“Best moving service” (ベスト引越しサービス) is a local-based mover based in Osaka and Kobe. Currently, it has advanced to Yokohama, Tokyo, Fukuoka. It streadily extends its moving area.
This mover is famous for having a lot of repeat customers. Reasonable moving rate and good staff’s attitude are the reasons to be supported by a lot of customers.
Actually, it ranked in 10th in the mover’s ranking in 2019, managed by Oricon among highly competitive major movers although it is a middle-sized company.
Oricon movers’ ranking in 2019
Best moving service has another business related to second-hand retailing. So, it responds to a wide range of customer’s requests about unnecessary item’s pick-up.
This is one of the movers which is often introduced by real estate companies when a customer looks for a mover.
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Mover’s information
| Company name | Best Service |
|---|---|
| Representative | Kazuhide Demoto (CEO) |
| Capital | 21 million yen |
| Established in | July, 1994 |
| Head office | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka |
| Company URL | https://www.bestservice.co.jp/en/contact/index.html(English) |
| Contact URL | Contact Form (English) |
Rough standard moving rate
| Single | Coupe | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal season (From May to January) | 3,1500 yen | 4,9500 yen | 6,3000 yen |
| Busy season (From February to April) | 5,9500 yen | 8,8000 yen | 103,500 yen |
4 basic plans
There are roughly 4 basic moving plans.
- Ultra-economic course
- Economic course
- Easy course
- aving everything course
The difference among these 4 basic plans is simply whether you pack and unpack your small stuff yourself or leave this work to staff. The following table is the quick reference matrix.
| Ultra-economic course | Economic course | Easy course | Leaving everything course | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packing small items | Do it yourself | Do it yourself | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Packing furniture, carry out and in | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Transporting | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Unpacking furniture | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ |
| Unpacking small items | Do it yourself | Do it yourself | Do it yourself | ✔︎ |
The difference between Ultra-economic course and Economic course is wehther or not, you designate the date and time beforehand and moving place is located within 20km. If you adjust your sechedule to this mover’s vancant date and time, your plan goes to “economic plan”
Optional plans
The following services are the optional one generating additional charges.
| Installation work | Installtion support of appliances and furniture (TV, Air-conditioner, Laundery-machine, fridge etc…) | |
|---|---|---|
| Packing and unpacking small items | Packing support of small items to be put into boxes (utensils, tableware, clothes, books, etc…) | |
| Heavy stuff transporting | transporting piano, safety box, etc… | |
| Vehicle transporting | Transportiong bike, cat, etc… | |
| Picking up unecessary stuff | Assessing your unnecessary staff which owned recycle shop can buy and also picking up discarding stuff |
Basic service included in every single plan
| Cardboard boxes | Up to 50 (free) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Duct tape | ✔︎ | ||
| Futon bag | ✔︎ | ||
| Wire investigaton | ✖️ | ||
| Moving insurance | Nissei Douwa nonlife insurance (up to 10,000,000 yen) | ||
| Hunger boxes | Up to 5 (free) |
Don’t miss discount days
Homepage of Best moving service place a calendar to let you know when is a discount day. Columns in blue is the dates you can get cheap rate in a quote. When you request a quote, you should roughly decide when you want to move in advance. You may be able to draw out very reasonable conditions from a salesperson.
Things to be noted before you request a moving quote
To reduce moving cost when you request a quote to a mover, there are some tips you must pay attention to. Before calling a mover, just read the article from the following link and please learn what you need to prepare in advance prior to requesting a quote.
5 important points to be noted before you request a moving quote from a mover in Japan