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Friends can be very helpful when you are moving. You may even consider forgoing professional movers and just enlisting your friends as moving buddies. This may be a bad idea.

You see, your friends are not professionals and their motivation to work for you is questionable. At any moment they can become one of the worst moving buddies possible.

10. The Mysteriously Injured


Why is it that right after you ask this one friend for help moving, he suddenly hurts himself? Maybe he shows up injured, blaming his inability to carry heavy boxes on some weekend warrior mishap. Even worse, the Mysteriously Injured could emerge during the move and blame the moving activities for his dubious pain.

9. The Fake Lifter


It's pretty dangerous to try to move a heavy object when the other person decides that she only wants to bear about five percent of the weight. The Fake Lifter gives the illusion of helping, but is either incredibly weak or dangerously lazy. You're better off carrying things by yourself.

8. The Hopelessly Out of Shape


Some buddies are well-meaning but just not up to the task. The Hopelessly out of Shape hasn't done much moving of any kind in quite some time. Besides slowing down the whole process, the Hopelessly Out of Shape can become a Fake Lifter or the Mysteriously Injured at any moment.

7. The Drill Sergeant


The Drill Sergeant takes control of move day and makes sure it is all work and no fun. Drinks? Breaks? Friendship? Forget all that-- there's things to carry!

6. The Spectator


Some moving buddies decide that the whole physical labor thing is beneath them. The spectator does not help, but can make comments. If the Drill Sergeant and Spectator is the same person, you can't be blamed for never speaking to him again.

5. The Overachiever


This usually male helper is so strong, he just has to show you. Watch as he attempts to lift your refrigerator by himself, even going so far as to refuse any help with a simple, "I got this, bro". You just hope this "bro" gets the bill for your broken TV that he impressively dropped on the ground while trying to show off.

4. The Mooch


It's pretty common to provide friends with some refreshments when they help you move. The Mooch, unfortunately, is far more concerned with the promise of pizza and beer than the actual move. If you withhold the reward, the Mooch can become any of the more inactive moving buddies, such as the Hopelessly Out of Shape or the Fake Lifter.

3. The Idiot


Name-calling is never nice, but what else can you call your friend who can't seem to follow even the simplest of instructions? The Idiot can jeopardize the whole move by placing things in the wrong spot and generally making a mess of everything.

2. The Whiner


You're not too sure why she even showed up. The Whiner is not happy to help, and will let anyone within earshot know about it. The goal of the constant complaining is to get you to exclude her from future requests for help. You may just be willing to oblige.

1. The Absent


When you asked all your friends for moving help, he couldn't make it. The Absent didn't just tell you he didn't want to help, there was simply silence or an excuse. You believe him, but somewhere in the back of your mind you wonder if little Bobby really had to get that growth removed on the same day of your move.

If any of these moving buddies sound like they could be friends, maybe you should save yourself some trouble and hire professional movers.

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Mike Sannitti  Posted by Mike Sannitti on April 14, 2015

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