I informed Mr. Wittmann from the very beginning that, in addition to the move, waste disposal would definitely need to be carried out. The relevant email correspondence is included in its entirety with the project proposal.
Based on our prior discussions via email and phone calls, I assumed that waste disposal was included in the confirmed total price. It was only after receiving the contract that I realized waste disposal would be billed separately and based on cubic meters. Although this note was included in the contract, I would still have expected Mr. Wittmann to explicitly draw my attention to these significant additional costs during the consultation or at least via email. The additional costs would thus have nearly tripled. Precisely because waste disposal was an essential part of the contract from the very beginning, I find the advice on this point to be lacking in transparency and misleading. I interpreted the optional waste disposal as included. This will likely be blamed on me as “my own fault.”
Furthermore, three employees had been agreed upon for the move. In reality, however, only two showed up, without us being informed of this in advance. As a result, the three of us had to pitch in ourselves to get the move done. The price was reduced only marginally due to having one fewer person.
I would like to explicitly emphasize that the two movers who were assigned did an excellent job. They were very friendly, quick, and competent. My negative review is therefore directed exclusively at the agency and management—in particular, at the inadequate advice regarding the additional disposal costs and the unannounced deviation from the agreed-upon number of staff members. Ultimately, we had a small portion of our belongings disposed of and organized the rest on our own. When I found out upon the moving service’s arrival, I was given three options: to use the disposal service at nearly triple the price, to organize it on my own, or to cancel the move.
This is not what I consider a professional and reliable brokerage service.
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