We all make mistakes. Often times, we knowingly and stubbornly make them and other times we make them out of pure ignorance. I’m writing to you regarding the latter: ignorance. Now, in my lifetime, I have moved at least 20 times. My line of work takes me all over Canada, most specifically across parts of Ontario every few years. I love the newness of a fresh beginning on a new street, in a new neighborhood, in a different structure—but I am acquainted with the stress of the moving process far too well. That is to say, for too long I handled my moves in all the wrong ways, making ignorant mistakes.

Here’s what I used to do…
Fifteen years ago a was just a single guy with few items beginning a new career in sales that would move me around quite a bit. I was excited and I was headstrong. That first move from my hometown to Vaughan, ON, should have been the easiest (I had so few things to my name)—but it was definitely the most difficult. I did everything myself. I packed, I loaded a truck that was too small to fit my small furniture, closet, and kitchen items, and I made several back-and-forth trips to retrieve load after load. Needless to say, I spent unnecessary funds on fuel and wasted an entire weekend just carting myself to and from each location. I began my new job that Monday (so I unpacked in tiny increments each evening) and lost sleep trying to find the right box for the exact shirt or pair of shoes I needed. I didn’t learn, though—not for another eight years or so. The next five moves were handled the exact same way. Eventually, I graduated to asking for some help. I enlisted a couple friends to help me load and unload for a couple moves, which cut my overall time spent in half (and saved my back from too much exertion). Still, I wouldn’t even consider looking into hiring professional movers. I was stubborn.

Why the resistance with movers?
I ask myself this whenever I think back on my wasted time and energy and my spent frustrations during all those moves. I wonder, too, when I hear other young men who find it “unnecessary” to hire pros. Usually, the resistance is based on the incorrect opinion that professionals “cost so much more than doing it oneself.” This just isn’t true. When I go back and add up the time, fuel cost, rental truck, and packaging materials—I was paying nearly the exact same or more.

What I’ve learned
I’ve learned that ABS Movers & Storage is the best moving company in Vaughan, Ontario. I’ve learned that a move can happen in one trip and that I can allow someone else to handle the packing and carrying of my belongings—and they’ll do it faster, safer, and more efficiently than I ever could. Most importantly, I’ve learned that moving can be easy and exciting.

Don’t make the same stubborn mistake I made for too many moves. Hire the professional movers at ABS Movers & Storage and experience a stress-free move!

ABS Movers & Storage | 17 Dora Ave Toronto, ON M6H 1J5 | (416) 588-1499