23 Jul 2017 · MoveAdvisor
1.0 out of 51.0
In my experience, I would never use them again. This is our story. We called for a quote. They requested a detailed list of the items being moved for truck space allocation. We packed all items as they requested. I.e. bubble wraped and disassemblied at which point they provided a price quote of $1100.00. We then signed off the agreement and provided the requested deposit. This appeared to be the best quote and service provided for our move. So we went ahead and agreed to the move. When the movers showed up to load the truck, that's when it all went south. They loaded the truck then informed us that they had to utilize specific packing materials which took up more space than the agreed upon quote. We actually had less material to move than we thought. At this point we were informed that the price would increase to $2200.00. Upon complaining to the movers they called the office supervisor who reduced the price to about $1900.00 and would not charge for the additional packing. At this point we had no choice but to accept this as we had to execute our move. But wait, there is more. The loaders then requested their "customery 18-20% tip" as if you were in a restaurant tipping your server. Are you kidding me?? Loading the truck is part of paying for the move. VERY INAPPROPRIATE! Again having no choice at this point we gave them $200.00 SIC! Always thought you paid the tip at the end of the meal based on the quality of service. Hmm, not good. When the furniture finally arrived a day late because they apparently do not maintain their trucks, It arrived on a different carrier. The men from Gulf Coast movers were outstanding and more concerned with making our move a positive experience and less concerned with American Pro Movers policy of charging the customer for moving furniture up more then 7 steps. Second story apartments are typically 13 steps from the street level. Seems like price gouging to me. The gulf coast movers did it all. No problems. Even when they noticed some assembly hardware missing, they got the job done and asked for nothing. Seems to me that Gulf Coast would be a better mover than American Pro.
Buyer Beware.
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