Tri-State Area Movers

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   Wyman W.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Dannemora, NY to Dahlgren, IL

   10 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $3,222

   They were proficient and responsive

   They were proficient, responsive, ready to assist us with understanding what the smartest idea was and in addition to the fact that they arrived as expected, yet they dealt with all thing cautiously. They ensured that they comprehended where we believed everything should go and as they unwrapped the pieces and moved them into place they tidied up after themselves. It was made a simplicity and made the entire experience a delight.

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   Geoffrey J.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Fairport, NY to Daisy, GA

   10 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $6,440

   Highly recommended.

   Highly recommended. Tri-State Area Movers was astonishing. The movers showed up on time even a bit early. They rushed to move all that in and out and the movers were exceptionally nice individuals. We are so happy with them. We will utilize Tri-State Area Movers in the future.

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   Roswell R.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Fairview, IL

   9 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $3,490

   They handled everything carefully.

   Tri-State Area Movers has many strategies to move things starting with one spot then onto the next. There is a major crate like truck, beds with Angular bars on the sides. They load them up quick and full. We generally have a few weighty things with loads in them however they handle them like they don't weigh anything by any stretch of the imagination. These movers were very strong and handled everything carefully.

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   Neasden S.

   Source: MoveAdvisor

   9 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $6,470

   The guys were proficient consistently

   The guys were proficient consistently. Obviously they were capable movers. They were effortlessly dealt with the bigger and unhandy pieces rapidly and proficiently. They showed up on time and moved began immediately. It was Perfect, focused group. I would highly recommended.

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   Roger H.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · New York, NY to Brooklyn, NY

   8 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $3,260

   Extraordinary correspondence during the entire move.

   In general it was essentially as wonderful as one can expect. Very friendly and respectful guys. They dealt with my things as though it were their own. Everybody dislike the thought of Moving yet the group made it so natural. Extraordinary correspondence during the entire move.

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   Rolf R.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Brooklyn, NY to Miami, FL

   8 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $4,455

   Enthusiastically recommended.

   It was a magnificent moving experience from begin to end. There was positively no question which movers we needed to utilize. The movers was so coordinated, smooth and quick. There were two separate extra rooms on the first floor and the second floor however both overflow loaded with boxes and furniture and things previously stuffed quite well. Enthusiastically recommended.

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   Nerlande N.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Valley Stream, NY to Binghamton, NY

   16 Apr 20252-bedroomPaid $1,700

   Stay away from this company please

   STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE I EXPRESS MY EXPERIENCE ON EVERY PLATFORM SO THAT NO ONE DEALS WITH THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE SCAMMERS AND INPROFESSIONAL. I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY I DONT KNOW WHERE TO START. FIRST OF THEY DONT USE THEIR OWN TRUCKS. THE USE OLD TRUCKS THAT BREAK DOWN AND HOLD YOUR STUFF HOSTAGE. THEY GIVE YOU A PRICE AND ITS A TOTAL LIE. THEY ARE ON BBB LIST OF TOP COMPLAINTS. DO NOT BE DESPERATE LIKE ME. KEN WHO DID THE QUOTE FIRST OFF CAME AND TOOK A MASSIVE SHIT IN MY APARTMENT AND IS NOT PROFESSIONAL IN THE LEAST BIT. LINDA IS THE CHARMER OF THE COMPANY. TRYING TO COME OFF SO NICE ABOUT EVERYTHING. FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION. I FELT UNEASY FROM THE BEGINNING. THE DAY OF THE MOVE 3 GUYS CAME IN SMELLING OF STRONG WEED LIKE THEY JUST GOT THROUGH SMOKING. THEY LOOKED AT MY STUFF AND SAID THEY ARE CHARGING BY THE BAGS. MIND YOU MY STUFF FIT IN A MEDIUM UHAUL. THEY CAME WITH A HUGE A$$ PENSKE TRUCK. THEY DONT HAVE LOGO TRUCKS. THERE OFFICE DOESNT HAVE A LOGO. THEY KEPT COMPLAINING ABOUT SOME OF MY FURNITURE STATING THIS CAM EASILY BREAK. THEN BEFORE LEAVING THEY SAID THEY WERE HUNGRY AND IF I CAN TIP THEM NOW WHILE THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY. I GAVE THIS SONS OF B@#%^ 140 DOLLARS. WHEN I CALLED THEM 5 MINUTES AFTER LOADING THEY DID NOT PICK UP THEIR PHONE. 1.5 HOURS INTO DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK IS MESSED. EVERYONE IS AVOIDING MY CALLS. IM WAITING HOURS LATER BEFORE A SO CALL MANAGER CALLS ME STATING THAT THE TRUCK GOT OVERHEATED. I SPOKE TO LINDA WHO GAVE A DIFFERENT STORY THAT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT MY STUFF WAS PACKED BY 1230P MONDAY. I DIDNT GET MY STUFF UNTIL AFTER 11PM Tuesday. THEY REFUSE TO RELEASE MY STUFF UNTIL I PAID MY BALANCE. MIND YOU ITS 155 PER HOUR. SO HOW DO I HAVE A BALANCE. THIS COMPANY WILL DEAL WITH HORRIBLE KARMA. EVERY SINGLE PERSON APART OF THIS SCAM WILL DEAL WITH HORRIBLE KARMA. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. IF CAN SAVE SOMEONE ELSE A FAMILY A SINGLE MOTHER A PERSON IN A DESPERATE SITUATION ANYONE. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. I DONT DO WELL WITH BEING ROBBED. I WILL MAKE SURE MY VOICE IS HEARD. I WILL NOT STOP EXPOSING THESE PEOPLE.

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   Keith N.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Oyster Bay, NY to Richmond, VA

   8 Feb 20254+ bedroomPaid $30,000

   Tri-State Area Movers

   I wrote previously about the horrendous experience we had moving from Long Island to Richmond, Va. It was a disaster in nearly every way. Almost all of the furniture was damaged or broken (a lot of chafing against other items, poorly wrapped, glass and marble broken, concrete statuary all broken, paintings punctured or completely missing, CASH AND JEWELRY MISSING (they started stealing things as they were "packing" items they were told to leave alone). The movers camehours late -- stinking of dope -- were disorganized, haphazard, and eventually physically threatening when we started raising objections. Delivery was late, and incomplete! We waited three weeks for delivery of all our goods--they attempted to deliver the wrong things on one occasion, and when the final truck came, it was still missing items AND THEY HAD ACTUALLY SWAPPED-OUT NICE MATTRESSES FOR CRAP ONES. AND - to add insult to injury, they hold your items hostage until you pay the "new, adjusted fee" according to either space, or weight, or hours, or whatever new metric they're introducing to justify the dramatically-increased charge inflate the charges which, in our case, was over 150% or original quote So, we paid extra for insurance, because shit happens. When we tried to exercise that insurance, TRI STATE'S OWNER, GABRIEL (GAVRIEL) AVGI ADMITTED THAT THEY ARE SELF-INSURED AND DON'T PROCURE THE ACTUAL "COVERAGE" YOU PAY FOR. They pay to fix the damage themselves (despite you paying for coverage), EXCEPT THAT THEY DON'T PAY, FOR ANYTHING. When you are able to track down Mr. Avgi, he's "in the middle of something" and will call back. Never does. Mr. Avgi provides an a-mail address for proof of claims, you send them, he is silent, then in a few days, tells you they haven't been received (probably 3x in our experience). Then, silence. We recovered nothing despite damage to/destruction of over half the furniture shipped (nearly everything was damaged, it was just a question of how severely). Avgi and TriState hide behind the Carmak Amendment, a 1920s law insulating interstate movers from most common law Tort claims, and limiting the types and amounts of damages recoverable. Knowing how difficult it is to bring a successful claim, Mr. Avgi operates with total disregard for the law and the customer, and with total immunity. When the truth gets out about who he is and what he does, he changes the name of the business and/or declares bankruptcty and moves. Gabriel Avgi is a crook, plain and simple, and TriState Movers -- the one run by Gabriel Avgi, not the poor guy Joe M. who looks to go by a very similar name and gets dragged-in to these assessments -- is essentially a criminal operation. Since writing my original review, I have received communications from 5 other individuals who had been victimized; retirees, a doctor, a rabbi, the list goes on. And you can see the other reviews - they tell much the same story. What are also clearly frauds are the shining positive reviews Tri State received/s. They are incredible, as in you won't believe it, as in non-credible - they aren'[t to be believed because they're fake. Do yourself a huge favor and stay the hell away from Gabriel Avgi and TriState Movers, or whatever name is now over the front door.

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   Irene M.

   Source: MoveAdvisor · Hicksville, NY to Port Washington, NY

   30 Nov 20242-bedroomPaid $5,500

   DO NOT USE THIS SCAMMER,FRAUDULENT, LIARS COMPANY

   NEGATIVE 5 REVIEW. attached was the email i sent to the company and did not get any response ... I am writing to express my extreme disbelief and disappointment regarding my scheduled move from Hicksville to Port Washington yesterday which was not completed. The movers came around 10 am. Gave them instructions on what furnitures n boxes to be moved and transported. The guys starts loading and packing for 4 hours (till around 2pm) , not even touching the refrigerator that was included in the move and took them another 3 hours to disassembled n haul the refrigerator to the truck that being said it was 5 pm.. Then Dipi from your office called me around 2 pm and told me that it exceed the cubic feet that was initially quote to me by Chase which was $ 1000 to now becomes $4000 quadrupling the cost.As this has been unbelievably unacceptable and we felt hostage to pay $4000. Not considering that we will not get to move our stuff that night and end up sleeping on the floor of our new place. Plus I have to pay your movers again today for another 3-4 hours to bring, unload and assemble my furniture estimating to about close to $ 1000. That being said this whole chaos and madness of this moving encounters with Tristate Area movers cost me about $5000.. have I known how bad your company was I should have gone with Piece of Cake which was only charging me less than $2000. When i gave the moving instructions to your estimator Chase. It was clear that we have to move to Port washington and be done by 5 pm as per Coop policies otherwise I will be fine with $1000 .The movers procrastinate and drag the whole moving time. They told me that no instructions was given to them that the move must be completed by 5 pm. Your estimator Chase did not disclosed any hidden charges and gave us erroneous estimate. And you expect me to give your company a 5 star review. This whole experience with your company has been a horrific experience from the beginning with asking for a COI weeks before the schedule move and with moving that is taking 2 days. I am very stressed, disappointment. that this move did not go well as expected. It was truly a disaster and a terrifying experience with Tri state Area movers.

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    Nicholas S.

    Source: MoveAdvisor · Bronx, NY

    13 Oct 20243-bedroomPaid $5,000

    Stay away

    If I could give this moving company zero stars, I would. Do yourself a favor and use ANY other company. Our experience with this company was a disaster from start to finish. They broke their contract, showed up 5 hours late, and failed to provide the correct equipment—despite multiple prior calls and clear instructions. We specifically requested a truck with a lift gate and a lift jack due to the weight of two toolboxes (each over 600 lbs). They showed up in a budget rental truck without any of the necessary equipment—no lift gate, no dolly, no moving blankets. The movers insisted they could handle the toolboxes without the right gear and, unsurprisingly, ended up scratching them in the process. After hours of delays and frustration, I had no choice but to call another moving company. Piece of Cake Moving arrived the next day, fully equipped with a lift gate and a small crew, and moved the toolboxes without a hitch. Not only was the original company unprofessional and completely unprepared, but their customer service was rude and contradictory. One minute they told me they couldn’t move my toolboxes because the lift gate couldn’t handle the weight, then in the next breath, they promised they could come back in two days and do it. Which is it? To make matters worse, when I tried to cancel due to their incompetence, they threatened to put a lien on my property! I’ve never encountered a company this unprofessional and unethical. They broke the contract by failing to show up on time and without the agreed-upon equipment, yet they still had the audacity to issue legal threats. Save yourself the headache and wasted time. Use literally any other moving company—this one is absolutely not worth the stress.