Craigslist Movers & Chaos in Miami: One Move, Two Old Guys, and a Whole Lot of Regret in North Miami, FL
She had everything ready.
Boxes packed. Bubble wrap rolled. Elevator scheduled. She even took the day off work.
All she needed was for the movers to show up.
Spoiler: They didn’t.
Well — not at first.
She’d booked a crew she found on Craigslist. The quote? Too good to be true. “Flat rate,” they said. No details, no contract, just a number in a text. Cheap sounded good at the time.
She had everything ready.
Boxes packed. Bubble wrap rolled. Elevator scheduled. She even took the day off work.
All she needed was for the movers to show up.
Spoiler: They didn’t.
Well — not at first.
She’d booked a crew she found on Craigslist. The quote? Too good to be true. “Flat rate,” they said. No details, no contract, just a number in a text. Cheap sounded good at the time.
8:30 AM came. Nothing.
No call. No message. Just silence.
By 9:15, she was on the phone. “Hey, just checking—are you on the way?”
“Yeah, we’re like 30 minutes out.” Cool.
An hour passed. She called again.
“20 minutes, promise.”
Uh huh.
At this point, she had been sitting in an empty apartment, losing income by the hour, for over four hours.
When they finally showed up, it got worse.
🛻 Two Guys, One Tiny Truck… and Zero Plan
She opened the door to find two guys who looked like they should’ve been napping, not lifting. No uniforms. No tools. No furniture protection. And the truck? A rental van you’d use to move your dorm room, not a 2-bedroom apartment.
They casually explained that her move might take… a few trips. Maybe they’d even come back tomorrow.
Seriously.
Oh — and that flat rate? It didn’t cover stairs. Or tape. Or the full labor time. Surprise!
She did the math and realized she was being hustled. The cheap quote was just bait. The switch? Hundreds in added fees, hours of lost time, and absolutely no way this was getting done today.
So halfway through, she did what she should’ve done from the start:
She stopped everything. And she found us.
🚛 Enter Royal Movers — The Fixers
She called Royal Movers. She was frustrated, exhausted, and half-moved.
We answered. We listened. We didn’t promise magic — we promised real help.
An hour later, we rolled up in a full-size moving truck, with a trained crew, tools, blankets, straps, the whole nine.
No games. No excuses. Just professional movers ready to finish what Craigslist couldn’t start.
And that’s exactly what we did. Wrapped, loaded, and moved her the right way. Same day. Safely. Without the drama.
When we finished, she looked at us like we were superheroes.
“I wish I had called you first.”
That’s the difference.
You’re not just hiring people to lift things — you’re trusting them with your time, your money, your sanity.
Craigslist doesn’t come with accountability.
Royal Movers does.
📞 If you’re moving in Miami or South Florida, call the crew that shows up, gets it done, and doesn’t leave you on read.
Royal Movers — Veteran-Owned. Real Movers. No Craigslist Chaos.
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We accept: cash, bank checks, company checks, and major credit cards such as Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. Personal checks are not accepted.
No. We never charge any fees not described in your job contract. There are additional costs for any materials used such as tape, stretch-wrap and boxes (furniture pads, dollies, tools, taxes, tolls, and fuel are included in your rate).
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