Early last week I needed to work out the best and most economical way to move a bunch of household furniture from Puerto Plata to Santo Domingo at short notice and on a Sunday. No easy task
I called around a few of the professional moving companies, priced out a rental van and posted on the message board, asked friends etc.
The cheapest professional moving quote I received was RD$32,000, plus an additional fee for a Sunday pickup.
Honda Rental wanted RD$4,800 per day for a box truck, this included taxes and full insurance.
When you add in the cost of gas, the hassle of driving, getting friends to help you move the furniture, the professional movers started to look good.
I received a few leads from friends, but nothing I was 100% comfortable with.
Looks like it's time to move to Plan B.
I decided to shoot Michael at Baker Trust an email, to see if he could point me in the right direction. Although they are better known for safe deposit boxes, in recent times they have branched out into the transport and shipping business.
I received a replay back from Michael in a couple of hours with a price of RD$15,000. 60% cheaper than the professional movers I found in the yellow pages, what's the catch?
I sent Michael another email with a few questions and I received a reply straight back.
- Your sure you can pick up on a Sunday morning and deliver in Santo Domingo that afternoon? No problem.
- Do your guys know what they are doing? Yes.
- Do they have rope, packing material etc? Yes.
- RD$15,000, no hidden costs? That's the price, that's all you need to pay. 50% on pick up, 50% on happy and safe delivery.
All very reassuring, the deal was done.
Sunday morning at 9 am I met the truck and the moving team outside the Banker Trust office in Sosua. They actually arrived before me, very prompt. Juan the team boss is a real nice guy and speaks excellent English.
To cut a long story short, they did an excellent job of fitting the furniture on the truck, protecting it, tying it down and generally making it safe and secure. It was an open bed truck and they covered the furniture with a couple of heavy tarps, to keep out any rain and generally protect the furniture.
They followed me to Santo Domingo, unloaded the furniture, made sure everything was ok and reassembled what needed reassembling etc. No problems, everything arrived in one piece without anything damaged, I was very happy!
It was along day, even longer for the Banker Trust team, they ended up getting back to Sosua just before midnight!
Summing up my experience.
Very professional, nice group of guys, great price and I would have no hesitation in recommending Banker Trust to anyone that needs to move furniture, freight etc around the Dominican republic.
Check out their site: Safe Deposit Box, Shipping & Cargo in the Dominican Republic
I called around a few of the professional moving companies, priced out a rental van and posted on the message board, asked friends etc.
The cheapest professional moving quote I received was RD$32,000, plus an additional fee for a Sunday pickup.
Honda Rental wanted RD$4,800 per day for a box truck, this included taxes and full insurance.
When you add in the cost of gas, the hassle of driving, getting friends to help you move the furniture, the professional movers started to look good.
I received a few leads from friends, but nothing I was 100% comfortable with.
Looks like it's time to move to Plan B.
I decided to shoot Michael at Baker Trust an email, to see if he could point me in the right direction. Although they are better known for safe deposit boxes, in recent times they have branched out into the transport and shipping business.
I received a replay back from Michael in a couple of hours with a price of RD$15,000. 60% cheaper than the professional movers I found in the yellow pages, what's the catch?
I sent Michael another email with a few questions and I received a reply straight back.
- Your sure you can pick up on a Sunday morning and deliver in Santo Domingo that afternoon? No problem.
- Do your guys know what they are doing? Yes.
- Do they have rope, packing material etc? Yes.
- RD$15,000, no hidden costs? That's the price, that's all you need to pay. 50% on pick up, 50% on happy and safe delivery.
All very reassuring, the deal was done.
Sunday morning at 9 am I met the truck and the moving team outside the Banker Trust office in Sosua. They actually arrived before me, very prompt. Juan the team boss is a real nice guy and speaks excellent English.
To cut a long story short, they did an excellent job of fitting the furniture on the truck, protecting it, tying it down and generally making it safe and secure. It was an open bed truck and they covered the furniture with a couple of heavy tarps, to keep out any rain and generally protect the furniture.
They followed me to Santo Domingo, unloaded the furniture, made sure everything was ok and reassembled what needed reassembling etc. No problems, everything arrived in one piece without anything damaged, I was very happy!
It was along day, even longer for the Banker Trust team, they ended up getting back to Sosua just before midnight!
Summing up my experience.
Very professional, nice group of guys, great price and I would have no hesitation in recommending Banker Trust to anyone that needs to move furniture, freight etc around the Dominican republic.
Check out their site: Safe Deposit Box, Shipping & Cargo in the Dominican Republic