefully and accurately, was patient with any questions we had, and communicated clearly and regularly. Hercules proved again to be very cost-competitive, and did the job to a very high standard. Thanks Ramyga, Steve, Raphael and Jason for a great move. We would heartily recommend Hercules to anyone.

Approximate cost of services:
$2,000.00
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Company Response

Hello Hugh,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. It brightens our day. We are glad you enjoyed our residential moving services. It makes us proud to know we gained your trust and loyalty. Everyone at Hercules Moving company is so respectful and kind because our clients are the best.
Thank you for your recommendations, and have a beautiful day!

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More about Hercules Moving Company Inc

Hercules Moving Company Inc is a Toronto based moving company which provides high-quality household moving, commercial relocation, piano moving and storage services.
Hercules Moving Company Inc operates in the Greater Toronto Area and offers a full moving service, including packing and unpacking services.
In addition to packing services, Hercules also offers full disassembly, and reassembly of any furniture during any move. Whether you are moving locally or simply moving a piano, Hercules Moving Company will come fully insured and bonded.
The company stands out from other moving companies Toronto, ON with its unique wrapping and packing methods which reliably protect items during the move.
Hercules Moving Company Inc is also a long distance and cross Canada mover that provides moving services from as far West as Vancouver Island to as far East as St. John’s, Newfoundland .

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CATEGORIES
Moving & Storage
PRODUCTS
Moving Boxes, Mattress Bag, Tape with Dispenser, Shrink Wrap, Moving Blankets, Packing Peanuts, Bubble Wrap
SERVICES
Residential Moving, Piano Moving, Commercial Moves, Office Relocation, Long Distance Moving, Moving and Storage Service, Used Household and Office Goods Moving
STYLES
Upright Piano, Grand Upright Piano, Full Upright Piano, Apartment Sized Upright, Apartment Sized Piano, Studio Upright, Studio Upright Piano, Spinet Piano, Console Piano, Grand Piano, Baby Grand Piano, Concert Grand Piano, Vertical Piano, Petite Grand, Petite Grand Piano, Living Room Grand Piano, Parlor Grand Piano, Ball Grand Piano, Semi-Concert Grand Piano, Concert Grand Piano
WEBSITE
https://herculesmoving.ca
YEAR ESTABLISHED
2003
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
16
PAYMENT METHOD
Cash, Interac Email Transfer, Visa, AMEX, MasterCard, Bitcoin
MEMBERSHIPS
Homestars.com, Houzz.com
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Yes
DIPLOMAS
CAM Certified, Move for Hunger Certified, HomeStars Best of 2016 , 2017, 2018
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Yes
PROJECT MINIMUM
3 Hours
BONDED
Yes
WRITTEN CONTRACT
Yes
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