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Provided loading and unloading of a U-haul for my move from Ann Arbor to Perrysburg OH.  We packed the boxes, rented and drove the truck, and will be unpacking boxes.  Big Guy provided the muscle.Well, John certainly lives up to his nickname, Big John.  I also knew almost instantly that he's a great guy because my guinea pig told me this.  No, she doesn't actually talk to me, but they are great judges of character and body language.  She's typically quite leery of new people but will warm to you and come over for some head scratches once you've visited 2 or 3 times.  Well, basically the first thing John did in my home was reach into the cage to coax her over to say hi.  Miraculously, she (cautiously) came right to him and even let him give her a quick head scratch.  So, I knew right then that he's good people, and he certainly proved this throughout the move.They did show up about 15 minutes late, but I wasn't ready for them on time anyway, and my subdivision is confusing to navigate through when you don't know it.  They got to work right away (after saying hi to the pigs) and got the truck packed really quickly.  They handled everything very carefully and I could tell that they were planning how to load things into the truck along the way.  They were friendly and kind and definitely knew what they were doing.  I handed out water and brownies (baked goods are one of the best ways to get great service from just about anyone FYI) and then we set off for the new place.Unloading the were just as speedy.  I was moving into a 2nd floor apartment so they had to cart everything up the stairs but they had no problems.  They placed furniture where we wanted it and piled up boxes out of the way as we requested.  It was well after noon at this point so we ordered pizza, which arrived shortly before they finished up.  After they got the last of the stuff unloaded and moved the truck for us, we sat down to eat and chatted a bit.  Both John and Derrick are great guys. Once I was sure they were well fed they headed out.  Oh, and when he gave the the total (minus the $75 deposit) I was pleasantly surprised with how low it was.  Someone would have had to pay me quite a bit more to do what these guys did!From the first phone call I got good vibes and definitely feel like I hired the right people.  We will be using them again next weekend to move my boyfriend into our new place and both of us are really glad to know that John and Derrick will be on the job again.  Definitely eases some of the stress for his move.  One thing I will say is that John is a working guy running a business.  If you expect to be coddled by a receptionist with a sugar-sweet voice telling you everything you want to hear, then you may be disappointed with your discussions with John.  If however, you appreciate someone who works hard, knows his stuff, and takes the time to run all aspects of his business (including answering the phone calls) then Big Guy for Hire is your man.To make things go as smoothy as possible:- Have things packed and ready to go (no brainer right?)- Little boxes go into bigger boxes.  They stacked up boxes about 5-6 feet tall onto an appliance dolly which made it go very quickly.  We used a lot of paper boxes which were great, but anything much smaller than that is too small.- Make sure you have moving blankets and lots of them.  Too many is better than too few.- Baked goods- You tip all your other service people, don't forget about your movers.  :)Definitely 5 stars overall.  I would have given an A+ if I could!... Collapse